event that catches anything

[lwfg]

Is there a way of detecting any user acivity on a screen - like a slight movement of a mouse that isn't near a text element ?

 

[feherke]

Hi

Is there a way of detecting any user acivity on a screen

You mean, anywhere, even if outside the browser window ? Or in the browser window, but in a different tab ?

Certainly not with standard JavaScript. However, some proprietary Explorer things may be able to do it...

Anyway, personally I can not imagine a reason for doing that. Do you have one ?

Feherke.

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

I can not imagine a reason for doing that

How about a screensaver for a JavaScript app in full-screen or Kiosk mode?

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[feherke]

Hi

How about a screensaver for a JavaScript app in full-screen or Kiosk mode?

And the next step will be to add password protection to the screensaver ?

No, I do not believe that is a task for a document or the script embedded in a document.

Feherke.

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[lwfg]

Feherke, I need to clear the screen after a period of inactivity - the pages display confidential info. I think I have a way to do it but am curious about detecting no activity another way.

 

[feherke]

Hi

Got it.

The solution I saw for such case was for a page only accessible for registered users, something like this :

[gray]// starting from the moment of page loading...[/gray]
window[teal].[/teal]onload[teal]=[/teal][b]function[/b][teal]()[/teal] [teal]{[/teal]

[gray]// ... display warning after 9 minutes[/gray]
  window[teal].[/teal][COLOR=darkgoldenrod]setTimeout[/color][teal]([/teal][b]function[/b][teal]()[/teal]
    [b]with[/b] [teal]([/teal]document[teal].[/teal][COLOR=darkgoldenrod]getElementById[/color][teal]([/teal][green][i]'warning'[/i][/green][teal]))[/teal] [teal]{[/teal]
      innerHTML[teal]=[/teal][green][i]'You will be automatically signed out shortly. To keep working, use Save Draft now.'[/i][/green]
      style[teal].[/teal]display[teal]=[/teal][green][i]'block'[/i][/green]
    [teal]}[/teal]
  [teal]}[/teal][teal],[/teal][purple]9[/purple][teal]*[/teal][purple]60[/purple][teal]*[/teal][purple]1000[/purple][teal])[/teal]

[gray]// ... then reload & sign out after 10 minutes[/gray]
  window[teal].[/teal][COLOR=darkgoldenrod]setTimeout[/color][teal]([/teal][b]function[/b][teal]()[/teal] [teal]{[/teal]
    location[teal].[/teal]href[teal]=[/teal][green][i]'/logout/'[/i][/green]
  [teal]}[/teal][teal],[/teal][purple]10[/purple][teal]*[/teal][purple]60[/purple][teal]*[/teal][purple]1000[/purple][teal])[/teal]

[teal]}[/teal]

Feherke.

http://free.rootshell.be/~feherke/