Re: alternative break prompting

Pop-up windows don't need. Brightness. Low brightness - needed rest. In the
pause - total darkness.
Sorry, I can't explain. It is either difficult or really do not need.


2013/9/23 Hugh Sasse <[email protected]>

>
> How will this work for people using screen magnifiers to see what
> has just popped up on the screen?
>
> Thanks,
> Hugh
>
>
> On Sat, 21 Sep 2013, Олег Шиняев wrote:
>
> > Something like:
> >
> > After 3 minutes(setup),  we go to the state "need a micro-pause".
> > After 5 seconds(setup) of inactivity in the state "need a micro-pause",
> we
> > have a micro-pause.
> > Any activity during the micro-pause, return us to the state "need a
> > micro-pause". Any buttons are no longer needed.
> >
> > After 40 minutes(setup), we go to the state "need a break".
> > After 5 seconds(setup) of inactivity in the state "need a break", we
> have a
> > break.
> > Any activity during the break has no effect, except lock and postpone
> > buttons.
> > The postpone button has a drop-down list of time, and the skip button is
> no
> > longer needed.
> >
> >
> > 1. Normal state http://d.pr/i/d5aK
> > 2. Need a micro-pause http://d.pr/i/ykza
> > 3. Micro-pause http://d.pr/i/tHvO
> > 4. Need a break http://d.pr/i/OOtg
> > 5. Break http://d.pr/i/HTO break mode minimal http://d.pr/i/trVZ
> >
> >
> > 2013/9/16 Kumara Bhikkhu <[email protected]>
> >
> > > Something like TimeOut for Mac, right?
> > >
> > > I wouldn't go for the "punishment" of further reduction of brightness
> > > though. The mind hates being punished and will rebel.
> > > Better to just go ahead and dim it all the way, perhaps with an
> > > option to show the current time, which is useful for people who tend
> > > to lose track of time.
> > >
> > > =?KOI8-R?B?78zFxyD7yc7Rxdc=?= wrote thus at 02:46 AM 16-09-13:
> > > >Greetings. I've been using your program and I really like it. Thank
> > > >you. I would like to suggest an option that I think could be useful.
> > > >It is alternative "break prompting"
> > > >
> > > >Instead of annoying jumping window, which confuses work with active
> > > >elements, I would suggest to use a reduction in brightness.
> > > >
> > > >When the brightness is reduced, I realize that I need  a
> > > >micro-pause. If I continue to work, the option could be more
> > > >annoying and reduce the brightness even more.
> > > >
> > > >And even possible to completely turn off the monitor for the
> > > >duration of the micro-pause. This proposal is due to the fact that
> > > >sometimes I look at the monitor while waiting for finishing the
> > > micro-pause.
> > > >
> > > >I hope you understand my heavy English )), thanks.
> > > >Oleg
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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