Auto Scrolling and screen timeout/blanking

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2 total messages Started by SpaceFuzz Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:09

#159

Author: SpaceFuzz
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:09

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First, I love Adobe 2.0 for PPC! If you're using LE, check out PPC Reader 2.0.

One feature I love is the finely-controlled auto-scrolling capability that allows me to set the scroll rate *just right* and read my document hands-free. Unfortunately, "hands-free" means the phone (HTC Touch) thinks I'm no longer active, and the phone's screen blanking kicks in and turns the display off. I have to turn my phone on every 30 seconds or minute if I forget to touch the screen periodically as I'm reading--defeating the point of hands-free auto-scrolling. Yes, I can disable the timeout myself, but I don't want to disable it globally, just when I'm auto-scrolling.

Any chance Adobe will include in a future version, code to "disable screen timeout" when a user is in Auto-scroll? This same "disable screen blank timeout" capability is enabled with Windows Media Player so if you are watching a video, the screen does not shut down, so I know it is possible.

Thanks.

Re: Auto Scrolling and screen timeout/blanking

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Author: Beverly Howard
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:24

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It's a kludge fix, but should work...

Generate a blank (silent) audio file. Play this file in wmp and set wmp to repeat

After you start wmp and launch the song, start reader... the wmp playing should keep the ppc awake.

Note... don't forget to stop the player when you end or you may end up with a dead battery... i.e. turn it off and the midnight wakeup may allow the player to resume.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

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