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Re: display sleep wake

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In article <barmar-353EF8.01174218052014@news.eternal-september.org>,
Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <180520141621310756%YourName@YourISP.com>,
>  Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <barmar-568C2F.00140018052014@news.eternal-september.org>,
> > Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > > In article <170520141646054197%nospam@nospam.invalid>,
> > >  nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > if the mac is awake with the display off, taping a key can alter an
> > > > open document unless it's a modifier key such as shift, whereas moving
> > > > the mouse will have no effect no matter what. that means that the user
> > > > has to be sure to press only certain keys to avoid any chance of
> > > > changing a document, and one that they can't see since the display is
> > > > off.
> > > 
> > > I've always used a modifier key as the way to wake my Mac. Why would you 
> > > even consider typing a character key?
> > 
> > I don't use sleep, but to end the screen saver I usually use the
> 
> I don't use sleep, either. The only time I put my MacBook to sleep is 
> when I'm mobile and close the lid. At home I use it like a desktop, and 
> just use display sleep. But I don't think the thing you need to "wake" 
> from is relevant to the discussion.
> 
> > spacebar (simply because it's a bigger target to tap) or move the
> > mouse.
> 
> I think the combined size of all the modifier keys on each side of the 
> keyboard is about the same as the spacebar.

After a quick measure:

   - on my beige AppleDesign Keyboard, the six modifier keys
     together are just under 1.25 the length of the spacebar
     ... but that is half on each side, so the spacebar is
     still the biggest single target.  :-)

   - on the old iBook, there's only one Apple key on the 
     right-side of the spacebar (plus an Enter key), and
     a Fn / Ctrl / Opt / Apple combination on the left-side, 
     so in total they are bigger than the spacebar, but 
     although it's close on the left-side keys, the spacebar
     is still slightly bigger.

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display sleep wake Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-05-17 00:01 -0700
  Re: display sleep wake nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-17 11:11 -0400
    Re: display sleep wake Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-17 08:49 -0700
      Re: display sleep wake nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-17 12:22 -0400
        Re: display sleep wake Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-17 09:46 -0700
          Re: display sleep wake nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-17 13:44 -0400
            Re: display sleep wake "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-17 15:41 -0400
              Re: display sleep wake Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-17 13:07 -0700
                Re: display sleep wake "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-17 17:14 -0400
                Re: display sleep wake Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-17 21:22 -0700
            Re: display sleep wake Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-17 13:17 -0700
              Re: display sleep wake nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-17 16:46 -0400
                Re: display sleep wake Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-05-18 00:14 -0400
                Re: display sleep wake Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 16:21 +1200
                Re: display sleep wake Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-05-18 01:17 -0400
                Re: display sleep wake Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-18 17:49 +1200
                Re: display sleep wake Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-17 21:22 -0700
                Re: display sleep wake Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-18 05:57 +0000
                Re: display sleep wake nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 15:44 -0400
                Re: display sleep wake Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-17 21:22 -0700
                Re: display sleep wake nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-18 15:40 -0400
              Re: display sleep wake Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-18 09:51 +0200
          Re: display sleep wake Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-05-18 09:44 +0200
            Re: display sleep wake Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-19 02:38 +0000
      Re: display sleep wake dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2014-05-18 08:37 +0100
        Re: display sleep wake Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-18 01:07 -0700
          Re: display sleep wake Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-05-18 16:44 -0700
            Re: display sleep wake Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-19 02:36 +0000
              Re: display sleep wake Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2014-05-18 22:35 -0700
                Re: display sleep wake Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-05-19 06:01 +0000
                Re: display sleep wake Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-19 18:04 +1200
          Re: display sleep wake "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net> - 2014-05-19 16:58 -0400
            Re: display sleep wake Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2014-05-19 19:08 -0700
  Re: display sleep wake Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-05-17 11:47 -0400

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