Changes:

• Modifier key (shift/ctrl/alt/win) no longer necessary for the hotkey
• You must click “Save” to make the hotkey stick, it’s not automatic like before
• ‘About’ link now takes you to the category for this utility, not a specific page, like I originally intended

Known issues:

• Config files saved a bit differently now, and it’s incompatible with the old way, so you might get an error when you first run. Solution: Just save a hotkey, which will overwrite the old config file with the new one.
• If you press a modifier then the key you want for the hotkey, sometimes it doesn’t work. Solution: Press and release the modifier key you want, then press the other key separately. Then it works.

Like before, hit a key or jiggle the mouse to turn the monitor back on (you can adjust that in the system power settings), and requires .Net 2.0.

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Changes:

• Customizable hotkey (click to capture hotkey, escape to stop)
• Tooltip on tray icon now shows what the hotkey is
• Custom hotkey is saved in a per-user config file (%appdata%\turnoffmonitor\turnoffmonitor\1.0.0.0\config.txt)
• Clicking the tray icon no longer turns off the monitor, it just brings up the window
• Interface changes- more compact, less distracting. Clicking the link takes you to the latest post for this program.
• Fixed a really annoying bug where the system would immediately turn the monitor back on

Like before, hit a key or jiggle the mouse to turn the monitor back on (you can adjust that in the system power settings), and requires .Net 2.0.

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