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From: Robert Svoboda <r080@×××××.cz>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Run script when X is idle for some time?
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:04:55
Message-Id: 20061020115853.GA21621@ivanka.svobodovi
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Run script when X is idle for some time? by Qiangning Hong
1 * Qiangning Hong <hongqn@×××××.com> [2006-10-19 20:07]:
2 > I'd like to run a script after X is idle for some time (e.g. 5
3 > minute), just like what gaim do (it set my status to "away" if I
4 > haven't touch anything for some time). How can I do? FYI, I have
5 > some Shell/C/Python programming skill.
6
7 It's been a long time I tried this, but I remember that there is
8 program called xautolock which can be used to do what you
9 want. Particularly its -notifier option.
10
11 HTH
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