Eye Relief

A very nimble utility to remember you to give your eyes a break.

Why

I spend a lot of time programming and it's hard to track time to apply the 20-20-20 rule.

How it works

A short bash script is copied in /usr/local/bin and it is executed every 8 minutes by the built-in OS X utility Launchd (an Apple equivalent of Linux crontab).

Every 20 minutes it sends a notification as a reminder for you.

That's why it's very nimble: it uses what's OS X already has!

Warranty

Although the 20-20-20 rule is widely known, this utility is given WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARRANTY on your health.

Requirements

OS X 10.8 or above (due the need of notification center!).

Tested on Mavericks and Yosemite.

Installation

Step 0: download the repo as zip file, then unzip it. Open terminal in newly unzipped folder.

Step 1: sudo cp eyerelief /usr/local/bin/eyerelief

Step 2: sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/eyerelief

Step 3: cp com.fpira.eyerelief.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/

Step 4: launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.fpira.eyerelief.plist

What's next

• Installer (.pkg)
• ON/OFF toggle option
• User's customization: Battery ranges ?
• Linux support ?

License

The software in this repository are released under the GNU GPLv3 License by Francesco Pira (dev[at]fpira[dot]com, fpira.com). You can read the terms of the license here.