<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author> &Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail; </author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2002-10-16</date> <releaseinfo>3.1</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>KControl</keyword> <keyword>Laptop</keyword> <keyword>Power</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="powerctrl"> <title>Laptop Power Control</title> <!-- <note><para>The laptop modules require the correct installation of the apm modules. For more information see the section entitled <link linkend="laptop">Laptop Information</link>.</para></note> --> <sect2 id="powerctrl-intro"> <title>Introduction</title> <para>This tab provides a screensaver-style interface to the APM suspend/standby modes. It allows you to configure different wait times and/or actions depending on whether or not your laptop is plugged into the wall. It's intended to be used in addition to the existing &kde; screensavers - you could for example disable suspend/standby when plugged in to the wall, but enable suspend with a shorter time than your normal screensaver kicks in while running on batteries.</para> <warning><para>Standby mode seems to do different things on different laptops - in particular on some it may not stay in standby mode and your laptop may be continually waking/sleeping if you leave it in this mode.</para></warning> </sect2> <sect2 id="powerctrl-use"> <title>Use</title> <para>This panel configures the power-down feature of your laptop. It works as a sort of extreme screen saver.</para> <para>You can configure different timeouts and behavior depending on whether your computer is plugged in or running on battery power.</para> <para>For both the <guilabel>Powered</guilabel> and <guilabel>Not Powered</guilabel>, you should select one of the following options:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>Standby - Puts your laptop into standby state</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Suspend - Puts your laptop into suspend state</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Off - Nothing happens at the specified time.</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>Below that, is a text box labeled <guilabel>Wait for</guilabel>. Enter the time in minutes, that your computer should remain unused, before the laptop is powered down.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="powerctrl-author"> <title>Section Author</title> <para>This section written by &Paul.Campbell; &Paul.Campbell.mail;</para> <para>Converted to Docbook by &Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</para> <!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> </sect2> </sect1> </article>