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I usually set the work interval to 55 minutes, the break
interval to 5 minutes and check the box to allow for postponing of
breaks. That's it. Very simple and easy. When a break happens, the
screen is locked out, so it forces me to get up and move around.
However, if I am in the middle of a sentence or
thought pattern that I really want to get down, then I can postpone the
break.
If I work for another 5 minutes and then “take a break” then the next
work period will be 40 minutes (55 minutes minus 5 for the break, minus
5 for the overtime). I can also elect to “take a break” at any time by
right-clicking on the icon in the taskbar.
This resets the work interval timer, so that at the end of the break, I
have 55 another minutes. This can be useful if I get a phone call or
have to get the mail or something like that.
I do have to configure it each time the laptop starts, but that takes
exactly 5 mouse clicks, so this is not really an imposition.
Also as I don't always use my laptop for uni work (that's why I have
TORCS – The Open Car Racing Simulator), I don't always want it on, so I
actually prefer that I have to set it rather than it happening
automajically.
So, there you go. First post and I hope that I have highlighted a
little known feature of Linux (probably more accurately: Ubuntu 8.04
Linux). Let me know what you'd like to see more of and know about, and
I'll try to get to those suggestions in a later post. Thanks for
reading all the way down here!
David Bass
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