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Using Desktop modules

Loop modules

These modules are performed periodically within a background loop. This loop is run at start-up time and then every n seconds, where n is defined by the XDesktop3.Rules.loopDelay resource.

Loop modules are distinguished by the prefix Loop_.

You should keep loop modules short. For example, the Desktop uses a loop module for a directory contents checker. If you want a loop module to run every ten times the main loop is run once, for example, you can use a counter within the module.

The system administrator can specify loop modules on a per user or per group basis, using the following system-wide resources:


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