previous behavior as default behavior until improved

greasemonkey/virtualblinders.user.js

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 # make timers (default to 0 sec, value defined via the script or a GM_Value) to be more flexible
 ## reset timer either manually or per day (i.e.) reset if last set date <5AM
 ## set 2 thresholds, the first as a warning, the second as an action
+# allow to check the timer while the page is loaded
+## else one could just arrive before the threshold and pass it unknowingly
+### e.g. not with Wikipedia but with YouTube
 
 Note that it does work even when Flash has focus.
 
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ Note that it does work even when Flash has focus.
 var t;
 var MODE="video";
 var time_spent = GM_getValue(MODE,0);
+var cognitiveEnvironmentURL = "http://fabien.benetou.fr/CognitiveEnvironments/";
 
 GM_xmlhttpRequest({
   method: "GET",
@@ -34,19 +38,18 @@ GM_xmlhttpRequest({
 });
 
 function responseCheck(task) {
-	task = 'Reading\n';
+	//task = 'Reading\n';
 	timeThreshold = 600;
 	aboveThreshold = ( timeThreshold < time_spent );
-	aboveThreshold = false;
+	aboveThreshold = true; //kept until actived to maintain previous behavior
 	if (task == 'Reading\n' || task == 'Programming\n'){
 		if ( !aboveThreshold ) {
 			//under threshold, just display a warning and the content
-			document.body.innerHTML="You should be focusing on <a href=\"http://fabien.benetou.fr/CognitiveEnvironments/"
+			document.body.innerHTML="You should be focusing on <a href=\""+cognitiveEnvironmentURL+task+"\">"
-				+ task + "\">"
 				+ task + "</a> instead,\nare you sure you need that information from that website?"
 				+ "<br/>Note that you have already spent <span id='timespent'>"
-				+ time_spent + "</span> seconds on that website so far!"
+				+ time_spent/60 + "</span> minute(s) on that website so far!<br/>"
-				+ "(which still is under the threshold of "+timeThreshold+" seconds)<hr/>"
+				+ "(which still is under the threshold of "+timeThreshold/60+" minutes)<hr/>"
 				+document.body.innerHTML;
 			t=window.setInterval(mytimer,1000);
 			//regarding the specific syntax
@@ -57,12 +60,11 @@ function responseCheck(task) {
 			window.addEventListener("unload", setTotalTimeSpent, true);
 		} else {
 			//above threshold, only display the warning without the content
-			document.body.innerHTML="You should be focusing on <a href=\"http://fabien.benetou.fr/CognitiveEnvironments/"
+			document.body.innerHTML="You should be focusing on <a href=\""+cognitiveEnvironmentURL+task+"\">"
-				+ task + "\">"
 				+ task + "</a> instead,\nare you sure you need that information from that website?"
 				+ "<br/>Note that you have already spent <span id='timespent'>"
-				+ time_spent + "</span> seconds on that website so far!<br/>"
+				+ time_spent/60 + "</span> minute(s) on that website so far!<br/>"
-				+ "(which is above the allowed threshold of "+timeThreshold+" seconds)<hr/>";
+				+ "(which is above the allowed threshold of "+timeThreshold/60+" minutes)<hr/>";
 		}
 	}
 }