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Can you set On Idle timeout??

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:33 pm
by EricAlbers
Is there a way to set the number of minutes before the machine is considered 'on idle'?

What determines the machine is Idle? Mouse and Keyboard? Other processes running??

Re: Can you set On Idle timeout??

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 7:45 pm
by bruce
FAH queries the status reported by your operating system and "idle" is defined by them. The answer probably depends on which OS you use. This is a question for Microsoft/Linux/Apple.

Re: Can you set On Idle timeout??

Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:24 pm
by 7im
In Windows, fah watches for the monitor to go in to power saving mode. And you can adjust the time that Windows does that. You'd have to ask on a Windows forum for the actual process, or web search it.

Similar settings for the other OS types, but I don't know the exact details of the others off hand.

Re: Can you set On Idle timeout??

Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 5:37 pm
by 7im
calxalot wrote:On OSX, idle is when the computer puts the display to sleep, or the login window is active.
See also thread on idle.