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bugshaw at 03:30pm on 27/02/2013 under technical support
bugshaw at 03:30pm on 27/02/2013 under technical supportI got my new work laptop back a couple of days ago with software etc and by jove, I think it will work.
But - at home I use it with a docking station and external monitor. With the old laptop I had it set up so that when I closed its lid the monitor would stay on and I could keep working with the laptop tidily shut away.
This time, no - I close the lid, view control switches briefly to the external monitor (resizing), then goes.
In Power Options Advanced it says "When I close the lid: Do Nothing".
From its behaviour I think it is understanding "Do Nothing" to mean do not do anything, rather than the usual which is do not take any special actions like hibernating or switching off monitors or VPN connections or whatever.
I'll tell IT about it of course, but it was fun to spot the ambiguity in interpretation. (It appears I do not have the authority to change settings anyhow)
But - at home I use it with a docking station and external monitor. With the old laptop I had it set up so that when I closed its lid the monitor would stay on and I could keep working with the laptop tidily shut away.
This time, no - I close the lid, view control switches briefly to the external monitor (resizing), then goes.
In Power Options Advanced it says "When I close the lid: Do Nothing".
From its behaviour I think it is understanding "Do Nothing" to mean do not do anything, rather than the usual which is do not take any special actions like hibernating or switching off monitors or VPN connections or whatever.
I'll tell IT about it of course, but it was fun to spot the ambiguity in interpretation. (It appears I do not have the authority to change settings anyhow)
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