Can I change what the power button does?

I don't think you can. I will be shocked if i hear a contrary answer. Though i guess everything is possible with advance hacking

ss957916 said:

When I press the power button of my MBP I want it to go to sleep instead of bringing up options. Can I do this?

Click to expand...

System Prefs>Energy Saver>Options>Allow Power Button to sleep computer

ss957916 said:

When I press the power button of my MBP I want it to go to sleep instead of bringing up options. Can I do this?

Click to expand...

On Leopard pressing the power button should bring up a menu where sleep is one of the options.

On Tiger: System Preferences > Energy Saver > Options > Allow Power Button to Sleep the Computer

My Mac Mini sleeps when the power button is pressed. It is running Leopard.

ss957916 said:

When I press the power button of my MBP I want it to go to sleep instead of bringing up options. Can I do this?

Click to expand...

you can always set up a hot corner for system sleep, or maybe that is display sleep...

ss957916 said:

I've got Leopard. So looks like I'll have to keep clicking sleep.

I'm beginning to quite miss my trusty viao.

Click to expand...

Somehow I think it would take a lot more than a single button function to make me miss a Vaio (or Latitude, Thinkpad, etc.)

Just hit the power button and then hit "S" on the keyboard. Easier than going back to the trackpad for me.

izibo said:

Just hit the power button and then hit "S" on the keyboard. Easier than going back to the trackpad for me.

Click to expand...

OR close the screen