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Message boards :
BOINC client :
Proposal: timer for enabling computation
(Message 98102)
Posted 27 Apr 2020 by galbezalel Post: Thank you, I'm glad this proposal resonated with you. I wish a BOINC official would comment here as well, whether they are taking it into consideration or have a justified reason not to. I've been looking through the Client API's to see if I could develop an applet-thingy myself (I'm a beginner-level coder), but sadly I am not proficient in C++, and it seems like the Python framework is designed only for Linux. |
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Message boards :
BOINC client :
Proposal: timer for enabling computation
(Message 97715)
Posted 15 Apr 2020 by galbezalel Post: This is more of a UX concern rather than a technical issue. Given that: 1. Laptop users frequently unplug charger to keep the battery sustainable. 2. Due to social distancing, we spend a lot of time with our laptop as somewhat a desktop. 3. Broadly speaking, the client preferences only concern users with how to suspend computation. 4. Therefore, even a relatively active laptop with BOINC installed won't do almost any computation.
1. Right-click on the System Tray icon --> "Allow computation time" --> a window opens in which the user can set a timer (countdown) for override-computation period --> when the timer starts, all standard preferences have no impact, until the timer ends. I believe this will enhance user engagement which will amount to an increase in accumulative computation time. 2. In Computing Preferences, A scheduler (calendar based) for numerous "Computation allowed" time intervals. Each time interval of such should have its own independent preferences: most users wouldn't mind if the default setting is to ignore mouse/keyboard inputs during this interval.
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