tasker nap widget

[Zanzispot]

i have imported profiles and tasks, and written some simple ones. but what i am trying to do now is create a widget, then when pressed, would silence all audio, send away messages that i am taking a nap for two hours, start a two hour timer with an alarm sound and snooze at the outset. after timer is done, audio settings revert to on, away message stops being initiated.

 

[amlothi]

And you want us to write the whole thing for you? There are help guides, wikis, a Tasker forum, and multiple Tasker threads. You should be able to at least start on your own.

I'm not going to write a whole thing for you. I don't have the time. Perhaps you'll get lucky and someone else will do that.

My suggestion is that you give it a shot, post your script, and ask specific questions about something that isn't working.

 

[Zanzispot]

would not expect for someone to use their time to do that. i have been scouring to read everything i can possibly read on tasker.

should have been more specific. i can not find anyway to invoke the native timer on android. wondered if there is a way to hook into that, or if i should look for an after market timer app to use?

 

[UncleMike]

would not expect for someone to use their time to do that. i have been scouring to read everything i can possibly read on tasker.

should have been more specific. i can not find anyway to invoke the native timer on android. wondered if there is a way to hook into that, or if i should look for an after market timer app to use?

The wait action in Tasker doesn't quite work like a timer because it isn't monitored when the device is asleep, and can be delayed by other tasks that start running during the wait.

I think your best bet is to use two widgets - one to set a variable that is used as a context for the profile that does what you want, and a timer widget that will clear the variable after a set time.

 

[amlothi]

Couldn't you clear the variable using the context of an Alarm Event?

He can manually set the alarm, click the widget to change a variable value.

Variable value change activates "I'm napping" profile.

Alarm event changes variable value back. "I'm napping" profile exits.

 

[UncleMike]

I forgot about the alarm to wake up when the two hours has expired. Setting the alarm, and then using the alarm to clear the variable is a good idea.