Re: Feature request for Workrave

Mathijs Groen <[email protected]> Fri, 8 Nov 2019 12:17:12 +0100
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OK, thanks anyway for the feedback.

Regards,
Mathijs


Op do 7 nov. 2019 om 20:35 schreef Rob Caelers <[email protected]>:

> 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,
> - 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:
>
> Could Workrave be extended with the feature that automatically switches
> (after setting interval) of mouse use with left and right hand?
>
> 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.
>
> Next interval vice versa. Current mouse settings is displayed in the
> taskbar icon with an R or L (or something similar).
>
> 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
>
> x =3D 5
> y =3D 7
>
> (above is an example).
>
> Underlying meaning:
> I would like to alternate regularly left and right and Workrave helps me
> not to forget that.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Gr,
> Mathijs
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">OK, thanks anyway for the feedback.<div><br></div><div>Reg=
ards,</div><div>Mathijs</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Op do 7 nov. 2019 om 20:35 schr=
eef Rob Caelers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a=
>&gt;:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div styl=
e=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;">Hi Mathijs,<br><div><br></div><div>I am no=
t in favour of adding these very specific features.</div><div><br></div><di=
v>However, I=E2=80=99m open to making Workrave more extendable in general.<=
/div><div>For example,=C2=A0</div><div>- 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>- by allowing users to define custom=
 actions that are executed when a break starts/ends.</div><div>The latter i=
s already possible to a certain extend on Linux (by using D-Bus)</div><div>=
<br></div><div>However, I never implemented this flexibility, and it is cur=
rently also not very high on my todo list.</div><div>(But feel free to cont=
ribute =C2=A0:-)</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>=C2=A0 Ro=
b</div><div><br></div><div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On 4 Nov 201=
9, at 13:40, Mathijs Groen &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" t=
arget=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br><div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">Could Workrave be extended with the feature that automatically =
switches (after setting interval) of mouse use with left and right hand?<br=
><br>After the interval, a popup is displayed showing that it is time to sw=
itch, after which Workrave automatically switches the left and right mouse =
buttons.<br><br>Next interval vice versa. Current mouse settings is display=
ed in the taskbar icon with an R or L (or something similar).<div><br></div=
><div>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><br></div><div>x =3D 5</d=
iv><div>y =3D 7</div><div><br></div><div>(above is an example).<br><div><br=
>Underlying meaning:<br>I would like to alternate regularly left and right =
and Workrave helps me not to forget that.<br><br>Thanks.<br><br>Gr,<br>Math=
ijs<br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Mathijs Gr=
oen</div><div>E-mail: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"=
_blank">[email protected]</a></div><div>Skype: mathijsgroen</div><div=
>-------------------------------------------------</div></div></div></div><=
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