until_nonidle

Execute something as long as the user is idling.

Description

The tools is especially useful in combination with auto lockscreens. The user can be notified (by a dimming action on the screen or by showing a text message on the display) about the fact that the computer is being locked, and can perform an action such as moving the mouse to dismiss the action.

Requirements

• xprintidle
• psutil

Example

./until_nonidle.py sleep 10

The sleep 10 command terminates if the user comes back from idling.