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[SOLVED] How Can I Auto-Execute An Application After 10 Minutes?
« on: October 18, 2012, 07:03:32 AM »
Is there a way to auto-execute a program after a period of computer inactivity, similar to the screensaver effect? If I don't type or move the mouse for 10 minutes a program will auto-run.

Is there a way to do this???
« Last Edit: October 21, 2012, 04:36:57 PM by George Underwood Edwards »
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Re: How Can I Auto-Execute An Application After 10 Minutes?
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2012, 09:04:16 AM »
May be you'll find useful information here:
http://coderrr.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/getting-idle-time-in-unix/

Searching in Google by monitor mouse and keyboard inactivity Linux I found some more.
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Re: How Can I Auto-Execute An Application After 10 Minutes?
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2012, 09:34:23 AM »
Thnx! That's a good start...   8)
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Re: How Can I Auto-Execute An Application After 10 Minutes?
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2012, 10:07:31 AM »
Quote from: George Underwood Edwards on October 18, 2012, 07:03:32 AM
Is there a way to auto-execute a program after a period of computer inactivity, similar to the screensaver effect? If I don't type or move the mouse for 10 minutes a program will auto-run.

Is there a way to do this???

If using KDE the function is available under Hardware - Power Management

It appears to work OK ......  did one test with it ...



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Re: How Can I Auto-Execute An Application After 10 Minutes?
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2012, 11:12:43 AM »
Mais...

Just17,
Explain in more details please how we could do it?

I couldn't find the way (InMLU here you know ;D)
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Re: How Can I Auto-Execute An Application After 10 Minutes?
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2012, 02:05:39 PM »
Quote from: Bretheren Sea Holystone on October 21, 2012, 11:12:43 AM
Mais...

Just17,
Explain in more details please how we could do it?

I couldn't find the way (InMLU here you know ;D)

KDE CC - Hardware - Power Management

First item on left .....  Energy Savings Settings

Last Item on page ..... Run Script

Tick the item, put the path to the script in the box, and select the number of minutes of inactivity before the script should run.

Apply.

Done.

Make sure the script is set to run before any of the other settings kick in .....  I haven't tested it other than this way.

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Re: How Can I Auto-Execute An Application After 10 Minutes?
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2012, 03:52:43 PM »
Cool! This does exactly what I want to do.  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: How Can I Auto-Execute An Application After 10 Minutes?
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2012, 04:02:41 PM »
Quote from: George Underwood Edwards on October 21, 2012, 03:52:43 PM
Cool! This is closer to what I want to do. Need to tweak it a bit. 8)

Is there a bash script command to simulate clicking a file? I know the one to execute a jar file, but I need to execute a non-java file.

I don't understand ......  if you want to run a script after X minutes then just locate the script and its path will go into the box.

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Re: How Can I Auto-Execute An Application After 10 Minutes?
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2012, 04:04:27 PM »
Quote from: Just17 on October 21, 2012, 04:02:41 PM
Quote from: George Underwood Edwards on October 21, 2012, 03:52:43 PM
Cool! This is closer to what I want to do. Need to tweak it a bit. 8)

Is there a bash script command to simulate clicking a file? I know the one to execute a jar file, but I need to execute a non-java file.

I don't understand ......  if you want to run a script after X minutes then just locate the script and its path will go into the box.

Ignore it. I didn't have a script set correctly, but it's working now!

Thnx!
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