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Originally Posted by Ravenflight
I was thinking something simpler- like still sliding the power switch to disable the buttons but not having it blank the screen when you do it. It could continue displaying the last screen with maybe the addition of "OFF" in the bottom right of the screen to remind why the buttons dont work.
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A lot of devices use a 3-position switch, with one of them being "Hold". I like how my Garmin Nuvi GPS works. It has a switch that normally sits in the middle position. Push it to the left to toggle power state (it springs back to center position automatically). Then, if you move the switch to the right, it stays there and locks out all controls. This is the "Hold" position.
It would be nice to see eInk eBooks use such a switch. In the "hold" state, the unit would actually power down, but lock out the buttons.