Re: How to reset the idle timer?

On Sun, Mar 1, 2026 at 12:09 PM <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2026-03-01, at 03:48, Stéphane Marks <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > You could give the new `system-sleep` package a try that is in Emacs 31
> from master.  Register a hook on
> > `system-sleep-event-functions` and your hook will be notified when the
> system is about to sleep or has woken up.  This will be
> > more reliable than relying on timers, though, if you want to defer some
> of the work you could set a one-shot timer upon waking
> > to do your work.
>
> Ha, I had no idea this existed, thanks!  From a cursory reading it seems
> that this feature is in its early days - it gives me a bit of a vibe of
> an unpolished prototype - but it's definitely a great addition to Emacs!
> I will certainly blog about is, since it is potentially very useful.
> (Not to mention that it seems to bring Emacs even closer to an operating
> system;-)).
>

Prototype is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose.  It runs on
Linux/D-Bus, MS-Windows, macOS/NS and has been used already by other
people.  Try it and if you find an issue let us know.