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CoronaSDK 2012.821 | Released: 23 May 2012, 2:01am | What's New | Download Now
system.setIdleTimer()
Description:
Controls whether the idle timer is enabled. If enabled is true, the timer will be active (default); inactive if false. When active, the idle timer dims the screen and eventually puts the device to sleep when no user activity occurs (e.g. screen touches).
Syntax:
1 | system.setIdleTimer( enabled ) |
Example:
system.setIdleTimer( false ) -- disable (turn off) the idle timer system.setIdleTimer( true ) -- enable (turn on) the idle timer
Parameters:
enabled
Either true or false to enable or disable the idle timer.
Returns:
Nothing.
Remarks:
Note: This API will not disable the screen saver on the Mac or Windows simulator.
Supported on operating systems and platforms for build numbers shown:
- Mac OS X:--
- Windows:--
- iOS:Coroina SDK 1.0
- Android:Build 2011.299
- API tags:
Is there a way to reset the idleTimer?
Say I've got an app that just uses the accelerometer so I turn off the idleTimer. Then when the games ends and returns to a menu screen, I want the idleTimer back on.
But if I do that now, the system remembers it's not been touched so at the moment I reenable the idleTimer the screen dims.
Marco