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On 3/6/02 13:18, "Mark H. Anbinder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> This would require checking (after *every* keystroke) how long it's
>> been since the last key stroke.
>
> OK, that's clearly not worthwhile. I really have no idea how these
> clients decide whether you're idle or not. I seem to recall AIM using
> someone else's extension at some point in the past, and of course
> that's not an option for Fire.
>
> If you have no mechanism for keeping track of whether the user is
> idle (and note that I'm talking about idle time, NOT whether the
> user's actively typing in the frontmost window), then my suggestion
> is irrelevant.
Keeping track of how long the entire computer's been idle is easier. We
already do that.
I'm mulling the problem over in the back of my mind. I'll see if I can come
up with something for a post-0.30.a version.
Colter
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