Touch Grass Timer

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I'm making a website that tells you to take a break from your screen after a set amount of time.(user can choose but default=25 mins) You'll need it running on your browser but you can switch tabs/ minimize the screen if you're working on something else. It plays a notification noise and has a pop-up with a custom message of your choice that will tell you to take a break from the screen(Respectfully, touch grass). I made this for my seven-year-old cousin because, RESPECTFULLY, she needs to get off her iPad. Sadly, she's not on Stardance to see what she inspired me to do. But to my cousin: even though you are very annoying(and I only babysit you because you always bring your cat), thank you :)

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@AK_47 on Touch Grass Timer · about 1 month ago

Behold! The touch grass timer: the timer that tells you to touch some grass after a given amount of time! It has many uses (including telling your cousin to get off her iPad and go play outside). You can time screen time or use it as a kitchen timer. (The default message tells you to go touch some grass after the timer goes off) But you can change the message to whatever you want, and you can even customize the theme. Have fun :)

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@AK_47 on Touch Grass Timer · about 1 month ago

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Final Touch Grass Update Before shipping! (I hope): I got everything done! The timer, setting the themes, the custom message, I finished it yesterday night but I was only able to dump my heartbeats from Wakatime just now. I’m proud to announce that your computer will now be able to tell you to touch some grass :)

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@AK_47 on Touch Grass Timer · about 1 month ago

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Touch Grass update #2: Today, I finished the basic user interface of the timer! I got the themes up/running, the space to set the timer is good, and the theme dropdown works too! For the next devlog, I hope to finish coding the pop-up reminder and the part of the timer that will run in the background. It’s only a short time before your computer will tell you to go touch some grass!

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@AK_47 on Touch Grass Timer · about 2 months ago

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Touch Grass Update: I have made part of the user interface for this! I used a bunch of CSS/C++ (I forgot what they call this)variables to set the interface, which is why I only have so little… I’m planning to code just a front end for this because I’m not planning to connect this to a server or anything. You know… It’s summer. Now I need to go touch some grass. Cya!