Re: [Workrave-user] Micropause timer reset

[Rob C. <ro...@kr...>]

William McKee <wi...@kn...> writes:

> The ~/.workrave/config.xml file did not exist. I added it as per your

On Linux, workrave uses gconf or xml (but not both) depending on how
you compiled workrave. If the config.xml does not exist after changing
some settings in the preferences, workrave does not use the xml file.
Try gconf-editor. On windows, always use regedit.

Note that is possible that those keys do not exist. In that case you
have to create them.

> example (minus the notation line) and changed the 5000 to 300000 (5 secs
> to 5 minutes). I exited workrave and restarted but am still getting 5
> second idles. Are these functions only supported in 1.4.1? BTW, what do
> the activity and noise settings adjust?

We removed these settings from the GUI because they were impossible to
explain.... But let me try awayway (offline note from Raymond [other
workrave developer]: success...).

activity: number of milliseconds you have to use mouse/keyboard before
workrave decides you are active.

noise: if two "events" (mouse movement or keystrokes) occur and the
time between those two events is more than noise time, the first event
is ignored. Example:

activity setting = 1s
noise setting = 9s

on time=0s:    press key
on time=10s:   press key, nothing happens (time between last 2
               events > 9s)
on time=10.5s: press key, nothing happens because the time between the
               first non-ignored event (at t=10) and last event < 1s
               (activity setting);
on time=11:    press key, workrave starts the timers

Note: the source is probably must easier to understand than this example...

>> Note that this is not supported :-)
>
> Well there goes the warranty, eh? ;->

:-)

Groetjes,
  Rob
  
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