{"id":320,"date":"2024-10-07T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T19:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejal.com\/blog\/?p=320"},"modified":"2024-10-07T12:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T19:00:19","slug":"go-home-at-end-of-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejal.com\/blog\/go-home-at-end-of-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I have Time Out remind me when to go home at the end of day?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I received a customer query asking if it was possible to have a countdown in the menubar for remaining time in the work day.<\/p>\n

They wanted a \u201cGo Home\u201d reminder, that was used daily except weekends, and started work at 7 AM and finished at 3 PM.<\/p>\n

Time Out is very flexible, so I was able to configure this for them. Here\u2019s a screenshot of the Break Schedule<\/strong> page:<\/p>\n

\"Time<\/p>\n

An explanation of the options:<\/p>\n

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  1. Break for 1 minute<\/strong>, just as a token reminder of the end of day; it could be any length, or even zero to use a Break Action<\/strong> like a notification instead of dimming the screen.<\/li>\n
  2. Every 1 day<\/strong>, to have a daily repetition.<\/li>\n
  3. From Fixed Time 0 minutes past the hour<\/strong>, to align the due time to the hour (not essential, since it is ignoring idle time, but tidier).<\/li>\n
  4. Available Between 15:00 and 07:00 on MTWTF<\/strong>, these are the most important options, to have the break start at 15:00 (3 PM) and end at 07:00 (7 AM) \u2014 yes, it\u2019s totally fine to have the end time earlier than the start time. And to only use this on weekdays.<\/li>\n
  5. As you can see, the next due<\/strong> time is at 15:00 (3 PM).<\/li>\n
  6. When taking a natural break\u2026 Continue Countdown<\/strong>, to ignore idle time.<\/li>\n
  7. The reset<\/strong> and skip<\/strong> options are off, to avoid adjusting the due time.<\/li>\n
  8. When this break is due Start Immediately<\/strong>, this could be any option; asking to start might be useful if you need a few minutes to finish off what you\u2019re doing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And of course to have the countdown in the menubar, you\u2019d include that option on the General<\/strong> page, possibly including the Only include long breaks<\/strong> option to not show any micro-breaks during the day:<\/p>\n

    \"General<\/p>\n

    I hope this helps others who want something similar!<\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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