Re: Feature request for Workrave

Rob Caelers <[email protected]> Thu, 7 Nov 2019 20:35:33 +0100
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Hi Mathijs,

I am not in favour of adding these very specific features.

However, I=E2=80=99m open to making Workrave more extendable in general.
For example,=20
- by allowing users to define their own custom breaks/reminders (at a =
specific time, or after an amount of =E2=80=9Cactive=E2=80=9D time).
- by allowing users to define custom actions that are executed when a =
break starts/ends.
The latter is already possible to a certain extend on Linux (by using =
D-Bus)

However, I never implemented this flexibility, and it is currently also =
not very high on my todo list.
(But feel free to contribute  :-)

Kind regards,
  Rob

> On 4 Nov 2019, at 13:40, Mathijs Groen <[email protected]> =
wrote:
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> Could Workrave be extended with the feature that automatically =
switches (after setting interval) of mouse use with left and right hand?
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> After the interval, a popup is displayed showing that it is time to =
switch, after which Workrave automatically switches the left and right =
mouse buttons.
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> Next interval vice versa. Current mouse settings is displayed in the =
taskbar icon with an R or L (or something similar).
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> Optional: include a parameter setting to set left/right usage ratio. =
For example: right hand switching after x minutes/clicks/meters, left =
hand switching after y minutes/clicks/meters
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> x =3D 5
> y =3D 7
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> (above is an example).
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> Underlying meaning:
> I would like to alternate regularly left and right and Workrave helps =
me not to forget that.
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> Thanks.
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> Gr,
> Mathijs
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> --=20
> Mathijs Groen
> E-mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Skype: mathijsgroen
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Hi =
Mathijs,<br class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">I am not in favour of adding these very specific =
features.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">However, I=E2=80=99m open to making Workrave more extendable =
in general.</div><div class=3D"">For example,&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"">-=
 by allowing users to define their own custom breaks/reminders (at a =
specific time, or after an amount of =E2=80=9Cactive=E2=80=9D =
time).</div><div class=3D"">- by allowing users to define custom actions =
that are executed when a break starts/ends.</div><div class=3D"">The =
latter is already possible to a certain extend on Linux (by using =
D-Bus)</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">However, =
I never implemented this flexibility, and it is currently also not very =
high on my todo list.</div><div class=3D"">(But feel free to contribute =
&nbsp;:-)</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Kind =
regards,</div><div class=3D"">&nbsp; Rob</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On 4 Nov 2019, at 13:40, Mathijs Groen &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" =
class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">Could Workrave be extended with the feature that =
automatically switches (after setting interval) of mouse use with left =
and right hand?<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">After the interval, a popup =
is displayed showing that it is time to switch, after which Workrave =
automatically switches the left and right mouse buttons.<br class=3D""><br=
 class=3D"">Next interval vice versa. Current mouse settings is =
displayed in the taskbar icon with an R or L (or something similar).<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Optional: include a =
parameter setting to set left/right usage ratio. For example: right hand =
switching after x minutes/clicks/meters, left hand switching after y =
minutes/clicks/meters</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">x =3D 5</div><div class=3D"">y =3D 7</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">(above is an example).<br class=3D""><div=
 class=3D""><br class=3D"">Underlying meaning:<br class=3D"">I would =
like to alternate regularly left and right and Workrave helps me not to =
forget that.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Thanks.<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Gr,<br class=3D"">Mathijs<br clear=3D"all" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>-- <br class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div =
class=3D"">Mathijs Groen</div><div class=3D"">E-mail: <a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">[email protected]</a></div><div class=3D"">Skype: =
mathijsgroen</div><div =
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