Re: [LAU] Anyone using a timer for taking breaks ?

From: Kevin Cosgrove <kevinc@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Tue Mar 06 2018 - 02:22:46 EET

On 5 March 2018 at 16:58, jonetsu <jonetsu@teksavvy.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:03:24 -0800
> Kevin Cosgrove <kevinc@cosgroves.us> wrote:
>
> > I use a bash script. It's just a nested loop. One loop keeps track
> > of the time interval between breaks. The other loop pops up PDFs of
> > stretching routines to do during the breaks.
>
> I'd be a bit wary of resources. There's no direct access to time
> functions in bash, always have to go through a high-level middleman.
> The middleman would not get asked about time each fraction of a second,
> but the bash loop to pace the asking could very well take some
> noticeable CPU percentage. I guess to nice it down would be in order.

My CPU meter and other "consumables" are almost pegged to the
"nothing being used" end of their dials.

--
Kevin
_______________________________________________
Linux-audio-user mailing list
Linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org
https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
Received on Mon Jun 18 21:48:23 2018

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.8 : Mon Jun 18 2018 - 21:48:24 EEST