"ignore" screen saver

[volker]

Hello,

I use a tiny tool called "NoSleep.exe" that allows to tweak around the Screensaver.

I used it under NT and now under Win XP, only when I give a presentation from

my laptop. There may be many other tools like it. It's practical as in many professional

environments the screensaver is bundeled with re-login via smartcard to

prevent unauthorized people use the PC when the logged-on user goes away for longer

and often you don't have the right to disable the Windows screen saver

for that (good) reason (security). But when you give a presentation and don't

press a key etc (e.g. answering a longer question) the screensaver disturbs

your presentation and the audience sees the re-logon dialogue. Not too professional.

The tool is here

http://www.geocities.com/helmi79/software/software.html

description is "NoSleep! (19 KB) allows you to temporarily deactivate the screen saver and any standby feature directly from the system tray. NoSleep! is minimal in size, yet provides remote control capabilities, a full (un)installation routine and - as a bonus feature - Swatch Internet Time."

I use an older version without internet time option and I don't know how the

tool actually works, maybe it simulates a short "SHIFT key pressed" or something

to Windows. That tool works nicely so I do not see an urgent need for that new

feature, however, maybe it would be an convenient option for future PTE versions

if you could tell a PTE project to "override" the screen saver while the show runs,

as a further feature possibly for <x> minutes so you could e.g. run a looping

presentation in the display of your shop for let's say 5 hours then allow the screen-

saver to dark the screen etc. Just an idea, I would say very low importance.

Volker