Re: [dev] [slock] [patch] Add a simple script for X11 idle watching.

From: Carlos Torres <vlaadbrain_AT_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 22:43:50 -0500

maybe this is more appealing to the inquisition

 http://sprunge.us/GbCf


On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Carlos Torres <vlaadbrain_AT_gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks 20h, i missed the part where xssstate.c was so here is what it
> could be
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> http://sprunge.us/UGaB
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> On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Christoph Lohmann <20h_AT_r-36.net> wrote:
>
>> Greetings.
>>
>> On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:48:52 +0100 Carlos Torres <vlaadbrain_AT_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Dec 8, 2012 10:10 AM, "Christoph Lohmann" <20h_AT_r-36.net> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Greetings.
>> > >
>> > > On Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:05:52 +0100 Carlos Torres <
>> vlaadbrain_AT_gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > > What about xss, http://woozle.org/~neale/src/xss.html it doesn't
>> poll.
>> > >
>> > > It seems to expose the same functions but in a more hideous way. It
>> is
>> > > using the possibility to register a screensaver instead of having
>> that
>> > > logic on your own in a more understandable way.
>> >
>> > Registration of a screensaver is the whole purpose of the mit
>> screensaver
>> > extension. With it you avoid polling for idle and can manage it with
>> xset.
>> > Isn't this better and consumes less cpu.
>>
>> Now, with renaming xgetidle to xssstate[0] it’s possible to do all of
>> this in a script. It does not poll, it waits for the time requested by
>> the user. This may be used in other scenarios. The example script to in‐
>> voke slock is now in the xssstate repository.
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>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Christoph Lohmann
>>
>> [0] http://git.suckless.org/xssstate/
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