Re: How to add feature to Workrave by myself?

Mateusz Jończyk <[email protected]> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 20:33:54 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.misc.workrave.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
W dniu 19.12.2014 o 19:49, Ooker pisze:
> I know that everyone is busy, but I think I need that feature so 
> much. So I write this email to ask you how can I implement this feature 
> to Workrave by myself. I'm not a programmer, neither have made any 
> software before so I think I will need your help to guide me. Although, 
> I have written some Linux shell script before so I think I will learn 
> fast. Can you help me to do this? Thank you.

You could possibly use the D-Bus interface to Workrave.

Install D-Feet to see how it is structured. There is a command line interface to
D-Bus.

You could periodically query org.workrave.CoreINterface.GetTimerElapsed.
Parameters can be 'microbreak', 'restbreak', etc.

Greetings,
Mateusz

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