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# Safe Eyes
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Protect your eyes from eye strain using this simple and beautiful, yet extensible break reminder.
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Visit the official site: http://slgobinath.github.io/SafeEyes/ for more details.
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## Safe Eyes command-line arguments
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```text
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usage: safeeyes [-h] [-a | -d | -e | -q | -s | -t] [--debug] [--version]
Safe Eyes protects your eyes from eye strain (asthenopia) by reminding you to
take breaks while you're working long hours at the computer.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-a, --about show the about dialog
-d, --disable disable the currently running safeeyes instance
-e, --enable enable the currently running safeeyes instance
-q, --quit quit the running safeeyes instance and exit
-s, --settings show the settings dialog
-t, --take-break take a break now
--debug start safeeyes in debug mode
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--status print the status of running safeeyes instance and exit
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--version show program's version number and exit
```
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## Installation guide
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Safe Eyes is available in Ubuntu PPA, Arch AUR, Gentoo and Python PyPI. You can choose any installation source and install on any Linux system with Python 3.
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### Ubuntu, Linux Mint and other Ubuntu Derivatives
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```bash
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:slgobinath/safeeyes
sudo apt update
sudo apt install safeeyes
```
### Arch
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```bash
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yay -S safeeyes
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```
### Gentoo
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```bash
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sudo emerge -av x11-misc/safeeyes
```
### Debian
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```bash
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sudo apt-get install gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-notify-0.7 python3-psutil python3-xlib xprintidle python3-pip
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sudo pip3 install safeeyes
sudo update-icon-caches /usr/share/icons/hicolor
```
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People using unstable/testing Debian can install Safe Eyes from the official repository using the following command:
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```bash
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sudo apt-get install safeeyes
```
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### Fedora
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```bash
sudo dnf install libappindicator-gtk3 python3-psutil cairo-devel python3-devel gobject-introspection-devel cairo-gobject-devel
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sudo pip3 install safeeyes
sudo gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor
```
### OpenSUSE Tumbleweed
```bash
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install safeeyes
```
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### Other Linux & Run from source
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Ensure to meet the following dependencies:
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- gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1
- gir1.2-notify-0.7
- libappindicator-gtk3
- python3-psutil
- xprintidle (optional)
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**To install Safe Eyes:**
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```bash
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sudo pip3 install safeeyes
```
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After installation, restart your system to update the icons,
**To run from source:**
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/slgobinath/SafeEyes.git
cd SafeEyes
python3 -m safeeyes
```
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Safe Eyes installers install the required icons to `/usr/share/icons/hicolor`. When you run Safe Eyes from source without, some icons may not appear.
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### Install in Virtual Environment
Some Linux systems like Cent OS do not have matching dependencies available in their repository. In such systems, you can install and use Safe Eyes in a Python Virtual Environment. The following instruction was tested on Cent OS 7.
1. Install the necessary dependencies
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```bash
sudo yum install python3-devel dbus dbus-devel cairo cairo-devel cairomm-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel pango pango-devel pangomm pangomm-devel gobject-introspection-devel cairo-gobject-devel
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```
2. Create a virtual environment in your home folder
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```bash
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mkdir ~/safeeyes
cd ~/safeeyes/
pip3 install virtualenv --user
virtualenv --no-site-packages venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip3 install dbus-python safeeyes
```
3. Start Safe Eyes from terminal
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```bash
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cd ~/safeeyes & source venv/bin/activate
python3 -m safeeyes
```
For more details, please check the issue: [#329](https://github.com/slgobinath/SafeEyes/issues/329)
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## Features
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- Remind you to take breaks with exercises to reduce RSI
- Disable keyboard during breaks
- Notification before and after breaks
- Smart pause if system is idle
- Multi-screen support
- Customizable user interface
- RPC API to control externally
- Command-line arguments to control the running instance
- Customizable using plug-ins
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## Third-party Plugins
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Thirdparty plugins are available at another GitHub repository: [safeeyes-plugins](https://github.com/slgobinath/safeeyes-plugins). More details about how to write your own plugin and how to install third-party plugin are available there.
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## License
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GNU General Public License v3
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## IDE Support
<p align="center">Thanks to JetBrains for offering IDE support to develop this Open Source project.</p>
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