Nacht Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Hi guise, new here to this particular forum. I've been digging on google for some time and haven't been able to come up with a way (within my own capabilities) to do what I want. I want to have a timeout for my open windows. Say I get up from the computer for a few hours, I want all my windows open to minimize as with the show desktop button. I am not very partial to the screensavers windows comes with and one you find on the internet tend to use alot of cpu time. I know I could just have it go black or just turn off my monitor but often times I leave my computer after having done something requiring that I have a lot of windows open. In some cases I may have sensitive items open that I wouldn't want others to see or games running. If anyone has a clue as to how I could possibly approach this I would really appreciate the help. I'm not a programmer so that option is out unless you write it for me. If it is not currently possible then don't worry about it as I am well aware of other work arounds like just having the computer lock. I know that you can minimize with a keystroke so I was thinking that maybe some program might exist to hit keystrokes under certain circumstances like inactivity but I have no idea how to go about searching for such a thing...if there is.Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacht Posted September 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 I guess this isnt possible short of writing the code for a screensaver yourself. I kept searching for any way I could do this but nothing came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Honestly, I would click the Show Desktop button before I got up if there are privacy issues, Nacht. But you mean something that would require a password or such when you return to the desktop? Edit: I am sure there have been written several programs to effect this kind of behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacht Posted September 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 no password, just something that would minimize all windows open, leaving a pretty desktop background as opposed to the mess of things I always have open. Its not really a big deal though. I was hoping that I would help some code monkey get his jollies on making something that doesnt seem to exist atm while getting a neat gadget to suit my personal wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReedRichardsInSpaaaace Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Have you found a way to do this? I have a pretty nice desktop that I have set up with Rainmaker and a few other tweaks. I would love to have all windows minimize after 'X' minutes of non-use. A glance will tell me what I need to know, including active programs, torrents, time, weather, and a few other goodies. Any luck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANEMAN Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Adam Pash of "Lifehacker" made up a little tool a few years back that is still available.The source code is still available if you want to mess with it any further also.http://lifehacker.co...pt-away-windowsAnd people have posted scripts on the "autohotkey" board.http://www.autohotke...active-windows/John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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