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Re: display sleep wake

From "Puffin Killer" <puffythekiller@telus.net>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: display sleep wake
Date 2014-05-19 16:58 -0400
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <lldr9t$cs5$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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"Alan Baker"  wrote in message news:ll9pni$s67$1@news.datemas.de...

On 2014-05-18 07:37:56 +0000, Daniel Cohen said:

> Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
>
>> On 2014-05-17 15:11:58 +0000, nospam said:
>>
>>> In article <my1tvssxb2.fsf@Sunburn.Stanford.EDU>, Martin Frost me 
>>> at
>>> invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> With Snow Leopard, to detect whether an iMac was in sleep mode or 
>>>> just
>>>> in display sleep, I would move the cursor by moving the Magic 
>>>> Mouse or
>>>> by sliding a finger on the Magic Trackpad.  In display sleep, 
>>>> that
>>>> would wake the screen, but in sleep mode it wouldn't wake the 
>>>> Mac.
>>>>
>>>> Now in Mavericks (including 10.9.2 and 10.9.3), trying to move 
>>>> the
>>>> cursor doesn't wake it from display sleep.  So the only methods 
>>>> to
>>>> test for display sleep are to listen for the faint disk spinning 
>>>> sound
>>>> (which in a noisy environment isn't effective -- even less 
>>>> effective
>>>> with a pure-SSD system), or possibly trying to connect to the 
>>>> machine
>>>> over the net (which might wake it from sleep if so configured).
>>>>
>>>> Any way, other than those, to check for display sleep without 
>>>> waking a
>>>> sleeping recent iMac that has no power light?
>>>
>>> same for mountain lion (and probably lion). they changed it for no 
>>> good
>>> reason. the only way to wake the display now is tap a key which 
>>> will
>>> also wake the mac if it's sleeping.
>>
>> What I'm having trouble with is why I should care.
>>
>> How does this negatively affect a Mac user?
>
> I've come to this thread late.
>
> I have on occasions wanted to know whether my Mac was fully asleep 
> or
> just the display was sleeping. Why? Because (as many people have 
> found)
> hardware or software issues may prevent sleep after the assigned 
> period
> but not prevent display sleep. So for diagnosis of the problem, and
> solving it, an easy way to tell whether a dark screen meant full 
> sleep
> or just display sleep could be useful. Yes, I could check Console to 
> see
> if sleep and wake requests had been sent, but that mouse action was 
> much
> simpler.

>OK... ...I guess.

>But FYI: I've set a hot corner to display sleep...

>...and mouse movement still wakes my Mavericks from it.

>Sorry for those who want to complain about a problem that doesn't 
>quite match what they claim.

It seems the best thing you do, Asshole, is to make enemies where none 
existed.

Such a sad little, muffin top midget.  Perhaps your height is the root 
of your problems.

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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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