On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Tom H wrote: >> On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Bill Davidsen<davidsen@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> I read in a non-Fedora list that GNOME3 has dropped the ability to do power >>> management, and that all laptops will suspend when the cover is closed, like it >>> or not. Hopefully that's just a users who doesn't know how to do config, but >>> some feedback would be helpful, that behavior would be a total show stopper. >>> >>> It's desirable in many cases to turn off the display and lock, but in business >>> use the computer is likely to be doing something useful the users needs to continue. >> >> AFAIK, changing the laptop-cover closing behavior won't be possible >> through the GUI but will be possible though gconf or whatever G3's >> equivalent is, if it's different. > > Thanks for the prompt reply. I understand this choice came because some Apple > laptops melt if you don't suspend when you close the cover, but after reading > the article I checked the CPU temp on a few of mine, and they seem likely to > survive. Fan may or may not work a little harder, though. You're welcome. AFAIK the (silly IMHO) reason for this decision is to have fewer options available because too many options are confusing and a bad thing and to have a consistent behavior when closing a laptop cover when using GNOME. Feel free to google away and enjoy the discussions/arguments... -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
