On Sun, 14 Jul 2019 18:26:52 +0000 (UTC), owl
wrote:

In comp.os.linux.advocacy Jeff-Relf.Me wrote:
Owl asked me:
I don't want to be blinded by an advertisement, first thing.
How could a power strip stop the splash screen ?

How would the splash screen work without power?

What do you think a "splash screen" is ? !


Something that does not work without power.


1. Turn on monitor, to start my day, in the pitch-black room.

2. Splash Screen appears, blinding me.

3. Note the brand of my monitor ( for the millionth time ).

4. Turn off the monitor, because "Owl" said so.

You can't see any problems with this, above ?

I could never use the monitor.

You asked how to keep the monitor from coming on when you accidentally
moved your mouse in your sleep. You do that by turning the thing off.
Now you move the goalposts by complaining about the splash screen
when you actually *do* want to turn on your monitor. In that case,
if you don't want so see the splash screen, I suggest turning your
head sufficiently that the monitor is no longer in your line of sight.

Alternatively, turn down the brightness before retiring to sleep. If
turned down until it is a mere glimmer, the gleam of the glowing
advertisement should not be too painful even in the gloom of night.

One *could* write a batch file to do this and another to reset it to
the desired day-time luminance. Leave them on the desktop and a simple
double-click would prepare the monitor for either sleep or work.

Mand.