Software:Workrave
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| Initial release | 2002 |
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| Written in | C++ (Gtkmm) |
| Operating system | Linux, Cross-platform[1] |
| Type | Health-related software Repetitive strain injury |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | workrave |
Workrave is a free software application intended to prevent computer users from developing or aggravating occupational diseases such as carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive strain injuries, or myopia.
The software periodically locks the screen while showing an animated character, “Miss Workrave”, walks the user through various stretching exercises,[2][3][4] urges them to take a coffee break and sets a daily work time limit after which it automatically triggers an action, such as suspend the machine.[5]
The program is cross-platform and dependent on the GTK+ graphical widget toolkit as well as other GNOME libraries on Linux such as GNet . It is also available for Microsoft Windows.[1]
Workrave Unity Integration on Ubuntu 16.04
See also
- List of repetitive strain injury software
- Repetitive strain injury
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Workrave: Developer information". http://www.workrave.org/dev/.
- ↑ Ryan Cartwright (28 May 2008). "Workrave : combating RSI the free software way". Free Software Magazine. The Open Company Partners. http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/workrave_combating_rsi_free_software_way.
- ↑ David A. Harding (3 October 2007). "Workrave fights repetitive strain injuries". Linux.com. SourceForge, Inc.. http://www.linux.com/feature/119507.
- ↑ Jono Bacon (5 May 2004). "Repetitive software injury". O'Reilly ONLamp Blog. Blog of O'Reilly Media, Inc.. http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2004/05/repetitive_software_injury.html.
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". http://www.workrave.org/documentation/faq/#what-are-good-values-for-the-micropause-restbreak-and-daily-limit-timers.
Further reading
- "Operating Your Body at Peak Performance", a Linux Journal column about xwrits, RSIBreak, and Workrave
- Alexander Todorov (6 September 2007). "Workrave–listen to the sheep". Red Hat Magazine. Red Hat, Inc.. http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/09/06/workrave-listen-to-the-sheep/.
- "How Open Source Saved My Neck", an InternetNews.com column by Sean Michael Kerner about Workrave
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