Getting the Power Button on a Cinema Display to sleep a Laptop

[Benjamindaines]

Is there anyway to get the power button on the Cinema Displays (aluminum ones) to sleep a MacBook Pro? I have it set up in System Preferences to sleep the computer, but when you tap the button the Sleep, Shutdown, or Restart dialogue pops up (same one you get if you press the power button on the laptop).

--Thanks.

 

[richard.mac]

no sorry. but do you know the "command-option-eject" shortcut to sleep?

 

[Benjamindaines]

no sorry. but do you know the "command-option-eject" shortcut to sleep?

I do, thanks.

 

[aaquib]

System Preferences>Display>Options

 

[chosenwolf]

I was wondering about this also. Another thing I was wondering is if there exists a way for you to directly shutdown your computer using the power button on the cinema display. The shutdown options dialog comes up but it just stays there...

 

[chosenwolf]

I was wondering about this also. Another thing I was wondering is if there exists a way for you to directly shutdown your computer using the power button on the cinema display. The shutdown options dialog comes up but it just stays there...

Anybody? I haven't found a solution for accomplishing this.

 

[Eddyisgreat]

Since you are unable to configure this directly in the preferences dialogue I don't think it will be possible to do this, because you cannot power up the machine under any circumstances using anything but the power button (and maybe WOL but still). If they enabled this users may expect to be able to power on the machine, but that functionality isn't included on recent keyboards or the ACD.

 

[chosenwolf]

Since you are unable to configure this directly in the preferences dialogue I don't think it will be possible to do this, because you cannot power up the machine under any circumstances using anything but the power button (and maybe WOL but still). If they enabled this users may expect to be able to power on the machine, but that functionality isn't included on recent keyboards or the ACD.

True

But since you can use key commands to power down the machine (option + eject + return), I was thinking there would be a way (perhaps through a script) to run those commands when the cinema power button is pressed.