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give us more detail on how idle time works?
It would be nice to learn exactly how "idle" time works? My understanding is that a period of inactivity will trigger the system to "go idle" and not record further activity. However, there seems to be a bit of a problem with how it works. For example (I just turned on Rescue Time) iTunes is listed as having about five minutes of "focus". This is rather off -- I certainly didn't spend five minutes searching my library for music!
What I suggest is that the "idle" work the same way the idle works on my bicycle cyclometer: after a period of inactivity (say, two minutes), all of the previous time is not counted. As an example: typing in Microsoft Word starts at 5.00 pm; last keystroke at 5:15 pm; idle triggered at 5:17 pm; time logged: 15 minutes (not 17.)
Or perhaps this is how it already works, and I really did surf my iTunes for five minutes? As I said, the first step should perhaps be a little more detail on how idle time works (definitely it was my first question when learning about Rescue Time.)
What I suggest is that the "idle" work the same way the idle works on my bicycle cyclometer: after a period of inactivity (say, two minutes), all of the previous time is not counted. As an example: typing in Microsoft Word starts at 5.00 pm; last keystroke at 5:15 pm; idle triggered at 5:17 pm; time logged: 15 minutes (not 17.)
Or perhaps this is how it already works, and I really did surf my iTunes for five minutes? As I said, the first step should perhaps be a little more detail on how idle time works (definitely it was my first question when learning about Rescue Time.)
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Inappropriate?Currently the idle timer in RescueTime is pretty basic. After 2 minutes of no keyboard and mouse activity, RescueTime assumes you have stepped away from your computer.
In the future, we will be working on more intelligent idle timing options, including not counting the last 2 minutes when an idle situation occurs and options for setting longer idle timeouts for people who are watching videos without mouse/keyboard movement.
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this answers the question
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Inappropriate?Skype or VOIP in general is another type of application that typically involves little or no mouse/keyboard activity yet should be logged.
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