Enhancement - Disable sleep sleep but allow idle sleep

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I would love if there were an option to allow the computer to sleep based only 
on the idle time setting (e.g. closing the won't put the computer to sleep, but 
if it's left idle for the amount of time specified in the 'normal' settings it 
will go to sleep as it normally would).

Effectively I'm hoping that such an option disables the 'lid closed sensor.'  
This would be great for anyone with a macbook and an airport extreme who wants 
to be able to wake up their macbook 'on-demand' (for things like streaming 
audio, video, etc.).  When I leave the house, I currently have to make sure 
that my wife hasn't closed the lid on the computer and has left it plugged in 
or I can't use the wake-on-demand feature that is available if you're connected 
to an airport extreme or time capsule.  Disabling just the lid sensor 
would/should allow this though.

Thanks for a great app!  Been using it since shortly before the release of Lion!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 28 Sep 2012 at 12:52

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Sorry don't know how to list this as an "Enhancement" rather than a defect.

Original comment by [email protected] on 28 Sep 2012 at 12:53

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The 'normal' idle settings should work. I've checked it just now.

Original comment by [email protected] on 20 Dec 2012 at 9:19

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Thanks so much for the response!  I really appreciate your work on this little 
program!

I'll have to play around with this again when I get home and have access to my 
MacBook, but you're saying that I should be able to disable lid sleep (only) 
and the computer's current idle sleep settings should work as if the lid were 
open, right?

If my MacBook is plugged in with the lid open, I'm able to remotely wake it 
from sleep with certain apps on my iPhone since I have the MacBook on an 
airport express network.  Any chance you've been able to test to see if you can 
wake it like that if its plugged in but the lid is closed (with these 
settings)?  I was unable to do that previously but I'll play around with it 
some more.

Thanks again!

Original comment by [email protected] on 20 Dec 2012 at 2:58