Re: application watcher / idle detector
Re: application watcher / idle detector
- Subject: Re: application watcher / idle detector
- From: Ian Mantripp <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 20:36:51 +0100
on 17/01/01 7:56 pm, Stephen Gross wrote:
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Problem: A lot of users at my workplace forget to quit applications.
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Possible solution: An applescript that monitors idle applications and
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closes them after a set time.
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I know how to write a script to do some of that solution, but not all of
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it. In particular, if anyone knows how to:
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(1) Monitor an application's idle time, or
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(2) Stay idle for awhile, then do its idle-checking routine,
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I would be very grateful to get any pointers.
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The Script Tools 1.3.6 addition can access lots of process info, but I'm not
sure how you'd get the idle time. You can d/l this at
<
http://macscripter.net/>
Ian