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From: jeff@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Jeff Smartt)
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Subject: Re: detecting user inactivity
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Date: 14 Jun 91 05:10:10 GMT
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In article <17190004@hpsciz.sc.hp.com> bruceh@hpsciz.sc.hp.com (Bruce Haines) writes:
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>	Any ideas on how to sense user "inactivity".  I'd like to set a
>	timer that would go off if a user hasn't generated any keyboard/mouse
>	input. Like whatever a screen saver app must do...?

G'day,

create a DLL that used a system hook that looks for WM_CHAR, WM_SYSCHAR, and
WM_MOUSEMOVE messages to any application.  Add a timer so that you can detect
the lack of messages and that's it!  See the hooks overview in the manual.

Note that the code MUST reside in a DLL - not a standard app.

Regards,
Jeff.
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Jeffrey Smartt, Smartt Designs Pty. Ltd.
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