Use media keys when display is off

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  1. CTBC, Mar 29, 2013

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    It would be useful to be able to use the media keys when the display is off. So then I could turn off the display and use the play/skip keys without turning the screen back on.

    Are there any programs to add this functionality?
     
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  2. simsaladimbamba, Mar 29, 2013

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    What Mac do you have then?
     
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  3. CTBC, Mar 29, 2013

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    MacBook Air.

    The buttons just wake the display.
     
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  4. simsaladimbamba, Mar 29, 2013

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    Even when you have used the F1 key to completely turn of the display backlight?
     
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  5. CTBC, Mar 29, 2013

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    Yes that works but it leaves the display on, just turns the backlight off. I was wondering if there was an elegant solution for when the display is off (via ctrl + shift + eject/power). If not, I'll just do as you suggest.
     
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