1. Install xmacro (sudo apt-get install xmacro)




2. Create a file called "myxmacro" and give it the following content:

Code:

MotionNotify 90 90 

MotionNotify 120 120

3. Create a file "no.idle.sh" and make it executable:

Code:

touch no.idle.sh

chmod +x no.idle.sh

4.4. Create a file "no.idle.sh" and make it executable:
Code:

touch no.idle.sh

chmod +x no.idle.sh

Give it the following content:

Code

    #!/bin/bash

# No.idle.sh prevents GNOME to turn IDLE 

# if there is any sound sent to speakers

# This script requires the package "xmacro"

# (apt-get install xmacro)

###########################################

# This script requires a textfile called "myxmacro"

# with the following (dummy) content:

# ------------ myxmacro ------------

# MotionNotify 90 90 

# MotionNotify 120 120

# ----------------------------------

# You need to fix the path to "myxmacro" in line 31

#

#############################################



# set Log-File

LOG=/home/YOUR_USERNAME/noidle.log

sound=0

silence=0





while true; do

    sleep 1

    Datum=`date +%d.%m.%Y-%H:%M:%S`    



    # check if sound is sent to speaker    

    if pactl list | grep RUNNING > /dev/null; then

        echo "[$Datum] Sound (Ping: $sound)" >> $LOG

        sound=$((sound+1));

        xmacroplay :0 </path/to/myxmacro

        silence=0

    else

        echo "[$Datum] Silence (Ping: $silence)"    >> $LOG

        silence=$((silence+1));

        sound=0

    fi

    #----------------------------------------------------

done

You need to:
- fix the path to the logfile in line 18

• fix the path to "myxmacro" in line 31

  
  
  
  
  
  1. Add the script "no.idle.sh" to your GNOME-Startup-Items, so that no.idle.sh is running on every startup.
  
  

Done.

What the script does:
The script checks every second, if there is any sound sent to the speakers (using the terminal command pactl list | grep RUNNING).

If music is running, it simulates mouse-movement (using xmacroplay). This has the effect, that your GNOME-session won't run IDLE (and as a result your PC won't suspend).

If there is no music played, it does nothing (so your session IS ABLE to run IDLE and after that suspends)

You can watch the script checking for music by typing in a terminal:

tail -f /path/to/noidle.log