Bug 501 - Feature: Hotkey to dis/enable
Status:
NEW
Component:
GUI
Version:
unspecified
Hardware:
PC Windows
Importance:
P4 enhancement
Target Milestone:
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Assignee:
Rob Caelers
URL:
Depends on:
Blocks:
Reported:
Dec 14 2005 10:37:35 UTC
by:
Sec
Modified:
Feb 16 2018 09:23:02 UTC
CC List:
al**@gm**.com
Bjorn Martensson
Gurpiar
Michael Hoffman
Carsten Guthardt-Schulz
WhoWhenWhatRemovedAdded
Rob CaelersJan 15 2006 13:03:19 UTCseveritynormalenhancement
Michael HoffmanJul 21 2006 14:51:19 UTCccMichael Hoffman
Rob CaelersAug 27 2007 14:03:51 UTCpriorityP2P4
GurpiarApr 14 2008 19:14:20 UTCccGurpiar
Carsten Guthardt-SchulzMar 9 2010 18:21:34 UTCccCarsten Guthardt-Schulz
al**@gm**.comDec 17 2011 10:23:38 UTCccal**@gm**.com
Bjorn MartenssonFeb 16 2018 09:23:02 UTCccBjorn Martensson
Description
Sec  Dec 14 2005 10:37:35 UTC
I like workrave very much, but when playing a game in fullscreen it is very annoying if workrave pops up its break warnings. I would like to have an (optional?) Hotkey to disable workrave. Re-activation coult either be another hotkey, or it could re-enable itself autmatically after X minutes of inactivity.
Comment 1
Stefan Wrobel  Feb 9 2006 23:53:31 UTC
I agree, I'd like to see this feature added because I use Workrave on my machine at work, and sometimes people come by to talk to me about something and I'm showing them code and up pops the micro-break window, and then I have to fight it off the screen.  I can go to the tray icon and right-click and suspend it, but it would be nice if I could just have a hotkey bound to suspend/un-suspend it, like ctrl+alt+s or something like that.
Comment 2
Michael Hoffman  Jul 21 2006 14:51:19 UTC
A global hotkey to go into a rest break would also be nice.
Comment 3
Stefan Wrobel  Mar 14 2007 00:16:43 UTC
Is there any hope of this ever being done?  I honestly think this would be a useful feature for many people.
Comment 4
Carsten Guthardt-Schulz  Mar 9 2010 18:21:34 UTC
I second this request. It would be VERY useful to have a global hotkey like Alt-Ctrl-W (or something configurable) that enables/disables Workrave wherever you are.

A "suspend workrave for n minutes" hotkey would be cool as well, but it's not close to being as important as the enable/disable hotkey.
Comment 5
Bjorn Martensson  Feb 16 2018 09:23:02 UTC
Another option (or additional) is to have an additional, optional button on the pop-ups: "Suspend workrave for 60 min" or similar. It could be an icon of a powerplug being pulled out.

My biggest problem isn't to quickly disable workrave, but rather once I disable it, I forget to enable it again.