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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: screensaver / monitor timeouts to IGNORE small mouse jitters

« on: June 14, 2008, 01:57 PM »

Thanks for your help Skrommel.
I know the problem now, even though I'm embarrassed to say I still don't understand how the script works. :p

Anyway, it works if I have a normal screensaver really running. I see the tooltip, cool.

It does not work when I use your MonitorOffSaver.scr, or if the "Turn Off Monitor" timeout setting (of WinXP Power Options Properties > Power scheme) is in effect, or if I am using MonOff.exe.

So ideally, this mouse desensitizing should be in effect when monitor is powered off too.

If it simplifies things, how about combining the mouse desensitizing with MonitorOffSaver.scr and with MonOff.exe?

I personally do not use screensavers for the pretty graphics, I always prefer the monitor go into its lowest power mode, or soft-off.

And there's another potential problem:
The idle timer that WinXP uses to decide whether it is time to start the screensaver / switch off the monitor. This timer would keep getting resetted by the mouse jitters, so that the screensaver would never start. I have one such machine in my work place, it has a off-brand optical mouse. Perhaps the simpler solution is to but a new mouse / mousepad for that machine.

Thanks again!

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General Software Discussion / Where to suggest / request Firefox Addons?

« on: June 14, 2008, 03:36 AM »

Hi all,
I love the Coding Snacks system here.
But I'm not sure if I can post Firefox Addon ideas there? It seems to be mostly for small OS utilities scripted in AutoHotkey.
Is there a forum I should be checking out for Firefox Addons?
There is no apparent way to submit ideas at https://addons.mozil...a.org/en-US/firefox/

IDEA:
A visual indicator for browser tabs (and taskbar buttons), whenever there is audio being played.

Motivation:
Don't you hate it when you have many browser tabs (and browser windows) open, and there is suddenly some music being played from one of those webpages... And there is no easy way to find the offending page.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: screensaver / monitor timeouts to IGNORE small mouse jitters

« on: June 13, 2008, 10:16 PM »

Here's Jiggle!

It prevents small mouse movements from stopping the screensaver.

Skrommel

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(EDIT: removed Skrommel's first version, since he his latest is in his first post)

-skrommel (June 13, 2008, 09:19 PM)

Impressive, thanks!
There was a run time error about line 40, so I moved up line 41 and there was no more error message.
So I was testing it, and it seemed to have no effect, (I simulated unintended small movements by hand, of course) and it often still woke up out of the screen saver, or out of my monoff.exe.
Either it is not working correctly, or I have to increase the aggressiveness.
But I don't really understand the script. Hope you can help.

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Post New Requests Here / IDEA: screensaver / monitor timeouts to IGNORE small mouse jitters

« on: June 13, 2008, 11:14 AM »

Background:
When Windows detects no keyboard/mouse activity for the set number of minutes, it starts the starts screensaver or signals the monitor to go into powersave mode.

Problem statement:
We do not want the OS the wake the monitor up in response to unintended mouse movements or optical mouse jitters that plague low-cost mouses.

Suggestion:
We need to modify or hook into the way the OS wakes the monitor up. Ignore movements of less than N pixels, or movements that are not smoothly continuous for at least M milliseconds.
Alternatively, is there a way in WinXP to tell the OS to ignore mouse inputs altogether, when in screensaver mode?

Extra credit:
As much as possible, power down that energy-sucking 3D graphics card when in monitor is in powersaving mode.

PS: Thank you for monoff.exe