Operating a laptop when closed. Disabling the lid switch ?

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On 01/19/2012 03:03 PM, linux guy wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Fulko Hew <fulko.hew at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I won't go so far as say 'over-heat', but _my_ laptop does get 'a lot
>> warmer' with its lid shut.
>> Its due to the fact that its backlight rarely gets turned off when the lid
>> is closed.
>> (The difference between one radiating surface versus two.)
> 
> I am turning the laptop display off entirely with nvidia-settings when
> I use it in "desktop", ie lid closed, mode.

 Good idea - linux guy - instead of 'do nothing' in kde power applet -
choose - 'turn off screen' on lid close event.

 gene/