[gnome-user-docs] Update power-* pages for 3.10, fix bug 704455
- From: Ekaterina Gerasimova <egerasimov src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-user-docs] Update power-* pages for 3.10, fix bug 704455
- Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 22:44:48 +0000 (UTC)
commit acfd4eea268af10c4848c909d261d84d689bb39e
Author: Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com>
Date: Fri Nov 8 22:43:32 2013 +0000
Update power-* pages for 3.10, fix bug 704455
gnome-help/C/power-batterylife.page | 47 +++++++------
gnome-help/C/power-closelid.page | 124 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------
2 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/power-batterylife.page b/gnome-help/C/power-batterylife.page
index 3d08459..c552504 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/power-batterylife.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/power-batterylife.page
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
type="topic" style="tip"
id="power-batterylife">
@@ -7,38 +8,40 @@
<link type="seealso" xref="power-suspend"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="power-hibernate"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="shell-exit#shutdown"/>
- <revision pkgversion="3.7.1" version="0.2" date="2012-11-16" status="outdated"/>
- <desc>Tips to reduce the power consumption of your computer.</desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.7.1" version="0.2" date="2012-11-16" status="outdated"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-11-07" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
- <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
+ <email its:translate="no">gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
</credit>
<credit type="author">
<name>Phil Bull</name>
- <email>philbull gmail com</email>
+ <email its:translate="no">philbull gmail com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
- <email>kittykat3756 gmail com</email>
+ <email its:translate="no">kittykat3756 gmail com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
- <email>mdhillca gmail com</email>
+ <email its:translate="no">mdhillca gmail com</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
+
+ <desc>Tips to reduce the power consumption of your computer.</desc>
</info>
-<title>Use less power and improve battery life</title>
+ <title>Use less power and improve battery life</title>
-<p>Computers can use a lot of power. By using some simple energy-saving
-strategies, you can reduce your energy bill and help the environment.</p>
+ <p>Computers can use a lot of power. By using some simple energy-saving
+ strategies, you can reduce your energy bill and help the environment.</p>
<section id="general">
+ <title>General tips</title>
-<title>General tips</title>
<list>
<item>
<p><link xref="shell-exit#suspend">Suspend your computer</link> when you
@@ -55,29 +58,29 @@ strategies, you can reduce your energy bill and help the environment.</p>
<p>Use the <gui>Power</gui> preferences in <app>Settings</app> to change
your power settings. There are a number of options that will help to save
power: you can <!--display-dimscreen is a stub. Please add the link back
- when it's unstubbed.-Aruna<link xref="display-dimscreen">--> automatically
- dim the display after a certain time; <!--display-dimscreen is a stub.
+ when it's unstubbed.-Aruna<link xref="display-dimscreen">-->automatically
+ dim the display after a certain time, <!--display-dimscreen is a stub.
Please add the link back when it's unstubbed.-Aruna
- <link xref="display-dimscreen">-->reduce the display brightness (for laptops);
- and have the computer
- <link xref="power-suspend">automatically suspend</link> if you have not
- used it for a certain period of time.</p>
+ <link xref="display-dimscreen">-->reduce the display brightness and have
+ the computer <link xref="power-suspend">automatically suspend</link> if you
+ have not used it for a certain period of time.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Turn off any external devices (like printers and scanners) when you are
not using them.</p>
</item>
- </list>
+</list>
+
</section>
<section id="laptop">
- <title>Laptops, netbooks, and other devices with batteries</title>
+ <title>Laptops, netbooks, and other devices with batteries</title>
<list>
<item>
<p><!--display-dimscreen is a stub. Please add the link back when it's
- unstubbed.-Aruna<link xref="display-dimscreen">--> Reduce the screen
- brightness; powering the screen accounts for a significant fraction of a
+ unstubbed.-Aruna<link xref="display-dimscreen">-->Reduce the screen
+ brightness: powering the screen accounts for a significant fraction of a
laptop power consumption.</p>
<p>Most laptops have buttons on the keyboard (or a keyboard shortcut) that
you can use to reduce the brightness.</p>
@@ -91,10 +94,11 @@ strategies, you can reduce your energy bill and help the environment.</p>
turn it on again when you need it.</p>
</item>
</list>
+
</section>
<section id="advanced">
- <title>More advanced tips</title>
+ <title>More advanced tips</title>
<list>
<item>
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ strategies, you can reduce your energy bill and help the environment.</p>
the internet, play music or movies can impact your power consumption.</p>
</item>
</list>
+
</section>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/power-closelid.page b/gnome-help/C/power-closelid.page
index 37634a3..3c9c674 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/power-closelid.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/power-closelid.page
@@ -6,71 +6,95 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="power"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="power-suspendfail"/>
+
<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-20" status="review"/>
- <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-07-18" status="outdated"/>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-11-08" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
- <email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
+ <email its:translate="no">gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
</credit>
- <credit type="editor">
+ <credit type="author editor">
<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
- <email>kittykat3756 gmail com</email>
+ <email its:translate="no">kittykat3756 gmail com</email>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
- <desc>Laptops go to sleep when you close the lid, in order to save power.</desc>
+ <desc>Laptops go to sleep when you close the lid, in order to save
+ power.</desc>
</info>
-<title>Why does my computer turn off when I close the lid?</title>
-
-<p>When you close the lid of your laptop, your computer will <link
-xref="power-suspend"><em>suspend</em></link> in order to save power. This means
-that the computer is not actually turned off - it has just gone to sleep. You
-can resume it by opening the lid. If it does not resume, try clicking the mouse
-or pressing a key. If that still does not work, press the power button.</p>
+ <title>Why does my computer turn off when I close the lid?</title>
-<p>Some computers are unable to suspend properly, normally because their
-hardware is not completely supported by the operating system (for example, the
-Linux drivers are incomplete). In this case, you may find that you are unable
-to resume your computer after you have closed the lid. You can try to <link
-xref="power-suspendfail">fix the problem with suspend</link>, or you can
-prevent the computer from trying to suspend when you close the lid.</p>
+ <p>When you close the lid of your laptop, your computer will
+ <link xref="power-suspend"><em>suspend</em></link> in order to save power.
+ This means that the computer is not actually turned off - it has just gone to
+ sleep. You can resume it by opening the lid. If it does not resume, try
+ clicking the mouse or pressing a key. If that still does not work, press the
+ power button.</p>
- <comment>
- <cite date="2013-07-18">Kat</cite>
- <p>Write instructions on how to change this setting, see
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=704455</p>
- </comment>
+ <p>Some computers are unable to suspend properly, normally because their
+ hardware is not completely supported by the operating system (for example,
+ the Linux drivers are incomplete). In this case, you may find that you are
+ unable to resume your computer after you have closed the lid. You can try to
+ <link xref="power-suspendfail">fix the problem with suspend</link>, or you
+ can prevent the computer from trying to suspend when you close the lid.</p>
-<!-- TODO: this section is outdated and the instructions no longer work.
<section id="nosuspend">
- <title>Stop the computer from suspending when the lid is closed</title>
- <p>If you do not want the computer to suspend when you close the lid, you can
- change the settings for that behavior. To set the computer to blank the
- screen, rather than suspend, when the lid is closed:</p>
- <note style="warning">
- <p>Be very careful if you change this setting. Some laptops can overheat
- if they are left running with the lid closed, especially if they are in
- a confined place like a backpack.</p>
- </note>
- <steps>
- <item>
- <p>Open the <app>Terminal</app> application from the <gui>Activities</gui> overview.</p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>To change the setting used when running on battery power, type this command and press
<key>Enter</key>:</p>
- <screen its:translate="no">
- gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power lid-close-battery-action blank
- </screen>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>To change the setting used when running on AC power, type this command and press
<key>Enter</key>:</p>
- <screen its:translate="no">
- gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power lid-close-ac-action blank
- </screen>
- </item>
- </steps>
-</section>-->
+ <title>Stop the computer from suspending when the lid is closed</title>
+
+ <note style="important">
+ <p>These instructions will only work if you are using <app>systemd</app>.
+ Contact your distribution for more information.</p>
+ </note>
+
+ <p>If you do not want the computer to suspend when you close the lid, you can
+ change the settings for that behavior. You will need to have an
+ <link xref="user-admin-change">administrator password</link> to change the
+ setting.</p>
+
+ <note style="warning">
+ <p>Be very careful if you change this setting. Some laptops can overheat
+ if they are left running with the lid closed, especially if they are in
+ a confined place like a backpack.</p>
+ </note>
+
+ <steps>
+ <item>
+ <p>Open the <app>Terminal</app> application from the
+ <gui>Activities</gui> overview.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Run the following command:</p>
+ <screen its:translate="no"><output style="prompt">$</output> <input>sudoedit
/etc/systemd/logind.conf</input></screen>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>You will now see the contents of the file. Look for
+ <code>HandleLidSwitch=</code> in the file. The line may be quoted out
+ with a <code>#</code> at the start and may be followed by an argument. If
+ the line already exists, unquote it. Otherwise, add the line.</p>
+ <code>
+[Login]
+HandleLidSwitch=<input>lock</input>
+ </code>
+ <p>You can use <input>lock</input> for the screen to lock,
+ <input>ignore</input> for nothing to happen, <input>poweroff</input> for
+ the computer to switch off or <input>suspend</input> to suspend. For more
+ information, see <link href="man:logind.conf">logind.conf help</link>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Once you finish editing the file, save your changes and quit the
+ editor.</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Run the following command to make your change work:</p>
+ <screen its:translate="no"><output style="prompt">$</output> <input>sudo systemctl restart
systemd-logind.service</input></screen>
+ <p>If you do not run that command, the change will only work after your
+ computer is restarted.</p>
+ </item>
+ </steps>
+
+</section>
</page>
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