Does this mean PhistucK could just rely on the gears implementation? Then it would require no Chrome changes.
2009/5/7 David Levin <[email protected]>: > fwiw, gears had an implementation that didn't depend > on XScreenSaverQueryInfo > http://code.google.com/p/gears/source/detail?r=2641&path=/trunk/gears/notifier/user_activity.cc > see user_activity_linux.cc > > 2009/5/7 Adam Barth <[email protected]> >> >> I'd encourage you to implement it for extensions first. It seems >> really useful for queuing up notifications, etc. >> >> Adam >> >> >> 2009/5/7 PhistucK <[email protected]>: >> > (Creating a new thread for it.) >> > So, I started looking into it. >> > And as you wrote, in order to implement this function for all of the >> > platforms (is it even logical to implement a feature like an event only >> > for >> > certain platforms?), I will need to set the ENABLE_XSS_SUPPORT to 1 >> > (like >> > the comment there says). >> > I just want to know whether I am wasting my time here, or it can really >> > be >> > taken into consideration. >> > Now, Aaron suggested it might be a good idea to use the Extensions >> > system as >> > a playground for new features such as this one, so I thought about >> > implementing it as "chrome.onsystemidle". Does this make sense? >> > acceptable? >> > other suggestions? >> > ☆PhistucK >> > >> > >> > 2009/5/6 Evan Martin <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> base/idle_timer implements this. The only implementation detail would >> >> be exposing it to JS. >> >> >> >> It would also make us depend on xscreensaver on Linux which is :( but >> >> whatever. >> >> >> >> 2009/5/6 PhistucK <[email protected]>: >> >> > One more thing - are you planning to implement a function that will >> >> > return >> >> > the status of the machine? >> >> > For presence information, I want to know if the computer is idle and >> >> > if >> >> > it >> >> > does, I do not want to signal the presence. Say, during screen saver >> >> > or >> >> > when >> >> > the screen is shut down (through windows and its power management >> >> > system, >> >> > obviously, not through the shut down button :)). >> >> > And if you were not planning on it - is it so easy to implement that >> >> > you >> >> > will implement it in a few seconds? ;) >> >> > I wish I knew C++ (and had enough disk space :( really low now), I >> >> > would >> >> > have tried to implement it by myself or help a little with >> >> > everything. >> >> > :) >> >> > >> >> > ☆PhistucK >> > >> > > >> > >> >> >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
