allow display to sleep vs locking

[tcurdt]

I was trying the option "Allow the display to sleep" but it didn't really behave the way I thought it would.

The display did indeed went into sleep. But then after re-activation it asked for a password. That's not what I would have expected from the wording.

I was thinking I would not have to login as it would just sleep/dim the screen.

So I assume it means the machine keeps running (not sleeping) with the screen dimmed - but it also gets locked? I think it would be good to make this a bit clearer from the option text.

But thanks for the app - I use it all the time.

[Napolitain]

I was going to ask what is the intended behavior. I actually personally prefer if it lock the computer but doesn't "sleep". I'm intending to use VS Code remote, and sometimes I'll need to run stuff on workstation and making sure session isn't lost (notebooks). Screen off and locking could allow going AFK. I guess both options could exist ?

[sajitron]

One way I've been able to circumvent this is by doing the following:

• checking the Allow the display to sleep option under the advanced settings of the app.
• under your mac's System Settings, set the option for Turn display off on power adapter when power inactive to never. (Mac OS Ventura) That way, even when your screensaver becomes active and the screen gets locked, the display will never go off, and any underlying processes will keep running. The downside to this, however, is that once you lock your screen manually, this doesn't take effect. Thus, you will have to uncheck the Allow the display to sleep option before locking your screen.