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# EyeStrainReminder
A small background tool to remind the user of the "20-20-20" rule. Uses system notifications and sound cues. Made primarily for GNU/Linux, but should theoretically work with other environments.
## Installation
A small background tool for reminding the user of the "20-20-20" rule. Uses system notifications and sound cues. Made primarily for GNU/Linux, but should theoretically work with other environments.
First, you might need these packages:
```
sudo apt-get install python-gobject libnotify-bin python-gst-1.0
```
Second, just install the tool and required [Python modules](setup.py) by cloning the repository and running:
Second, install the tool and required [Python modules](setup.py) by cloning the repository and running these lines, optionally with the --user flag:
```
cd EyeStrainReminder
pip install . --user
python3 -m pip install .
```
Run it simply with, or preferably put it to run on boot as:
Launch or set it to run from boot as:
```
$ eyestrainreminder
```
Optional parameters can be viewed through "$ eyestrainreminder -h". In short, it's possible to set a custom notification sound, mute the notification sound, turn off notifications by default and invert the tray icon colors.
In order to remove it, just run:
Optional parameters can be viewed through "$ eyestrainreminder -h". In short, it's possible to set a custom notification sounds, mute the notification sounds, turn off notifications by default and invert the tray icon colors.
## Uninstallation
For removal of the software run:
```
pip uninstall EyeStrainReminder
python3 -m pip uninstall EyeStrainReminder
```