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Typing break for Windows: alternative to Workrave

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alexey_r:
I have two major problems with Workrave, which would otherwise be exactly what I want:

1. If you aren't using keyboard or mouse constantly, you end up with longer intervals between breaks.
2. There is no simple way to disable/reenable it. Bug 501 is 6 years old.
3. It would be even better if it could automatically be disabled when using specific applications (e.g., as mentioned in the bug, full-screen games).

Yes, it's open source, but it's C++, so I won't be able to just modify it :( Are there good alternatives?

Paul Keith:
I don't quite understand the problem but this is the general Google search for it:

http://alternativeto.net/software/workrave/

I've only used EyeDefender in the past and I prefer it to workrave but more for aesthetic reasons.

Judging by the site, nothing has changed and I'm unfamiliar of what bugs it used to have.

http://www.eterlab.com/eyedefender/documentation/

Ath:
Yes, it's open source, but it's C++, so I won't be able to just modify it :( Are there good alternatives?
-alexey_r (December 17, 2011, 03:44 AM)
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Just keep nagging the developers with good motivations to make changes, and they probably incorporate them after being convinced.

What's stopping you from learning how to program in C++, by the way? :D

app103:
You could try my Instant Boss. While it won't do it automatically, you can easily pause it when you don't want it to interfere, like when you are playing a game. It also doesn't rely on keyboard/mouse input for setting the intervals or break length, so what you set is what you get.

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