NewtonTalk.net October 2008 archive: Re: [NTLK] SW to switch a N

From: Ed Kummel <tech_ed_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu Oct 30 2008 - 12:56:59 EDT

I use Dashboard (truly a necessity that enhances an already great platform) and it has a built in "sleep" item.
I paired the built in "sleep" with the launcher characters "sl" so that when I want to shut down my Newt, I just write "sl" in the launcher area and it sleeps.
The cool thing is that this is also scriptable...and Dashboard allows you to write scripts and use them! Yay!
I haven't written many scripts, but it's nice to know that that functionality is there.
Ed
web/gadget guru
http://newton.tek-ed.com (download Newton packages)
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--- On Wed, 10/29/08, Frank Gruendel <newtontalk@pda-soft.de> wrote:

From: Frank Gruendel <newtontalk@pda-soft.de>
Subject: [NTLK] SW to switch a Newton off without using power switch?
To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 8:03 PM

Hi gang,

this could probably be coded in a couple of hours, but
just in case someone already spent this time, I'd rather
not spend it again.

I'm looking for an app that switches the Newon off via
a pen tap. If I'd write this myself, I'd probably add a
very tiny button to one of the screen corners or define
a gesture.

Has anyone ever come across such a package?

Thanks

Frank

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Re: [NTLK] SW to switch a Newton off without using power switch?