Important screensaver tip for Windows emulator authors

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Re: Important screensaver tip for Windows emulator authors

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cool -- just tested the Power Management API and it seems to work well. Even with my workstation set to lock. Thanks!
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Re: Important screensaver tip for Windows emulator authors

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Another Win32 function I didn't see mentionned on this thread is SetThreadExecutionState, which is compatible with Windows XP and newer.

You can call it periodically like this:

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SetThreadExecutionState(ES_DISPLAY_REQUIRED | ES_SYSTEM_REQUIRED)
to reset the sleep timer and the screen blanking/screensaver timer, or you can use the ES_CONTINUOUS flag to make the setting stick.

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SetThreadExecutionState(ES_CONTINUOUS | ES_DISPLAY_REQUIRED | ES_SYSTEM_REQUIRED)
will disable windows sleep and the screensaver, while

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SetThreadExecutionState(ES_CONTINUOUS)
will re-enable them.
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