stop the running action when user activity occurs

[radolaco]

Hello,

If I could, I would have one suggestion for improvement.
There is a checkbox Automatically pause when user activity detected. It works fine as long as the countdown is running.
But if the action is already running, this action will not stop after the user's activity (so user must wait until the action is completed).
Would it be possible add possibility to stop the running action when user activity occurs?

Thank you very much in advance.
Rado

[sw3103]

Hi @radolaco,

Move Mouse will also abort inbetween running actions if you have configured it this way. Do you have any long running actions?

Thanks,

Steve

[radolaco]

Hi @sw3103,
How configure it? As I said I have check only "Automatically pause when user activity detected".
My action take maybe 1 minute (move-click-move-click).
Thanx

[sw3103]

Could you email me your Settings.xml file to contact@movemouse.co.uk so that I may test?

https://github.com/sw3103/movemouse/wiki/File-Locations#settingsxml

[radolaco]

I wrote you an email several times, but I always got the answer 550 5.1.1 Recipient not found.
So I'll write it here:
Unfortunately, I cannot find the Settings.xml file on the entire C drive that would come from your application. Also, in the location "%LocalAppData%\Packages\1258EllAbi.MoveMouse_hjfwaxvfbwh7t\LocalCache\Roaming" I don't have the "Ellanet" directory at all (only Microsoft is there). What could be wrong?

[sw3103]

The Microsoft Store version should use that location, but you could try checking the regular one that the GitHub version uses:

%AppData%\Ellanet\Move Mouse

Also the email should now be fixed. My domain provider helpfully decided to delete my email forwarding rules!

[GambaJo]

I have the same problem. I send you my settings.xml via mail.

[sw3103]

@radolaco if you still require help with this please send me your Serttings.xml file.

[radolaco]

Hi, Yes, I would still really like it if the action (moving the mouse cursor) could be interrupted if I physically move the mouse. I am sending Settings.xml in the attachment. Thank you very much. so 31. 5. 2025 o 9:35 Steve Williams ***@***.***> napísal(a):

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[sw3103]

Hi @radolaco,

I don't see the attachment. Can you email it to contact@movemouse.co.uk?

[radolaco]

Ok I have sent xml to ***@***.*** Thanks for looking on it Radovan Dňa ne, 1. jún 2025, 19:48 Steve Williams ***@***.***> napísal(a):

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[sw3103]

Hi @radolaco,

I see you have two Move Mouse Cursor actions, one with a distance of 600 at slow speed, and one at 1000 normal speed. Is there any reason you need to move the mouse cursor that far? As far as Windows is concerned, moving the mouse cursor a single pixel will have the same effect as moving it 1000 if all you're trying to do is keep it awake.

The longer the distance, the longer you will have to wait for it to complete before it can be interrupted.

[radolaco]

Hi, The reason is that I need to report activity (really longer mouse movements) and it's not enough for me to just have Windows always awake... Rado ut 3. 6. 2025 o 21:31 Steve Williams ***@***.***> napísal(a):

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*sw3103* left a comment (sw3103/movemouse#76) <#76 (comment)> Hi @radolaco <https://github.com/radolaco>, I see you have two Move Mouse Cursor actions, one with a distance of 600 at slow speed, and one at 1000 normal speed. Is there any reason you need to move the mouse cursor that far? As far as Windows is concerned, moving the mouse cursor a single pixel will have the same effect as moving it 1000 if all you're trying to do is keep it awake. The longer the distance, the longer you will have to wait for it to complete before it can be interrupted. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#76 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BDB7DS6FJHTTP3GO7SXKS7D3BXZX5AVCNFSM6AAAAABPXMPTZ6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDSMZWHA3DQMRVGI> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[sw3103]

OK, then can I suggest you use multiple Move Mouse Cursor actions with smaller distances instead of these larger ones? You could then specify different speeds and directions to simulate more realistic user activity, especially of you use random directions. This would also make it easier for Move Mouse to interrupt them if it detects genuine user activity.