On Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 10:49:07PM -0600, Rick Macdonald wrote: > I have a program that I want to run only while my PC is unattended. I > don't need the screen locked necessarily. > > xlock does this for me: > > xlock +nolock -startCmd startsetiathome -mode blank > > but I have to run it manually. When I log back in, it does kill the > running command (startsetiathome) just like I want. > > I'd like this exact behaviour but somehow I need xlock to always be > running, waiting to jump in after the idle period. > > Any ideas? Do any of the screen savers in gnome/enlightenment/etc have > such features?
How about the "xautolock" package? It might more properly be named "xidle", since it is simply used to start an arbitrary command after the X input devices have been idle for the period of time you determine. Package: xautolock Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: non-free/x11 Installed-Size: 47 Maintainer: Frederic Lepied <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Version: pl15-1 Depends: libc6, xlib6g (>= 3.3-5) Recommends: xlockmore | xtrlock Description: Start a program if the X window is idle for some time Xautolock monitors console activity under the X window system, and fires up a program of your choice if nothing happens during a user configurable period of time. You can use this to automatically start up a screen locker in case you tend to forget to do so manually before having a coffee break. Urp. That's not free! I just noticed that and I've been using it for years. Looks like we do need "xidle". Who wants to write it? Guess I should install vrms and find out what else I'm in trouble with. -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux | If existence exists, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | why create a creator? cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ |
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