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From: Robert Svoboda <r080@atlas.cz>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Run script when X is idle for some time?
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* Qiangning Hong <hongqn@gmail.com> [2006-10-19 20:07]:
> I'd like to run a script after X is idle for some time (e.g. 5
> minute), just like what gaim do (it set my status to "away" if I
> haven't touch anything for some time).  How can I do?  FYI, I have
> some Shell/C/Python programming skill.

It's been a long time I tried this, but I remember that there is
program called xautolock which can be used to do what you
want. Particularly its -notifier option.

HTH

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