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Show HN: VS Code extension that fades out the colors until you take
a break
Author : schneefux
Score : 81 points
Date : 2020-04-04 12:22 UTC (10 hours ago)
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| theelous3 wrote:
| This looks extremely annoying, but the raw doing of the project
| is interesting. I appreciate it exists but I hate it :D
| dalfonso wrote:
| I don't use VS Code, but I like that there's experimentation in
| this space -- every X minutes, do something to the UI to remind
| you to take a break.
|
| I currently use Time Out on Mac and every X minutes it slowly
| greys out the entire screen. The hardest scenario is if I'm in
| "the zone" and super focused on fixing a bug, etc. and the
| notification pops up. I end up feeling antagonistic towards the
| break reminder.
|
| This looks like it's a good balance.
| palerdot wrote:
| <shameless plug> I created a browser extension called
| Remindoro[0] exactly for this purpose. Right now it is
| available for Chrome and Firefox. It is also open source[1]
|
| Edit: But I really like the idea of this VS Code extension and
| will definitely try out. As I type this, I just got lost in
| editor for like 2 hours and a VS Code extension like this would
| have helped.
|
| [0] - https://palerdot.in/remindoro/ [1] -
| https://github.com/palerdot/remindoro
| dhosek wrote:
| I kind of need the opposite, something that pokes me with a stick
| if I take a break before I'm supposed to.
| unfocused wrote:
| I wonder if an extension can be made to scramble your keyboard
| for x minutes. Rendering your keyboard input unusable while you
| take a break.
| JacksonGariety wrote:
| or just turn you keyboard off?
| dsaw wrote:
| Literally just came to post the exact same comment.
| lazyasciiart wrote:
| I feel like for me, this would end up just making me gradually
| strain my eyes without noticing. I'd prefer it to try doing a
| gradual change that didn't make it harder to see - maybe increase
| the font size until I'm working in a 20character wide screen or
| something, which would be annoying but not bad for me?
| s_y_n_t_a_x wrote:
| Why would you want to interrupt your code flow?
| majkinetor wrote:
| To "stay healthy" obviously, as by not doing that you may need
| to interrupt forevever.
| dim13 wrote:
| As some one, who is back to no syntax highlighting at all, I
| would like the opposite. From distraction-free to papagei-mess.
| fbnlsr wrote:
| I'm curious, why did you remove syntax highlight. I feel like I
| couldn't function properly if I didn't have my Dracula themed
| VS Code.
| codingdave wrote:
| It is an interesting idea, but I am not sure that a VS code
| extension is a complete solution - When I code, it is rarely
| typing in the IDE for 25 straight minutes. It is thinking, taking
| notes, drawing, testing in the browser, looking at dev tools...
| and then a few minutes of typing once I have figured out what I
| want to do.
|
| I also question the wisdom of breaks at specific intervals. Do I
| really want to get knocked out of flow because a timer expired? I
| take my breaks when I complete a task. Sometimes that is after 10
| minutes, sometimes it is after 2 hours.
|
| If I were in your position, I'd look for a different metric than
| just time. Maybe measure the rate of activity across all running
| apps, and provide a notice of, "Your typing speed has dropped,
| and you are taking more time between mouse movements - if you are
| slowing down, maybe it is time for a break?"
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