Re: launch app
Re: launch app
- Subject: Re: launch app
- From: George Warner <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:01:39 -0700
on 8/27/02 10:29 AM, Rhon Fitzwater at <email@hidden> wrote:
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All I really am using screen effects for is a timer. So whenever
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screeneffects would get activated say after ten minutes, instead of
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filling the screen with say flurry, i would set it for my screen.saver
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and it would launch Process Viewer, which is only an example. I will
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have it launching an application that i made which is used to
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automatically log someone with a warning and countdown timer. I have
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not seen any automatic logout application/scripts for mac os x. has
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anyone else? This is what I am making. So i set the screen effects
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activation time to say 20 mins. then once the computer is idle for 20
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mins, my screen effects.saver will kick in a launch my application. I
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hope i am making myself clear. If not let me know. So if any of you
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out there can help it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I don't see any advantage to having the screen effect launch a different
application. If fact I note at least one major disadvantage: What happens if
someone gets your screen saver but they don't have your application?
Instead I'd recommend that you put all of your code directly into the screen
saver.
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Enjoy,
George Warner,
Mixed Mode Magic Fragment Scientist
Apple Developer Technical Support (DTS)
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