ALL: discharge problem in games (in standby mode)

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So far Sudoku is known to drain battery in standby.
Not sure if other games do not have this problem, or are simply less popular.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by msukhias...@gmail.com on 11 Jul 2011 at 8:38

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I've used Sudoku a couple of times (with PRS-650), exited it via home-button or 
by tapping the game-symbole top left, and never noticed any change in 
battery-level.

If using HOME-Button, of course making sure to have no menu-open, before 
pressing HOME
(See Issue #134)

Is the title so to read, that the device have to enter standby while in the 
game?

Original comment by Mark.N...@gentlemansclub.de on 12 Jul 2011 at 12:15

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Some users do enter standby while in game, to my knowledge.

Original comment by msukhias...@gmail.com on 12 Jul 2011 at 12:52

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Could this be because the menus are somehow "active" during standby?  It could 
be handled by telling people not to go into standby while using Sudoku (and 
presumably the same will be true for MineSweeper).  After all, Sudoku has a 
save-game feature.  People can save their game, exit Sudoku, and then go into 
standby.

Sincerely,
Ben.

Original comment by ben.chen...@gmail.com on 12 Jul 2011 at 1:32

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I think original code by obelix didn't use Kinoma's menu and didn't have power 
drain issue.

Original comment by msukhias...@gmail.com on 12 Jul 2011 at 2:06

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You are of course right.
Sudoku for 500/505 is using some sprites to simulate a menu, which is still 
used for 300/505 with current code.

I don't see an easy way to use obelix approach with the touch-interface.

But if still the fsk-menu is suspected to cause the trouble, I think I can do a 
quick and momentary ugly version, using buttons instead of menu.

Eventually enhancing the MineSweepter menu-simulation code (for 300/505) to be 
used without fsk-menu also for 600/x50

Original comment by Mark.N...@gentlemansclub.de on 12 Jul 2011 at 3:12

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Actually it's not a verified fact, that old obelix' version did not have
that problem.

Original comment by msukhias...@gmail.com on 12 Jul 2011 at 3:28

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Original comment by msukhias...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2011 at 10:57

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