On Aug 15, 2012, at 20:31 , Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote:
> I have never heard the term "DarkWake" before, and I can't find anything
> about it in Apple's docs apart from its name appearing in some low-level
> constants. Is this the internal term for 10.8's "Power Nap"? My understanding
> was that only certain Apple apps like Mail are allowed to run in this state,
> not 3rd party apps; but if that's not true, I'd love to learn how. ("Power
> Nap" doesn't turn up anything in the 10.8 docs either.)
On Aug 15, 2012, at 20:38 , Jay Reynolds Freeman <jay_reynolds_free...@mac.com>
wrote:
> I thought that DarkWake was the name for the advanced form of Power Nap on
> 10.8; in any case that is what I meant. I *think* I understand that the
> system can put apps of its choice into that mode (audio and console powered
> down, all else running). My concern is as described -- what will
> NSSpeechSynthesizer do when my app is placed in that state outside of my
> control.
>
> But I may be very confused; there is indeed little documentation on the
> matter.
Take a look at the 2012 WWDC video on Power Management. It explains DarkWake,
as well as power assertions which can be used to prevent the Mac from sleeping
while your app is doing something. (Sorry, I don't know the answer to your
original question.)
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