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Old 10-22-2021, 08:47 PM   #1
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How to prevent Windows from turning the screen off while reading?

The title says it all.
I did not find a way.
I can't believe there isn't one, I mean, it's like ABC of a reader, right?
I tried in full screen mode and yet, nope, screen off.
So, how does it work?

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Old 10-22-2021, 09:32 PM   #2
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Windows Power Management.
Laptops are tricky as there are 2 settings, when: 1)Plugged in, 2) on Battery
I will assume you are in Battery mode as the time is short.
Normally any interaction (mouse or Keyboard) resets the timeout.
How slow are you reading ? Auto scroll, no user action ? Right?
Maybe Kovid can add a Keep alive OPTION like vid players have
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How to Keep Your Computer Awake Without Moving the Mouse

Because it can be toggled from the keyboard I use the Auto Mouse Mover tool, at the time I looked for something it was the only one I could find with that feature.

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Old 10-23-2021, 01:10 AM   #4
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The only way i can see that happening is if you are using autoscroll or you are reading extremely slowly, otherwise the page turn click/keypress will prevent sleep.

I suppose I could add sleep prevention when autoscroll is engaged, though it will likely be windows/macOS only as I dont think linux has a well defined central api for this.
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