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Q: How can I turn off this "feature" and have the power button bring me the shut down / restart / sleep dialog by default again?

How can I turn off this "feature" and have the power button bring me the shut down / restart / sleep dialog by default again?

 

With the position of the power button on the Retina MacBooks, any mistake turns off the screen in the middle of a presentation or any activity using a projector or big screen — a huge waste of time to wake up the display, enter password, have the projector sync back, watch audience disconnecting from what was being discussed, etc.

This is very annoying, and seems to add to the increasing collection of options Apple decided to make by itself instead of allowing the user to choose.

 

Come on Apple guys, I'm using my Mac because I want options and lots of preferences to tweak to my needs.

If I needed the lobotomized version I'd be using my iPad!

 

Any way (official or hack) to change this button back to its proper funcionality?

 

Thanks!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 14, 2014 4:21 AM

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Q: How can I turn off this "feature" and have the power button bring me the shut down / restart / sleep dialog by default again?

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  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Jan 14, 2014 4:23 AM in response to cterra
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    Jan 14, 2014 4:23 AM in response to cterra

    Come on Apple guys, I'm using my Mac because I want options and lots of preferences to tweak to my needs.

    Where did you get the idea Apple ever offered that?

     

    The option for controlling the power button with pmset has been removed, so there doesn't appear to be a way to alter the behavior.

  • by Tony T1,

    Tony T1 Tony T1 Jan 14, 2014 4:25 AM in response to cterra
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    Jan 14, 2014 4:25 AM in response to cterra

    cterra wrote:

     

    How can I turn off this "feature" and have the power button bring me the shut down / restart / sleep dialog by default again?

     

     

    Not what you want, but you can get the shut down / restart / sleep dialog by holding the power button