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| align="center" | '''Other settings'''<br> | | align="center" | '''Other settings'''<br> | ||
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| − | | If you suffer from RSI, set timer to take a break every few minutes and exercise your hands, shoulder and neck. | + | | If you suffer from RSI, set timer to take a break every few minutes and exercise your hands, shoulder and neck. |
| − | | Countdown<br> | + | | Countdown<br> |
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| − | #Pop up "Exercise NOW!" message | + | #Pop up "Exercise NOW!" message |
| − | #Pause for 5 minutes | + | #Pause for 5 minutes |
#Restart events | #Restart events | ||
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| − | | align="center" | 2<br> | + | | align="center" | 2<br> |
| − | | Use Shutter as a count-down timer clock (to give alarm at the end of specified time) | + | | Use Shutter as a count-down timer clock (to give alarm at the end of specified time) |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
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| − | | align="center" | 3<br> | + | | align="center" | 3<br> |
| − | | Play a pre-recorded sound track every few minutes (to calm down a baby or a pet). | + | | Play a pre-recorded sound track every few minutes (to calm down a baby or a pet). |
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| − | | align="center" | 4<br> | + | | align="center" | 4<br> |
| − | | Launch an application (e.g. a downloader) at night to avail of internet free hours. | + | | Launch an application (e.g. a downloader) at night to avail of internet free hours. |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
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| <br> | | <br> | ||
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| − | | align="center" | 5<br> | + | | align="center" | 5<br> |
| Share your PC on LAN till a particular time, and then turn it off | | Share your PC on LAN till a particular time, and then turn it off | ||
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
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| − | | align="center" | 6<br> | + | | align="center" | 6<br> |
| − | | When the WinAmp playlist is over, pause for a specified time period and then play another playlist, or hibernate the PC. | + | | When the WinAmp playlist is over, pause for a specified time period and then play another playlist, or hibernate the PC. |
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| − | | align="center" | 7<br> | + | | align="center" | 7<br> |
| − | | Wait till CPU usage drops below a limit for a specified period and then launch Blender/Maya rendering task<br> | + | | Wait till CPU usage drops below a limit for a specified period and then launch [http://www.blender.org/ Blender]/[http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?siteID=123112&id=13577897 Maya] rendering task<br> |
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| − | | align="center" | 8<br> | + | | align="center" | 8<br> |
| − | | Play WinAmp when no one is using the PC for 1 minute (turn the PC into entertainment center automatically). | + | | Play WinAmp when no one is using the PC for 1 minute (turn the PC into entertainment center automatically). |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
| <br> | | <br> | ||
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| − | | align="center" | 9<br> | + | | align="center" | 9<br> |
| − | | When battery is low, take backup of critical data. | + | | When battery is low, take backup of critical data. |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
| <br> | | <br> | ||
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| − | | align="center" | 10<br> | + | | align="center" | 10<br> |
| − | | When battery is low, close specified applications gracefully (allow it to finish its closing tasks rather than crash)<br> | + | | When battery is low, close specified applications gracefully (allow it to finish its closing tasks rather than crash)<br> |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
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| − | | align="center" | 11<br> | + | | align="center" | 11<br> |
| − | | | + | | When battery is low, remind the user to plug in the laptop charger. |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
| <br> | | <br> | ||
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| − | | align="center" | 12<br> | + | | align="center" | 12<br> |
| − | | Warn the user that the desired application has stopped running. | + | | Warn the user that the desired application has stopped running. |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
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| − | | align="center" | 13<br> | + | | align="center" | 13<br> |
| Launch the process only if the application is not running already (to avoid multiple instances running simultaneously) | | Launch the process only if the application is not running already (to avoid multiple instances running simultaneously) | ||
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| − | | align="center" | 14<br> | + | | align="center" | 14<br> |
| − | | When a process is over, launch the next process in sequence. | + | | When a process is over, launch the next process in sequence. |
| − | | <br> | + | | <br> |
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| − | | align="center" | 15<br> | + | | align="center" | 15<br> |
| − | | Warn the user that the reote PC is not communicating any more (either bad link or crash). | + | | Warn the user that the reote PC is not communicating any more (either bad link or crash). |
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| − | | align="center" | 16<br> | + | | align="center" | 16<br> |
| − | | When a file size exceeds a limit, take a backup of the file. | + | | When a file size exceeds a limit, take a backup of the file. |
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| − | | align="center" | 17<br> | + | | align="center" | 17<br> |
| When a file size exceeds a limit, warn the user that the file size has reached the limit. | | When a file size exceeds a limit, warn the user that the file size has reached the limit. | ||
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Revision as of 02:24, 28 May 2010
Typical uses of shutter
In this section, we will see examples of how Shutter can be used.
| Sl |
Task |
Events |
Actions |
Other settings |
| 1 |
If you suffer from RSI, set timer to take a break every few minutes and exercise your hands, shoulder and neck. | Countdown |
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| 2 |
Use Shutter as a count-down timer clock (to give alarm at the end of specified time) | |||
| 3 |
Play a pre-recorded sound track every few minutes (to calm down a baby or a pet). | |||
| 4 |
Launch an application (e.g. a downloader) at night to avail of internet free hours. | |||
| 5 |
Share your PC on LAN till a particular time, and then turn it off | |||
| 6 |
When the WinAmp playlist is over, pause for a specified time period and then play another playlist, or hibernate the PC. | |||
| 7 |
Wait till CPU usage drops below a limit for a specified period and then launch Blender/Maya rendering task |
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| 8 |
Play WinAmp when no one is using the PC for 1 minute (turn the PC into entertainment center automatically). | |||
| 9 |
When battery is low, take backup of critical data. | |||
| 10 |
When battery is low, close specified applications gracefully (allow it to finish its closing tasks rather than crash) |
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| 11 |
When battery is low, remind the user to plug in the laptop charger. | |||
| 12 |
Warn the user that the desired application has stopped running. | |||
| 13 |
Launch the process only if the application is not running already (to avoid multiple instances running simultaneously) | |||
| 14 |
When a process is over, launch the next process in sequence. | |||
| 15 |
Warn the user that the reote PC is not communicating any more (either bad link or crash). | |||
| 16 |
When a file size exceeds a limit, take a backup of the file. | |||
| 17 |
When a file size exceeds a limit, warn the user that the file size has reached the limit. | |||
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