I have a page which is designed to be watched by a user over a period of a few hours. The page automatically reloads to show the latest info, and that works OK.
My problem is that after a while, the screensaver kicks in and the user needs to be alerted to look at the screen.
I thought I would just embed a sound effect, which is no drama really, but I am wondering if this is the best answer to this problem.
Anyone have any ideas ... I was thinking maybe an applet to handle the sound output, but maybe there is a better solution.
Ideas anyone?
How to alert a user [SOLVED]
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How to alert a user [SOLVED]
Last edited by Stryks on Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:14 am, edited 1 time in total.
Ya, there's no way in your webpage to know if the screensaver is on or not. Playing a sound every 10 minutes or so will just annoy the user. After a while, it'll just mix into the background and become ineffective anyway.
Just turn off the screensaver. Modern monitors don't need them anyway.
Just turn off the screensaver. Modern monitors don't need them anyway.
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