Hi,
you might want to take a look at Pidgins-Sourcecode (it's GTK+, so very
close to GTKmm). They have this functionallity to set the user-status to
idle.
However, I believe they use a gnome-library and winapi for this...
Hi all,
I have a problem with a gtkmm application I'm writing, and need your help.
I need to activate a certain action after the user has been inactive for a
given time, very much like a screensaver.
Of course I can't simply connect a timeout: if I do that, the connected
function will be executed after the specified number of seconds, regardless of
any user activity during that time. For it to work as intended, the timeout's
clock should be reset every time the user moves the pointer, clicks, and so on.
So I should write custom handlers for all relevant events (at least
motion_notify and button_click), which would disconnect and reconnect the
timeout. I guess that would work, but it's tedious and complicated.
Thus I wonder if there is an easier way. Screensavers work without requiring
each and every application to send a message whenever they receive an event, so
it must be possible. How do they do that? Can I use the same mechanism?
P.S. I'm running Debian stable so it's gtkmm 2, not 3.
Thank you in advance.
Gerardo
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Best regards,
michi7x7
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