Index: ../apps/gui/gwps-common.c
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--- ../apps/gui/gwps-common.c	(revision 16104)
+++ ../apps/gui/gwps-common.c	(working copy)
@@ -1858,33 +1858,30 @@
     struct wps_data *data = gwps->data;
     struct screen *display = gwps->display;
     struct wps_state *state = gwps->state;
+    struct align_pos align;
+    int line, i;
+    bool caption = false;
 
+    /* to find out wether the peak meter is enabled we
+       assume it wasn't until we find a line that contains
+       the peak meter. We can't use peak_meter_enabled itself
+       because that would mean to turn off the meter thread
+       temporarily. (That shouldn't matter unless yield
+       or sleep is called but who knows...)
+    */
+    bool enable_pm = false;
+
     if(!gwps || !data || !state || !display)
         return false;
 
-    int line, i, subline_idx;
-    unsigned char flags;
-    char linebuf[MAX_PATH];
-
-    struct align_pos align;
     align.left = NULL;
     align.center = NULL;
     align.right = NULL;
 
-    bool update_line, new_subline_refresh;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
     gui_wps_statusbar_draw(gwps, true);
 
-    /* to find out wether the peak meter is enabled we
-       assume it wasn't until we find a line that contains
-       the peak meter. We can't use peak_meter_enabled itself
-       because that would mean to turn off the meter thread
-       temporarily. (That shouldn't matter unless yield
-       or sleep is called but who knows...)
-    */
-    bool enable_pm = false;
-
     /* Set images to not to be displayed */
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_IMAGES; i++)
     {
@@ -1915,12 +1912,73 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BACKLIGHT
+    if (global_settings.caption_backlight && state->id3)
+    {
+        /* turn on backlight n seconds before track ends, and turn it off n
+           seconds into the new track. n == backlight_timeout, or 5s */
+        int n = global_settings.backlight_timeout * 1000;
+
+        if ( n < 1000 )
+            n = 5000; /* use 5s if backlight is always on or off */
+
+        if (((state->id3->elapsed < 1000) ||
+             ((state->id3->length - state->id3->elapsed) < (unsigned)n)) &&
+            (state->paused == false))
+        {
+            backlight_on();
+            caption = true;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
+    if (global_settings.remote_caption_backlight && state->id3)
+    {
+        /* turn on remote backlight n seconds before track ends, and turn it
+           off n seconds into the new track. n == remote_backlight_timeout,
+           or 5s */
+        int n = global_settings.remote_backlight_timeout * 1000;
+
+        if ( n < 1000 )
+            n = 5000; /* use 5s if backlight is always on or off */
+
+        if (((state->id3->elapsed < 1000) ||
+             ((state->id3->length - state->id3->elapsed) < (unsigned)n)) &&
+            (state->paused == false))
+        {
+            remote_backlight_on();
+            caption = true;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
+    /* For some models, the display is unreadable if the backlight is off.
+     * If so, only render the WPS if the backlight is (about to be) turned
+     * on.
+     */
+#if defined(HAVE_BACKLIGHT) && (defined(SANSA_E200))
+    if (!(caption || is_backlight_on()
+#if defined(HAVE_REMOTE_LCD)
+        || is_remote_backlight_on()
+#endif
+    ))
+    {
+        display->stop_scroll();
+        return true;
+    }
+#endif
+
     state->ff_rewind_count = ffwd_offset;
 
     for (line = 0; line < data->num_lines; line++)
     {
+        int subline_idx;
+        bool update_line = false;
+        bool new_subline_refresh;
+        char linebuf[MAX_PATH];
+        unsigned char flags;
+        
         memset(linebuf, 0, sizeof(linebuf));
-        update_line = false;
 
         /* get current subline for the line */
         new_subline_refresh = update_curr_subline(gwps, line);
@@ -2001,40 +2059,6 @@
 
     display->update();
 
-#ifdef HAVE_BACKLIGHT
-    if (global_settings.caption_backlight && state->id3)
-    {
-        /* turn on backlight n seconds before track ends, and turn it off n
-           seconds into the new track. n == backlight_timeout, or 5s */
-        int n = global_settings.backlight_timeout * 1000;
-
-        if ( n < 1000 )
-            n = 5000; /* use 5s if backlight is always on or off */
-
-        if (((state->id3->elapsed < 1000) ||
-             ((state->id3->length - state->id3->elapsed) < (unsigned)n)) &&
-            (state->paused == false))
-            backlight_on();
-    }
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
-    if (global_settings.remote_caption_backlight && state->id3)
-    {
-        /* turn on remote backlight n seconds before track ends, and turn it
-           off n seconds into the new track. n == remote_backlight_timeout,
-           or 5s */
-        int n = global_settings.remote_backlight_timeout * 1000;
-
-        if ( n < 1000 )
-            n = 5000; /* use 5s if backlight is always on or off */
-
-        if (((state->id3->elapsed < 1000) ||
-             ((state->id3->length - state->id3->elapsed) < (unsigned)n)) &&
-            (state->paused == false))
-            remote_backlight_on();
-    }
-#endif
-
     return true;
 }