Rockbox Development > Feature Ideas
Replace "sleep timer" with "pause timer"
seani:
Hi,
I mostly use RockBox to listen to Podcasts as I drift off to sleep - escapepod.org features high on my list.
Trouble is I usually fall asleep part way through. To avoid running the battery down I set a sleep timer, but of course that's reset every boot.
Rather than a sleep timer, I thought I'd fiddle with changing it to a "pause timer". That way i set the time to 10 mins and when it stops, I press "play" to get another 10 minute bite of the cherry. Repeat till finished.
If I fall asleep, it pauses and then turns off. This seemed a bit more flexible than a straightforward power off timer - you don't keep having to specify another 10 mins manually for instance - but I wondered if this was a use case very specific to me or if it had general appeal?
AlexP:
I don't think changing sleep to pause is a good idea, but adding a pause timer might have merit
seani:
--- Quote from: AlexP on October 31, 2009, 05:28:04 PM ---I don't think changing sleep to pause is a good idea, but adding a pause timer might have merit
--- End quote ---
But wouldn't it be equivalent?
When the pause timer matures, it pauses, and then, if there's no intervention, the idle timeout kicks in turning it off?
So if you (or very possibly just me) fall asleep, it turns itself off but if you (me!) is still awake pressing play kicks the cycle off again?
Eta: thanks for shifting to the right place.
AlexP:
I guess so. Other people have floated around having a sleep timer that gives you a warning and you could then cancel it, and this would do the job nicely for that.
seani:
--- Quote from: AlexP on October 31, 2009, 06:47:42 PM ---I guess so. Other people have floated around having a sleep timer that gives you a warning and you could then cancel it, and this would do the job nicely for that.
--- End quote ---
I've downloaded the development VM and I'll see if I can mess with it to do what I want - only way to see if it's any use is to try.
Perhaps there are a few other people using it to fall asleep to. I find it's great for my frequent insomnia, but I get tangled up in the headphones and wake up looking like I've been flayed alive. Can I have a patch to fix that please?
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