gSender 1.6 - enable blanking

Jens · April 19, 2026, 2:37am

In gSender 1.5.x there was a file (c:\Program Files\gSender\resources\app\main.js) that one could modify to allow gSender to blank the screen. This file seems to no longer be present in 1.6.
Has anyone figured out yet how to enable blanking in gSender 1.6?

Jens · April 19, 2026, 8:17pm

I have sent a note to Sienci directly. If there is a solution I will post it here for anybody else that prefers blanking to be enabled.

KGN · April 20, 2026, 1:24pm

If it’s not possible to edit the files directly, we can look at adding a config toggle for it.

Specifically, you were editing the powerSaveBlocker events previously, correct?

github.com/Sienci-Labs/gsender

src/main.js

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          ipcMain.on('file-association-ready', () => {
              isRendererReady = true;
              if (pendingFileToOpen) {
                  loadFileAssociation(pendingFileToOpen, window);
                  pendingFileToOpen = null;
              }
          });
          
          // Power saver - display sleep higher precedence over app suspension
          powerSaveBlocker.start('prevent-display-sleep');
          powerMonitor.on('lock-screen', () => {
              powerSaveBlocker.start('prevent-display-sleep');
          });
          powerMonitor.on('suspend', () => {
              powerSaveBlocker.start('prevent-app-suspension');
              log.info('Prevented suspension');
          });
          
          // Save window size and position
          window.on('close', () => {

Jens · April 20, 2026, 6:58pm

Correct, I would comment out the highlighted line and the two lines following.

KGN · April 22, 2026, 2:50pm

1.6.1 will allow you to toggle the power saving via the “Power Saving” config option in the Basics section.

Jens · April 22, 2026, 4:45pm

WooooHooooo !!! THANK YOU !!!

KGN · April 30, 2026, 3:14pm

1.6.1 is now available - so your notepad++ can rest easy hopefully.