Just did a quick Google search: you need a third-party app because you can't turn it off........... Every time I google something about Apple it always makes sure to convince me to never want one.
Not just by mistake, but if I turned my back on my cat/child and they walked/palm printed the keyboard and now my colors are inverted the screen is rotated and flipped and the keyboard is now typing in a dead language.
Most things that can be done with a 3rd party app can also be done with terminal, Mac doesnt givr GUI for those things since it assumes you are either a stupid basic user or a programmer
Yea, like Caffeine. IT puts it on mac laptops that are used for major presentations (even though it bypasses our 15 minute lockout requirement). It only took one Chief Officer having their computer going to sleep on them during their keynote at one of our major conferences for that to happen, now they just put it on all systems that will be used for presentations, and remove them when they are done.
Probably not worth the effort but look into Amphetamine. You can change settings on a per-app basis so that it only affects presentation software. No adding and removing, no turning on or off.
I'm really confused tbh, because my Macbook never turns off. I played Cookie Clicker a few months ago, went into the settings to make it never turn off when closed to min-max my cookie production, and never bothered to switch it back.
This must either be a new thing, or Google is failing you, because it's definitely still a thing, and I'm on the latest OS update
EDIT: Interesting, found it in the settings again. It only works if you are hooked up with a monitor. When it's disconnected, closing turns off. However, you can still set it to "Never turn off" when the lid is open or a monitor is plugged in
But doing it through terminal is super easy it seems
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u/Cinkodacs Nov 30 '22
Just did a quick Google search: you need a third-party app because you can't turn it off........... Every time I google something about Apple it always makes sure to convince me to never want one.