Re: A problem with workrave

Hi,

> They start to work at 8.00 and finish at 18.00 but workrave appears just
> twice, I really don't know why and I'd like to know how to fix it. I've been
> thinking that maybe is because they don't use the mouse all the time,
> sometimes they read but I really really need your point of view.

Workrave counts the amount of time you are using the mouse or keyboard. If 
this time exceeds the 'break limit', Workrave will inform you to take a break. 
If you stop using mouse of keyboard, Workrave will stop counting your 'active' 
time and starts counting your 'idle' time.

When you have not used the mouse or keyboard for more than the 'break 
duration', Workrave assumes you took a natural break and resets the break 
counter. So if you use your computer primarily for reading, Workrave may not 
prompt you to take break. You can enable the 'reading mode' for this purpose.

If you open the main status window (right click on the white sheep in the 
notification area and select 'open') you can see the status of the three 
breaks. 'active' time is counted in blue. When the timer is completely blue, 
you are prompted to take a break. When you become idle (i.e not using 
mouse.keyboard), a green bar appears. When the break counter is completely 
green, your break is complete and the timer resets.

Hopefully this clarifies the behavior you are seeing. If not, please let us know.

Regards,
   Rob

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