Setup MBPs Power Button to enter Sleep Mode

[doctoree]

HI,
is there a way to setup my MBP's Power Button to make the laptop directly and without opening additional windows enter sleep mode?
Closing the lid to enter sleep mode is no solution because I'd like to avoid wear and tear.
Doc

 

[bmcgrath]

Command Option Eject

That puts the Mac to sleep

 

[andrewdale]

I don't think that's exactly what the OP asked, but as far as I know, there is no other real answer!

However, after some simple Googling (didn't go past the first page), I read that someone said if you push the power button, then, while holding down Option, push "Sleep," that it might do this permanently. They just didn't know how to change it back. So... risk trying it if you want to.

 

[doctoree]

Thank you guy's!

I'll use bmcgrath's way of going to sleep. It's pretty elegant.
Sorry for not searching google first!

Doc

 

[madmaxmedia]

Bumping an old thread after I found a solution-

http://db.tidbits.com/article/8702

Adam pointed us to the command-line application pmset, which controls power management settings. While the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences exposes some of what you can control for system-wide battery and sleep behavior, changing a number of power management settings requires firing up Terminal.

For me, an additional argument would also be useful: powerbutton. Setting powerbutton to 1 - its default value is 0 - turns the power button into a dedicated sleep button. Otherwise, the power button brings up a dialog listing Sleep along with Restart and Shut Down. Since I never press the button except to then click Sleep, this is a nice time saver

LOL, too bad my new 13 MBP doesn't support the 'powerbutton' parameter...

 

[sltyler1]

Bumping an old thread after I found a solution-

http://db.tidbits.com/article/8702





LOL, too bad my new 13 MBP doesn't support the 'powerbutton' parameter...

using this on my now 13 MBP can someone tell me how to get this to work? it just comes up with options

 

[Irondon]

You can set up a Hot Corner control to put it to sleep from the screen saver setting. That seems a little quicker and easier than holding down a combination of buttons.