Version 1.01 (July 2008)
Copyright © 2005-2008, Noël DANJOU
All rights reserved.
Display (formerly Display Power Management) is a small command-line tool that allows you to either rotate display orientiation (if supported by the display driver and the system) or to turn the monitor or the screen saver on and off to save power.
Note: this version is Unicode only that means that it will only run in Windows 2000 and later. Windows 98 and ME are not supported.
| Table of Contents |
|---|
| Welcome |
| Package Content |
| Syntax |
| Return Codes (ERRORLEVEL) |
| History |
| Latest Version |
| Redistribution |
| Contact Details |
The package is provided as a compressed (zip) archive that holds a few files. The included files are described in the table below.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| display.exe | The Display program. |
| readme.htm | This file. |
Display features many parameters, for a whole list of the supported parameters and a description, type the following command in a Command Prompt:
display /?
Examples:
To turn the default monitor off, use:
display /power:off
To rotate the default display orientation by 90° counter-clockwise, use:
display /rotate:90
When Display is used in a batch file, you can use ERRORLEVEL to check the completion code returned by the program. The possible return codes are listed in the table below.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Success |
| 1 | Syntax error |
| 2 | Failure, new mode could not be set |
The latest version of Display is always available for download from this address:
Computer magazine publishers are welcome to redistribute the application as-is on their complimentary or monthly CDs. Any other redistribution of the application with commercial products is strictly forbidden without my written permission. Please contact me for a license agreement (see Contact Details).
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