Location of the Turn Screen Off exe/lnk?

[fwaits]

Map one of the soft keys (Lock for example) to xdaShutdown located here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544016

And then choose the Sleep option which blanks the screen and locks immediately. Works great. Gives you options to restart and shut down as well. Custom skins on that same thread as well.

[Humpa]

Originally Posted by fwaits

Map one of the soft keys (Lock for example) to xdaShutdown located here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544016

And then choose the Sleep option which blanks the screen and locks immediately. Works great. Gives you options to restart and shut down as well. Custom skins on that same thread as well.

Ah, that's perfect. I've tried various things, some even worked but a little glitchy - like the screen would start to change and you'd catch a glimpse of that before it blanked out, etc ...

I kept thinking of the Poket Plus Today plugin that had that Screen Toggle buttton that blanked the screen.
That xdashutdown does exactly that - instant and clean screen shutdown. And that also locks the phone too, of course.

You simply create a lnk to the xdashutdown.exe, but you need to edit it and add the -lightsout option, like so:
45#"\Program files\xdaShutdown\xdaShutdown.exe" -lightsout

Nice

[fwaits]

Originally Posted by Humpa

Ah, that's perfect. I've tried various things, some even worked but a little glitchy - like the screen would start to change and you'd catch a glimpse of that before it blanked out, etc ...

I kept thinking of the Poket Plus Today plugin that had that Screen Toggle buttton that blanked the screen.
That xdashutdown does exactly that - instant and clean screen shutdown. And that also locks the phone too, of course.

You simply create a lnk to the xdashutdown.exe, but you need to edit it and add the -lightsout option, like so:
45#"\Program files\xdaShutdown\xdaShutdown.exe" -lightsout

Nice

Yeah if you want it to be an immediate Sleep/Lock. I like having the menu option in case I want to soft reset as well. Though I suppose you could do the menu on one softkey and the Sleep function on another.

[Humpa]

Originally Posted by fwaits

Yeah if you want it to be an immediate Sleep/Lock. I like having the menu option in case I want to soft reset as well. Though I suppose you could do the menu on one softkey and the Sleep function on another.

Yes, and there seem to be some very nice skins available. Very slick little app.

I like Mobile Shell and flicking around between the various today screens you can have. I have a few desktop shortcuts now for xdashutdown (using the -lightsout option) and I already had some for Soft Reset (though I use Singh's, since it doesn't ask, it just does it). If I want to shutdown, which I would only do if I was getting on a plane, I'll just do a long press of the End key.
I could use xdashutdown, but no sense making a shortcut to something I'll use a few times a year.

[fwaits]

If you go to the Menu options when in the xdaShutdown screen you can toggle if you want confirmation when restarting or shutting down. I didn't notice it in the beginning either.

[Humpa]

Well, now that I thought this issue was put to rest, I found this while looking for something unrelated. G-Trigger:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=494267

Holy crap, that is cool. You can shake it 6 different ways to control 6 different actions.

Supported Actions:
* Close/Minimize active window
* Dial a number
* Answer/Reject incoming call
* Launch Program
* Ringer Loud/Vibrate/Silent
* Screen orientation
* Send Keys*
* Task Switch
* Turn On/Off screen
* WiFi/Bluetooth/Phone radio - On/Off/Toggle
* Media Controls#
* Volume Control
* Simulate Power Button - Power Off/Power On/Long Press Power Button
* Open control panel settings
* Activate profile
* Save Screenshot (BMP/JPG/PNG/GIF at predefined location) *new
* Change Wallpaper (Today Screen, Manila Home & S2U2) *new
* Show/Hide/Toggle On-Screen Keyboard (SIP) *new

I gotta try this!

[lafester]

looks good for the button challenged imagio!

[Humpa]

Yes it does.

For those concerned about memory, it does use up 1mb when screen on and 1/2 when off.

[Boss428man]

Nice program good find

[lafester]

i don't seem to be having much luck with it. either i'm doing something wrong or you have to shake it way to hard to be useful. i tried adjusting the settings and it didn't help much.