XPost: alt.os.linux.mint   
   From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 10/6/24 06:40 PM, Dr. Noah Bodie wrote:   
   > I did not want to install Caffeine so I prompted ChatGPT to write a script   
   that keeps the   
   > screensaver from activating when you don't want it to activate. IE, while   
   watching videos.   
   >   
   > NoDoze checks once every 50 seconds (feel free to increase this numeral) to   
   see if you are watching   
   > a video on SMPlayer or on YouTube. If you are using either one, then the   
   screensaver won't activate.   
   > Works great!   
   >   
   > ---   
   >   
   > #!/bin/bash   
   >   
   > # Check if smplayer is running.   
   > is_smplayer_running() {   
   > pgrep smplayer > /dev/null   
   > }   
   >   
   > # Check if the browser's active tab title contains "YouTube" and "-".   
   > is_youtube_open() {   
   > active_window=$(xdotool getactivewindow getwindowname)   
   > echo "$active_window" | grep -iq "YouTube" && echo "$active_window" | grep   
   -iq "Mozilla"   
   > }   
   >   
   > while true;   
   > do if is_smplayer_running || is_youtube_open;   
   > then xdotool key Shift   
   >   
   > fi   
   > # Wait for 50 seconds before checking again. Increase this delay if needed.   
   > sleep 50   
   > done   
   I had AI write a program for me to prune a folder, the inverse of what I   
   normally do, I wanted all   
   files BUT a small list deleted.   And it did it.  I did tweak it a bit but I'm   
   a happy camper.   
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