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2014-04-05 18:57:03 +0200
While neither N9 nor Jolla has these available via settings UI, both still inherit the functionality from N900 and earlier Maemo devices. Thus "always on when charging" can be enabled from command line via: "mcetool --set-inhibit-mode=stay-on-with-charger". This keeps the display from blanking from app ui when charging. To stop blanking from lock screen too,
add also "--set-tklock-blank=disabled".
For stopping all timer based blanking, convenience option "mcetool --set-demo-mode=on" can be used.
Invoking "mcetool --set-demo-mode=off" resets both tklock-blank and inhibit-mode back to defaults.
Note: None of the above applies for applicationslike navigation, video player, etc that want to keep the display on. They need to use either the legacy D-Bus interface or convenience C++/QML wrappers at: https://github.com/nemomobile/nemo-keepalive for blank prevention.
Display "always on when charging" is needed.
ortylp ( 2013-12-26 11:32:34 +0200 )editBetter yet the API for disabling screensaver on applications that needs the screen always on should be public.
Frye ( 2013-12-26 13:58:20 +0200 )editWell, despite of your arguments, N9 had option "display alway on when charging". It was quite useful when turn-by-turn navigation software was used. If Jolla SW doesnt have such option, it should be immediately inserted.
LaruX ( 2013-12-28 21:55:47 +0200 )editlike demo/sales mode always show
redge73 ( 2013-12-30 04:41:22 +0200 )editYes, for example when driving, phone in a car stand, you don't want to fidget with the phone every 10 minutes.
jsiren ( 2014-01-20 15:07:43 +0200 )edit