Hi AppleScript is the way to go with a shell execute command every x seconds or so
Found this to get you started http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20040330161158532 Lagi Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Dec 2016, at 19:39, Richmond Mathewson <richmondmathew...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > In a perfect world . . . . > > There would be a cross-platform solution that did not depend of external code > snippets or components > of operating systems. > > A little bird just sang "poll a key" in my ear, but I dismissed it as it made > me think of the executioner > on Tower Hill having to finally hack off the Duke of Monmouth's head with his > pocket knife as his > axe had gone blunt. > > Richmond. > >> On 12/24/16 7:41 pm, Mike Bonner wrote: >> nvm, found the answer. Now going afk long enough to see if I can pick up an >> "idle" msg" >> >> >>> On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> While digging around for answers I came across something interesting.. >>> >>> From windows vista and onward there is a program quser.exe located in >>> \windows\system32 that returns the current user state. From the command >>> line it shows >>> mike console 1 Active none 12/16/2016 >>> 5:56 PM >>> >>> I was going to test and see if it would show idle after a period of >>> inactivity (using a looping lc shell call) but heres the interesting >>> thing.. Lc can't see it. At all. Trying a shell call returns " is not >>> recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch >>> file. >>> >>> I can change to the directory in shell and "dir" and there it is. I can >>> run it from shell. >>> >>> If I do a shell call shell("dir quser.exe") on that directory it says >>> "Directory of c:\windows\system" file not found. >>> If I get the files, it isn't there. >>> >>> So my question is this.. What the heck is going on? Its not a hidden or >>> system file, as far as I can tell its just a file sitting there like >>> normal. Why can't lc see it? (why can't the LC shell see it for that >>> matter) >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Richmond Mathewson < >>> richmondmathew...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Sorry: late to the party! >>>> >>>> A rawKeyDown message IS recieved even IF the mouse is NOT in the LiveCode >>>> window, BUT >>>> the LiveCode window MUST be the front window. >>>> >>>> A rawKeyDown message won't be recieved IF the mouse is NOT in the >>>> LiveCode windows if >>>> it comes from a mouse button, scrollwheel or track ball. >>>> >>>> The micro trackball on the top of my Macintosh mouse sends these >>>> rawKeydowns: >>>> >>>> Left: 65310 . . . . . . Left Arrow Key: 65361 >>>> >>>> Right: 65311 . . . . . . Right Arrow Key: 65363 >>>> >>>> Forward: 65308 . . . . . . Up Arrow Key: 65362 >>>> >>>> Back: 65309 . . . . . .Down Arrow Key 65364 >>>> >>>> Richmond. >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
