* [gentoo-user] Run script when X is idle for some time?
@ 2006-10-18 18:32 Qiangning Hong
2006-10-18 19:30 ` Willie Wong
2006-10-20 11:58 ` Robert Svoboda
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From: Qiangning Hong @ 2006-10-18 18:32 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Run script when X is idle for some time?
2006-10-18 18:32 [gentoo-user] Run script when X is idle for some time? Qiangning Hong
@ 2006-10-18 19:30 ` Willie Wong
2006-10-20 11:58 ` Robert Svoboda
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From: Willie Wong @ 2006-10-18 19:30 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 02:32:35AM +0800, Qiangning Hong wrote:
> 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.
I might be wrong, but I think Gaim uses the xscreensaver extension
from libXScrnSaver. There is a PyXSS module which can extract
information about Xscreensaver including idle time.
If the idle time that you have is the same as your xscreensaver
blanking time, then you can just use the 'xscreensaver-command -watch'
command (look at man xscreensaver-command for more info). I use it
with festival to have my computer greet me in the morning when I unlock
the screen.
W
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Run script when X is idle for some time?
2006-10-18 18:32 [gentoo-user] Run script when X is idle for some time? Qiangning Hong
2006-10-18 19:30 ` Willie Wong
@ 2006-10-20 11:58 ` Robert Svoboda
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From: Robert Svoboda @ 2006-10-20 11:58 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
* 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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