[kde-linux] Re: Laptop lid actions

2011-03-21 Thread Duncan
Mark Knecht posted on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:02:51 -0700 as excerpted: > In the case of my laptop with the 'Do Nothing' setting in KDE the screen > automatically goes black when the lid is almost closed. I put my head on > the desk and slowly close the lid. At about 3/4" open the screen goes > black

[kde-linux] Re: Laptop lid actions

2011-03-21 Thread Mark Knecht
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote: > Mark Knecht posted on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:01:33 -0700 as excerpted: > >> Thanks. That got it. I changed the performance settings (i.e. - not on >> battery, AC working) to do nothing when the lid is closed and it's >> perfect n

[kde-linux] Re: Laptop lid actions

2011-03-21 Thread Duncan
Duncan posted on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:57:04 + as excerpted: > No use having the laptop display on wasting power and emitting heat > that's harder to dissipate with the lid closed, when I can see it > anyway. Ugh! s/can/can't/ . -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfr

[kde-linux] Re: Laptop lid actions

2011-03-21 Thread Duncan
Mark Knecht posted on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:01:33 -0700 as excerpted: > Thanks. That got it. I changed the performance settings (i.e. - not on > battery, AC working) to do nothing when the lid is closed and it's > perfect now. Hi, fellow Gentooer. =:^) FWIW, here, I have the lid events set to turn

[kde-linux] Re: Laptop lid actions

2011-03-21 Thread Mark Knecht
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > On 2011-03-21 12:03:20 Mark Knecht wrote: >>   I've acquired a new laptop which as of last night is running KDE >>nicely. One thing I'd like to change is for KDE to take _no_ action >>when I close the lid. Currently it locks the scr

[kde-linux] Re: Laptop lid actions

2011-03-21 Thread John Layt
On Monday 21 Mar 2011 17:23:52 Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > Open "System Settings". Click the "Advanced" tab. Click "Power > Management" under "Advanced User Settings". Click "General Settings". > Look under "Profile Assignment" and record / remember the active profiles. > Click "Edit Profi

[kde-linux] Re: Laptop lid actions

2011-03-21 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On 2011-03-21 12:03:20 Mark Knecht wrote: > I've acquired a new laptop which as of last night is running KDE >nicely. One thing I'd like to change is for KDE to take _no_ action >when I close the lid. Currently it locks the screen and requires a >password to get going again. > > Does KDE have a

[kde-linux] Laptop lid actions

2011-03-21 Thread Mark Knecht
Hi, I've acquired a new laptop which as of last night is running KDE nicely. One thing I'd like to change is for KDE to take _no_ action when I close the lid. Currently it locks the screen and requires a password to get going again. Does KDE have a way to control this or is it something that