@Astan
If you really want to turn your monitor on and off, you should probably try
pyserial are pyparrallel(http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/pyparallel.html),
along with a solid state relay. That worked for me on linux not sure about
windowXP,but it should work.
On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 1:08 AM, As
> def turnOffMonitor():
> SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170
> win32gui.SendMessage(win32con.HWND_BROADCAST,
> win32con.WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MONITORPOWER, 2)
This code does not return control to you, so programm still locked. In my
opinion it due broadcasting message. But I do not know how to send message
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Gabriel Genellina
wrote:
>
> Your script worked fine for me, 2.6 and XP also. Perhaps your monitor
> device driver is buggy or does not implement the required functionality.
> Mine is from Philips.
>
>
I'm actually using windows 7. Maybe its the difference in OS? A
En Sat, 14 May 2011 03:08:44 -0300, Astan Chee
escribió:
I'm trying to turn off my monitor, pause and then turn it on again.
I'm doing this in python 2.6 and windows xp. Here is my script so far
(that doesn't work):
def turnOnMonitor():
SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170
win32gui.SendMessage(win32
Gregory Ewing wrote:
I'm not so sure about that. If the monitor is an LCD and isn't
doing anything to reduce its own power usage, then the backlight
is still running and using just as much power, whether the screen
is black or not.
Depends on dpmi. Some monitors turn off the backlight, and som
Terry Reedy wrote:
My monitor then displays 'No
signal detected' in a box and puts itself into a low-power state
awaiting a signal. Even if the monitor does not do that, a black screen
should use less power.
I'm not so sure about that. If the monitor is an LCD and isn't
doing anything to redu
Terry Reedy wrote:
The computer cannot turn off the monitor.
... this was my point ;-)
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On 5/14/2011 3:20 AM, harrismh777 wrote:
harrismh777 wrote:
def turnOnMonitor():
SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170
win32gui.SendMessage(win32con.HWND_BROADCAST,
win32con.WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MONITORPOWER, -1)
I've never tried turning my monitor on/off without using my finger...
The computer cannot tur
Steven D'Aprano wrote:
I've never tried turning my monitor on/off without using my finger...
You've never had your PC turn your monitor off after X minutes of
inactivity?
I know you're being funny, but actually, no-- I don't.
That's a back-in-the-day thing... all of my monitors (and I on
On 14.05.2011 09:29, harrismh777 wrote:
harrismh777 wrote:
def turnOnMonitor():
SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170
win32gui.SendMessage(win32con.HWND_BROADCAST,
win32con.WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MONITORPOWER, -1)
Wonder what the equivalent of this is in Linux... ?
Probably xset dpms force {on,off,...}
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On Sat, 14 May 2011 02:20:55 -0500, harrismh777 wrote:
> harrismh777 wrote:
>>
>> def turnOnMonitor():
>> SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170
>> win32gui.SendMessage(win32con.HWND_BROADCAST,
>> win32con.WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MONITORPOWER, -1)
>
>
> I've never tried turning my monitor on/off without usi
harrismh777 wrote:
def turnOnMonitor():
SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170
win32gui.SendMessage(win32con.HWND_BROADCAST,
win32con.WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MONITORPOWER, -1)
Wonder what the equivalent of this is in Linux... ?
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harrismh777 wrote:
def turnOnMonitor():
SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170
win32gui.SendMessage(win32con.HWND_BROADCAST,
win32con.WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MONITORPOWER, -1)
I've never tried turning my monitor on/off without using my finger...
gonna have to play with this... wouldn't that be a great
Astan Chee wrote:
import time
import win32gui
import win32con
import win32api
def turnOffMonitor():
SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170
win32gui.SendMessage(win32con.HWND_BROADCAST,
win32con.WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MONITORPOWER, 2)
def turnOnMonitor():
SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170
win32gui.SendMessage(w
Hi,
I'm trying to turn off my monitor, pause and then turn it on again.
I'm doing this in python 2.6 and windows xp. Here is my script so far
(that doesn't work):
import time
import win32gui
import win32con
import win32api
def turnOffMonitor():
SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170
win32gui.SendMessage(wi
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