AutoOff triggers Input

AutoOff triggers Input

Anonymous (79.212.80.x) 23 Oct 2008 17:22

Hi,

I have found something, which I don't really like.
I have set an action for "Input" (I think like everyone else how uses Apt to dim brightness). But what is not so nice it, that for me this input command is also called if the device turns off automatically because of the timeout (normal AutoOff setting), like after an alert.
This first leads to: Device turns off, device turn on executes macro, device turn off again, after the autooff time. Lucky me, this triggers "input" only once

// on wake set auto off to 12 sec, for faster turn off of the device
wake: apt: Var0: h
& … : autooff: 12

// after an input set autooff to 60 sec.
input(if h=0): apt: var+: h
& … : autooff: 60

to see that add & app: something to input.

Set an system alert or just something which turns on the device. Autooff(12 sec) -> Device off -> device on -> application is launched -> autooff (12 sec).

That the last autooff is after 12 sec is somehow confusing.

cu
Stefan

Re: AutoOff triggers Input

Pent 12 Nov 2008 18:28

Hiya Stefan,

I struggled with the middle part of your post :-)

But have you tried this:

15/Idle/Brgt/Set/0

With 'Bright Restore' in the Settings screen set to 0 ?

Maybe that is what you are trying to accomplish ?

Edit: with this you don't use the Input trigger.

Pent

Last edited on 12 Nov 2008 18:28 by Pent Show more

Re: AutoOff triggers Input

Anonymous (79.212.101.x) 14 Nov 2008 13:16

Hi,

sorry, I never mentioned what I wanted. I want that the device turns off fast, if it turns on automatically. I want to use auto off for this, a turn off from apt after 12 sec is bad, because it also interrupts an backup. But setting the auto off to 12 sec is nice, because than the apps can prevent the device from turning off.

so the setting is:
on wake set autooff 12 sec.
input, set autooff 60 sec.

but the input trigger is also called when the device turns off after 12 sec. But its not really executed because the device don't turn off after 60 sec, this happens after 12 sec. So I can't really say, what happens.

cu
Stefan

Re: AutoOff triggers Input

Pent 14 Nov 2008 14:03

AutoOff from Input sounds odd… might have a look… no promises…

Pent

Re: AutoOff triggers Input

Pent 14 Nov 2008 18:08

The settings you have given work for me. Try instead of just setting autooff, set also the brightness, so you have a visual aid of what autooff is set to. What is the argument you have given for Input ? Also, make sure you are not setting autooff in prefs screen.

Pent

Re: AutoOff triggers Input

Anonymous (79.212.101.x) 14 Nov 2008 22:11

hi,
What do you mean with it works. You have the same problem, or you don't have the problem?
now my complette setting concerning this problem:
g=0\Wake\Apt\call\Wake
Wake\Apt\Var0\a
& \Apt\Var0\h
& \…\AOff\12

h=0\1\Input\Apt\Call\Winp
Winp\Apt\var+\h
& \…\AOff\60

g is a variable which I set in certain program to prevent that the Wake Tag is called. This should not infer with this setting.

But I also have
b=0\30\Input\Brgt\Rst
Maybe this is the problem?

cu
Stefan

Re: AutoOff triggers Input

Pent 15 Nov 2008 15:23

You're using variables a, b, g, and h there, I'm sure one or more of those must be wrong.

If I do:

Wake/…/AOff/12

and

1/Input/…/AOff/60

When I turn the device on, if I don't do anything (give Input) it goes off again after 12, otherwise after 60.
Flashes a second after turning off, don't know why that is.

Maybe you could try testing with a clean DB. Don't forget to disable AutoOff setting in Prefs screen.

Pent

Re: AutoOff triggers Input

Anonymous (79.212.78.x) 15 Nov 2008 20:48

"Flashes a second after turning off, don't know why that is." Exactly. This is the problem. Here a "half" input is called or at least something which shouldn't happen.
Maybe something is wrong with my variables but I checked them all, so I'm pretty sure everything is right. At the moment I don't have the time to test a clean DB.

But I also found out, there is a difference between a normel turn on without doing something and an Alert which turns the device on and then do nothing.

Cu Stefan

Re: AutoOff triggers Input

Pent 15 Nov 2008 21:26

I'm sorry I won't be able to look further at this. At some point I have to stop with development of Apt otherwise my children may starve :-)

Pent

Re: AutoOff triggers Input

Anonymous (79.212.119.x) 17 Nov 2008 11:43

Sure. Its just something strange. Sometimes my variables are wrong, but this is nothing bad. Its only a misbehavior of the palm. But I found a new bug :)

cu
Stefan