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Matrix
PostPosted: April 5th, 2008, 2:15 am 
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Hello!

I have used the following code to turn off my monitor:
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#o:: 
    Sleep 01000
    SendMessage, 0x112, 0xF170, 1,, Program Manager 
return


I also want to add functionality that keeps the monitor off unless space bar or some other key is pressed, BUT all other keys keep operating normally.
The reason I want to do this, is that I can continue to control Winamp even when the monitor is off.
Help is appreciated!


Last edited by Matrix on April 15th, 2008, 1:49 am, edited 2 times in total.

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PostPosted: April 6th, 2008, 6:52 am 
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How about changing the Display Properties so that the output is not going to the laptop's LCD? For example, switch to the VGA port (where there presumably is no monitor). I think that would achieve the desired effect.


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PostPosted: April 6th, 2008, 11:42 am 
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jaco0646 thanks for your reply.
If I am getting you correctly, you mean creating a script which actually does the same as fn+F5?
Help will be appreciated in creating the script :lol:


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PostPosted: April 8th, 2008, 9:48 pm 
Like the Nike slogan implies: Just do it!


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Matrix
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PostPosted: April 9th, 2008, 2:24 am 
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Like the Nike slogan implies: Just do it!

Some trial and error and actually I did do it! :D
A simple loop with the getkeystate solved my problem.
Any way, thanks for your help


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PostPosted: April 9th, 2008, 2:57 am 
No prob :)


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PostPosted: April 9th, 2008, 3:29 am 
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Please post your script, seems interesting.


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PostPosted: April 15th, 2008, 1:48 am 
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After further investigating the script I wrote, I saw it wasn't a good script.
Meaning, while the script was in the loop, the CPU usage climbed to 50%.
The logic of the script was to keep sending the command to shutdown the monitor till one of the keys (space, left mouse button, right mouse button) were pressed:
Code:
^esc::   ; ctrl+esc hotkey that turns off the monitor.
    Sleep 1000   ; Give user a chance to release keys (in case their release would wake up the monitor again).
     Loop
     {
         ; Turn Monitor Off:
         SendMessage, 0x112, 0xF170, 1,, Program Manager   ; 0x112 is WM_SYSCOMMAND, 0xF170 is SC_MONITORPOWER.      
         ; Note for the above: Use -1 in place of 2 to turn the monitor on.
         ; Use 1 in place of 2 to activate the monitor's low-power mode 
         If ((GetKeyState("Space","P")) Or (GetKeyState("LButton","P")) Or (GetKeyState("Rbutton","P")))
           { 
               SendMessage, 0x112, 0xF170, -1,, Program Manager
               break
           }
      }
return

If anyone knows a way to boost this script into a better one, I would appreciate it.
Thanks,


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PostPosted: April 15th, 2008, 1:57 am 
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Code:
^esc::   ; ctrl+esc hotkey that turns off the monitor.
    Sleep 1000   ; Give user a chance to release keys (in case their release would wake up the monitor again).
     Loop
     {
         ; Turn Monitor Off:
         Sleep 1000
         If A_TimeIdlePhyiscal < 2500
         {
           SendMessage, 0x112, 0xF170, 1,, Program Manager   ; 0x112 is WM_SYSCOMMAND, 0xF170 is SC_MONITORPOWER.     
           ; Note for the above: Use -1 in place of 2 to turn the monitor on.
           ; Use 1 in place of 2 to activate the monitor's low-power mode 
           If ((GetKeyState("Space","P")) Or (GetKeyState("LButton","P")) Or (GetKeyState("Rbutton","P")))
           { 
               SendMessage, 0x112, 0xF170, -1,, Program Manager
               break
           }
         }
      }
return

That should cut down on CPU load and only turn off the monitor a few seconds after the user has done some input.

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