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How to re-enable Power button old behaviour?
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hold down control and hit power button, you will get options you were looking for.
You can also hold the button for about 2-3 seconds to get the shutdown/sleep/reboot dialogue.
Tap - sleep
Short hold/Control tap - dialogue
Long hold - force shutdown
As far as I know there isn't a way to change this functionality.
Tap - sleep
Short hold/Control tap - dialogue
Long hold - force shutdown
As far as I know there isn't a way to change this functionality.
I too discovered this and first said man this sucks, but then now after using it for a couple days, I think it's the way it should have been ages ago. I press the power button and it goes to sleep, which is what I want to do 90% of the time but don't want to close the lid. And as expected, pressing it again immediately will break it from the sleep without needing a password, and like the screen saver, after 5 seconds, wake from sleep requires password.
Pressing it for 1-2 seconds gets me the dialogue box if I do want to shut down.
It's perfect actually... funny how what can seem to be a nuisance can actually be a cool feature. It's 2013, computers (especially SSD) don't need to be powered down, so the first default should be sleep.
I would say Apple should add a menu preference option so if a user WANTS to change it, they should be able to change the actions of that button. Seems like it would be an easy enough option.
well, in my computer with DP2 it's not working like that. One press just turns the screen into black, is not even sleeping. another press ofthat button turns on the screen again. Long press directly resets the womputer, so no system closing, just reset. middle press does nothing.
apple should give a ****ing option. I´m not retarded like 90% of the population. I want to be able to decide thisthings. Hope a mod app is released soon. aplle keeps stinking.
apple should give a ****ing option. I´m not retarded like 90% of the population. I want to be able to decide thisthings. Hope a mod app is released soon. aplle keeps stinking.
Maybe the dialogue box is just not being shown to you because it's only DP2 and not the final product and will eventually show you the dialogue box when you press the button for 2-3 seconds like users above mentioned?
you mean beta like when apple changed the scrolling direction in beta and kept it? you mean like those decisions in beta that will stay in final release no matter how stupid they are and not related to bugs but to wrong decisions?
then yes, it's a beta, unfortunately. I'd like it to be just a rumor, not a beta, smart ass.
then yes, it's a beta, unfortunately. I'd like it to be just a rumor, not a beta, smart ass.
you're still complaining about natural scrolling?
the feature that has an option to turn off?
who pee'd in your cheerios this morning, sweetheart?
Then don't forget to report the problem behaviour in the Apple Seed forums, as part of your participation in the beta program.
"Before you speak, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?"
Whatever...
Problem is that current setup for the button just doesn't work, and it's not possible to disable this feature, unlike the "natural" scrolling direction, which CAN be disabled.
For example yesterday, my machine got blocked, I wanted to turn it off, and I couldn't do it. If I press to little it went to sleep, if I pressed longer the close window didn't show up. If I pushed longer it would reset...
Which in a way, it wasn't that bad, cause if it can't close, then what the hell, go and reset, but you know, I'm able to take these decisions myself. I'm actually not paying apple to take this decisions by me...
Problem is that current setup for the button just doesn't work, and it's not possible to disable this feature, unlike the "natural" scrolling direction, which CAN be disabled.
For example yesterday, my machine got blocked, I wanted to turn it off, and I couldn't do it. If I press to little it went to sleep, if I pressed longer the close window didn't show up. If I pushed longer it would reset...
Which in a way, it wasn't that bad, cause if it can't close, then what the hell, go and reset, but you know, I'm able to take these decisions myself. I'm actually not paying apple to take this decisions by me...
My problem is not the behavior when I WANT to push it - it's the way it zaps everything when I DON'T WANT to push it.
The fact that the backspace (delete) key is already half sized makes it more reprehensible. If I miss just a bit too high on the delete it puts my mac to sleep causing VPN to drop, Lync to barf, and every RDP session I have #@$% the bed.
If you're going to make a button that has RADICALLY different behavior than every other button look EXACTLY like every other key, at least give me a chance to say no to that behavior...
The fact that the backspace (delete) key is already half sized makes it more reprehensible. If I miss just a bit too high on the delete it puts my mac to sleep causing VPN to drop, Lync to barf, and every RDP session I have #@$% the bed.
If you're going to make a button that has RADICALLY different behavior than every other button look EXACTLY like every other key, at least give me a chance to say no to that behavior...
Is the power button not a circle away from the keyboard on your 2012 macbook pro like it is on my 2011 macbook pro?
the power button on newer macs (or is it just airs?) is no longer a separate silver round button that actually needs to be PRESSED. the newer macbooks have the power right next to the delete key, or is it the eject key was replaced with power?
I always found it super ridiculous to have it there. imagine missing that tiny delete key(now half its original size because its got power next to it), and sleeping your computer/powering it off. and its not even like the key is sturdier or has more resistance and thus harder to press. its just like any other keyboard key. not even a different colour.
You're problem is so absurdly trivial that it hurts my head. They added a single function to the button. You can still use the button as you used it before, and you still have the option of using the menu bar to shut down the computer.
you can close the machine from the menu bar?????? really????
OMG, you must be a true genious!!!! thank you so so so much...
[sarcastic mode off]
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also, the 2-3 secs press of the button just doesn't work in my laptop. it's quite a bit **** to be honest. AND, as usual, you can't turn off this new feature...
also, it's flooded with bugs, still in dp6...
cheers!!!! ;-D
I thought it was simply just a bug when using DP1 through DP6.
It shocked me when it appeared to be designed this way. I just want to smash my Mac when my I accidentally hit power button but my intention was to hit the delete button. All internet connection dropped suddenly. The screen goes black.
Jesus I even wanted to install Mountain Lion back for this.
It shocked me when it appeared to be designed this way. I just want to smash my Mac when my I accidentally hit power button but my intention was to hit the delete button. All internet connection dropped suddenly. The screen goes black.
Jesus I even wanted to install Mountain Lion back for this.
To anyone who thinks this is a trivial problem, you clearly don't need to depend on your laptops in professional "live" environments. Accidentally sleeping a machine that's acting as a server or is streaming audio/video is a serious problem.
Just another sad reminder that Apple is moving more and more away from pro users.
Just another sad reminder that Apple is moving more and more away from pro users.
I find this insanely annoying as well. I'm really surprised there's no way to disable it. Reminds me of the "reopen windows when logging back in" checkbox on Lion. At least they fixed that.
I use Mac laptops for 8-10 hours a day for work and many hours a week in my own time and have done for years. In all that time I have never accidentally pressed the power button.
The power button requires significantly more pressure to activate than any normal person would exert on keys whilst typing so how does this get done accidentally? Has this ever actually happened to you or are you just paranoid about it happening?
It is actually pretty easy to press on a rMBP or an air because the power button is on the keyboard and right above the delete key (which I use a lot.)