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Timer for shutdown and blanker control

   Author:       ulrich.beckers at web.de (Ulrich Beckers)
   Uploader:     ulrich beckers web de (Ulrich Beckers)
   Type:         util/wb
   Version:      0.3
   Architecture: ppc-morphos >= 2.0
   Distribution: Aminet
   Date:         2023-01-06
   Readme:       http://aminet.net/util/wb/tdcc_MOS.readme
   Downloads:    4

http://aminet.net/util/wb/tdcc_MOS.lha

About

tdcc is a very simple tool to set a countdown timer to shutdown the system

and to temorarily change the display/blanker behaviour. The same can be

achieved with rather simple DOS skripts, but I like doing things in

Hollywood.

Note: This tool requires the Rapa GUI plugin!

Originally I wrote such a tool for my eframe - the Efika multimedia frame. I

like to fall asleep with music, but I don't like wasting energy, hence the

jukebox should power off after a while. And while falling in sleep I don't

need disturbing light of the display, hence it should be off. This tool does

both jobs: set temporarily the blanker settings to according values and power

off the system.

Usage

Straight forward. On program launch the countdown is off and the blanker

settings don't get changed. The countdown is preset to 120 minutes but any

value between 0 and 480 (6hrs) can simply be set by moving the slider.

To start the timer hit the button below the slider. To stop it hit, it again

or just quit the program. The blanker works as simple as that. Hit the button

"Display off" to switch off the display, hit the button again to restore the

settings. Quitting the program restores the blanker settings as well. The text

box informs about the actual the blanker settings. That's all.

NOTE*:

This tool will shutdown your system without warning once the countdown reached

zero! Please note the risk of loss of data and/or disk corruption!

Use on your own risk!

Once the counter reaches zero a console output warns you for teh last chance

stop the shut down.

You have 12 seconds time to quit eteh program (just click the close gadget)

Requirements:

A computer running MorphOS and the Rapa GUI plugin.

Check the website for more info: https://via.bckrs.de/files/tdcc.htm

History

V0.2 (09.06.2020) - initial release

V0.3 (06.01.2023) - removed the need to activate the slider values

- added a 12 s countdown before actual shutdown

Contents of util/wb/tdcc_MOS.lha

PERMISSION  UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO METHOD CRC     STAMP     NAME
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[generic]              1538362 3021824  50.9% -lh5- 20a3 Jan  6 23:20 tdcc
[generic]                16692   16692 100.0% -lh0- 2170 Jan  6 17:46 tdcc.info
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 Total         2 files 1555054 3038516  51.2%            Jan  7 04:34