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10.5: Sleep all displays via keyboard shortcut
Authored by: dmt155 on Apr 11, '08 10:00:19AM

Great Hint! Anyone know of a way to require a password when waking the screen? I'd basically like to combine this hint with locking the screen, since just locking the screen doesn't sleep the display.



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10.5: Sleep all displays via keyboard shortcut - with password
Authored by: connectfailed on Apr 11, '08 10:28:19AM

There seems to be two easy ways to do it.

If you require a password to wake the computer from sleep/screen saver, simply start the screen saver (I use one of the active screen corner) and then quickly hit CTRL-SHIFT-EJECT as described in this hint. The screen saver will start but as it starts the display is put to sleep. When you wake the display later by moving your mouse or typing, you will need to enter your password.

2nd version, if you screen saver is already active, press CTRL-SHIFT-EJECT, the system will first think you want to wake up from the screen saver and will ask for your password. Press cancel and the screen will be put to sleep.



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10.5: Sleep all displays via keyboard shortcut - with password
Authored by: fursonice on Apr 11, '08 05:07:38PM

for me that defeats the purpose of the quick sleep key combo this hint offers.



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10.5: Sleep all displays via keyboard shortcut - with password
Authored by: fursonice on Apr 11, '08 05:08:46PM

make that usefulness, not purpose.



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