suspend on 'idle'

[Morgan Collett]

2008/8/8 Ixo X oxI <ixo at myna.ws>:
> One method also to keep the XO from going into 'keyboard-idle' mode...
>
> Sometimes what I do, is hit one of the 'modifer' keys on the keyboard to
> keep the machine awake.  (i.e. Hand, Fn, Ctrl, Shift, Top row function keys,
> etc)....
>
> I wonder if there's a method to simulate this in software, so one could keep
> a 'console' window (2 or 3?) open running the 'non-idle-keyboard'
> application and keep the laptop awake when you want it ? :)

http://xkcd.com/196/

:)