Use a black image to instantly blank an Apple LCD
Oct 13, '05 05:40:00AM
Contributed by: Anonymous
On an iMac G5, it's impossible to turn the screen off immediately. There is a workaround:
- Create a screen-sized black image in your favorite image editor.
- Import that image into iPhoto (like any picture).
- Create a forlder named "Black" in iPhoto, and drag your picture into it.
- Open System Preferences -> Desktop & Screen Saver, on the Screen Saver tab, scroll down to the iPhoto section and choose the "Black" folder.
- Configure one Hot Corner to launch the screensaver.
That's it; now you just have to put your mouse in the corner of the screen to have a black screen.
[robg adds: Note that this isn't a screen saver as such, just a quick screen blacker. When I wanted something similar for my Apple LCD equipped Mac, I just created a shortcut (using Butler) to fast user switch to the login window...]
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