Re: dialog box prompt on host pc

[darkflare]

Hi

Is there an action that will prompt the user on the computer to enter a value, or a yes or no answer to a question? I am trying to create an action that will sleep the computer if its not being used at a set time. If it is actively being used then the user should type in yes. if not the computer will go to sleep and stop wasting power.

The reason is I use the pc as an alarm clock and want it to shut down at 9 if I forget to turn it off manually. Im unsure if the inactive "goto sleep" will take into account music being played.

Darkflare

[topix]

One way could be to add the desktop remote plugin and use these macros (copy&paste to your configuration after adding desktop remote plugin):

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1397">
    <Folder Name="Sleep-Timer" Expanded="True">
        <Macro Name="Req" Expanded="True">
            <Event Name="sleep-time-reached-event" />
            <Action>
                DesktopRemote.CreateNew(100, 40, 10, 10, 20, (108, 108, 108), (255, 255, 255), (78, 78, 78), u'0;-13;0;0;0;700;0;0;0;0;3;2;1;34;Arial', u'Sleep-Timer', 0, True, True, True)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                DesktopRemote.AddButton({'width': 210, 'event': u'', 'label': u'Shutdown?'})
            </Action>
            <Action>
                DesktopRemote.StartNewLine(0)
            </Action>
            <Action>
                DesktopRemote.AddButton({'backgroundColour': (176, 0, 0), 'event': u'yes', 'label': u'yes'})
            </Action>
            <Action>
                DesktopRemote.AddButton({'event': u'no', 'label': u'no'})
            </Action>
            <Action>
                DesktopRemote.Show(50, 50, True)
            </Action>
        </Macro>
        <Macro Name="Shutdown" Expanded="True">
            <Event Name="DesktopRemote.yes" />
            <Action Name="Shutdown">
                EventGhost.Comment()
            </Action>
            <Action>
                DesktopRemote.Close()
            </Action>
        </Macro>
        <Macro Name="Don't Shutdown" Expanded="True">
            <Event Name="DesktopRemote.no" />
            <Action Name="Don't Shutdown">
                EventGhost.Comment()
            </Action>
            <Action>
                DesktopRemote.Close()
            </Action>
        </Macro>
    </Folder>
</EventGhost>