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  • April 18, 2008
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[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2008]

We are looking for a way to monitor inactivity, in a thin client enviornment, and bring up a login screen if user has not used the thin client ap in a specified period of time.

I know I can create a thread that is running in background that will pop up our loging screen, but not sure how to monitor both keystrokes, mouse clicks and maybe mouse movement.

I don't want to exit them from the screen they are in just bring up a screen so they have to login again before they continue.

Thanks for any help

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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2008]

    We are looking for a way to monitor inactivity, in a thin client enviornment, and bring up a login screen if user has not used the thin client ap in a specified period of time.

    I know I can create a thread that is running in background that will pop up our loging screen, but not sure how to monitor both keystrokes, mouse clicks and maybe mouse movement.

    I don't want to exit them from the screen they are in just bring up a screen so they have to login again before they continue.

    Thanks for any help
    For keystokes or in general interacting with the screen you can use an accept before time for "x" number of seconds and then once the timeout occurs you can reset them back to a login - see renew-timeout configuration variable as well.
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2008]

    We are looking for a way to monitor inactivity, in a thin client enviornment, and bring up a login screen if user has not used the thin client ap in a specified period of time.

    I know I can create a thread that is running in background that will pop up our loging screen, but not sure how to monitor both keystrokes, mouse clicks and maybe mouse movement.

    I don't want to exit them from the screen they are in just bring up a screen so they have to login again before they continue.

    Thanks for any help
    What I need to do is set the login thread running in our main menu program. From there all other programs/screens are called in. I would be unable to put the accept before time on each of the accept statements. With over 1000 programs and each one with many accepts. I thought at one time I had read where you can monitor keystrokes and mouse clicks. If so I should be able to set the program looping and bring up the screen when the timout has occured. I just can't find the info I need to monitor the activity.

    Thanks,
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2008]

    We are looking for a way to monitor inactivity, in a thin client enviornment, and bring up a login screen if user has not used the thin client ap in a specified period of time.

    I know I can create a thread that is running in background that will pop up our loging screen, but not sure how to monitor both keystrokes, mouse clicks and maybe mouse movement.

    I don't want to exit them from the screen they are in just bring up a screen so they have to login again before they continue.

    Thanks for any help
    Check out AutoMate 6 from Unisyn http://www.unisyn.com
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2008]

    We are looking for a way to monitor inactivity, in a thin client enviornment, and bring up a login screen if user has not used the thin client ap in a specified period of time.

    I know I can create a thread that is running in background that will pop up our loging screen, but not sure how to monitor both keystrokes, mouse clicks and maybe mouse movement.

    I don't want to exit them from the screen they are in just bring up a screen so they have to login again before they continue.

    Thanks for any help
    Check out AutoMate 6 from Unisyn http://www.unisyn.com
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2008]

    We are looking for a way to monitor inactivity, in a thin client enviornment, and bring up a login screen if user has not used the thin client ap in a specified period of time.

    I know I can create a thread that is running in background that will pop up our loging screen, but not sure how to monitor both keystrokes, mouse clicks and maybe mouse movement.

    I don't want to exit them from the screen they are in just bring up a screen so they have to login again before they continue.

    Thanks for any help
    That product looks good but would like to do it without having to purchase additional software if possible.
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2008]

    We are looking for a way to monitor inactivity, in a thin client enviornment, and bring up a login screen if user has not used the thin client ap in a specified period of time.

    I know I can create a thread that is running in background that will pop up our loging screen, but not sure how to monitor both keystrokes, mouse clicks and maybe mouse movement.

    I don't want to exit them from the screen they are in just bring up a screen so they have to login again before they continue.

    Thanks for any help
    Attached is a sample program demonstrating one way to achieve a timeout using a timer running in a thread, then the screens' and controls' event procedures reset the timer. If there's no interaction the timer maxes out and does whatever you want, in this case a STOP RUN. There's no detection of mouse movement but any action on the screen itself, moving from control to control, interacting with a control, etc. triggers an event which resets the timer.

    Note that RENEW_TIMEOUT has no effect with GUI screens.
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2008]

    We are looking for a way to monitor inactivity, in a thin client enviornment, and bring up a login screen if user has not used the thin client ap in a specified period of time.

    I know I can create a thread that is running in background that will pop up our loging screen, but not sure how to monitor both keystrokes, mouse clicks and maybe mouse movement.

    I don't want to exit them from the screen they are in just bring up a screen so they have to login again before they continue.

    Thanks for any help
    Thanks for the info and program. This is what we need.
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2008]

    We are looking for a way to monitor inactivity, in a thin client enviornment, and bring up a login screen if user has not used the thin client ap in a specified period of time.

    I know I can create a thread that is running in background that will pop up our loging screen, but not sure how to monitor both keystrokes, mouse clicks and maybe mouse movement.

    I don't want to exit them from the screen they are in just bring up a screen so they have to login again before they continue.

    Thanks for any help
    Thanks for the info and program. This is what we need.
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    [Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 18 April 2008]

    We are looking for a way to monitor inactivity, in a thin client enviornment, and bring up a login screen if user has not used the thin client ap in a specified period of time.

    I know I can create a thread that is running in background that will pop up our loging screen, but not sure how to monitor both keystrokes, mouse clicks and maybe mouse movement.

    I don't want to exit them from the screen they are in just bring up a screen so they have to login again before they continue.

    Thanks for any help
    I thought this was what I needed but it isn't. I need to have a program running a thread in background checking for keystrokes or mouse clicks of the programs that are running in foreground, and after a set amount of time with no clicks or keystrokes pop up a login screen. This causes the user to login again but not take them out of the program they are in.

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