Re: application watcher / idle detector
Re: application watcher / idle detector
- Subject: Re: application watcher / idle detector
- From: Stefano Bargioni <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:56:37 +0100
- Organization: USC
"Stephen Gross" <email@hidden> 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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I have the same problem with some employees in my library: they do not understand the difference between an application not running and an application running without windows.
This is why I'd like that application preferences contain an option like: quit when the user closes its last window. Please, developers...
Bye. Stefano
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