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oh wow all these replies!

ok, my mistake... when i meant sleep, i meant screensaver.
in my setup (yes thanks again twobob, you helped me a lot!) i will be reading, and then eventually the screensaver will turn on, and the screen will go dark.

if i was physcially pressing the screen, (i'm not sure how exactly but) the kindle receives that the screen was touched and so resets the timer that the screensaver will show.
using the way i read books, this does not happen.

i did not think i wanted to disable the screensaver, i knew this was a possibility, but i still want the screen saver to happen, just, when i am not using the device. when i am turning the pages via ssh, the kindle things i am not using the device.

if i disable the screensaver, and close my cover (with magnet), will the kindle then show the screensaver and dim the light?
does it just dim the light? or does nothing happen at all?

if so, sure, i could disable the screensaver, but, i do not want to enable it when i am done reading. i just want to fall asleep.

there is no command, or anything (that you guys know) that will make the kindle think i touched it? or, no way to reset the timer that must count down until the screensaver is shown?


-edit. at the moment, when this happens, i simply have to manually press the power button, then continue reading. (just for information, i am not disabled or anything, just, i find it much more relaxing, ergonomic, and easier to not have to hold the kindle in bed)