Shutter User Manual
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1. 3 http forums winamp com showthread php threadid 180297 4 http en wikipedia org wiki Ping Actions Actions Below is the list of all available actions Shutdown Shutdown computer Reboot T Reboot computer Logoff T Log out currently logged in user Lock Lock workstation Workstation Sleep Put computer into the suspended state Windows Vista and Windows 7 only Note that usually the PC automatically enters the Hibernation state after default 3 hours but some applications such as recording or CD DVD burning can turn off the sleep timer to prevent the PC from entering the Hibernation state Hibernate Put computer into the hibernated state Tip First check if the hibernate option is enabled in your PC Control Panel gt Power Options gt Hibernate tab Turn Off Switch off the monitor Monitor Screen Saver Turn on the screen saver Tip You can set a password to turn off your screensaver and start working on the PC again This effectively makes your PC secure from intruders Volume Mute or unmute the master volume Note At the moment this action does not work on Windows Vista 7 1 Hang Up Drop connection of the modem device Alarm Show a simple dialog displaying the current time and play an alarm sound Message Show message for the specified period time with option to stop execution of the rest of actions and option to restart the events Play Sound Play spe2. www wikihow com Set Up Port Forwarding on a Router Pitfalls If you are planning to run multiple instances of Shutter and use Web Interface at the same time you should be aware that every instance of Shutter will try to start up its own Web Interface service This will result in the first instance successfully activating the Web Interface service while other later instances failing with error message Could not bind socket Address and port are already in use To continue using multiple instances of Shutter you need to create a dedicated copy of Shutter for running the Web Interface service and use a separate copy for running multiple instances without the Web Interface References 1 http en wikipedia org wiki Firewall_ computing 2 http en wikipedia org wiki Windows Firewall 3 http www google com search q What is my IP address Command line mode 12 Command line mode Shutter supports several command line parameters Different parameter types cannot be combined together Parameter Description preset Load preset specified by a preset name or a full path lt preset gt You can use Create Links to Presets option from the main menu to create shortcut files to all available presets action Execute a specified action by action ID Please note that not all actions support direct untended execution in which case you lt action gt should create a dedicated preset with the required action s and run
3. Shutter User Manual www den4b com PDF generated using the open source mwlib toolkit See http code pediapress com for more information PDF generated at Thu 31 Oct 2013 21 28 04 UTC Contents Articles Step by Step Shutter Quick Guide Step by step Events Actions Interrelationship between Events Appendices Program options Running remotely Web interface Command line mode Run as service References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources Licenses and Contributors Article Licenses License YD A N w 10 12 12 14 15 16 Step by Step Shutter Shutter is a powerful and flexible multipurpose task launcher Despite its name its use is not limited to shutting down a program or the PC Shutter can wait for one or more events and then execute a lot of diverse actions such as Launch specified application s e Close specified application window s Kill specified application s even if they are running in system tray e Play a custom sound Display a message on screen e Disconnect the dial up modem Log out from Windows account Lock the desktop or start a screensaver e Shut down the PC reboot hibernate sleep etc O Shutter non commercial use only File Options Presets Help h Add Remove f Up Down Event Details Status Click here to add event Add Remove Up Down Action Details Click here to ad
4. a partial match For example Firefox application is not running already If you do not use wildcards Shutter will look for an exact match if the actual Window to avoid multiple instances name has more characters compared to the specified string Shutter will treat it as not Tunning simultaneously matching Note Be careful when specifying the window name The text should match with what you see in the Title Bar of the application the top bar of the application s window Sometimes the Title Bar shows the file that is opened in the application instead of the application s name Process Monitor all processes that match the specified filename Event is triggered when the specified 1 Warn the user that the process Stops filename is not found in the list of executing processes has stopped 2 Launch the next process in sequence Ping Stops Ping 4 the specified host and trigger when host is not responding for the specified period of L yan the user matihe remote PC time Useful for monitoring availability of network services 1s DOF communicating any MOLE either bad link or crash File Size Periodically check the size of the specified file and trigger event when file reaches the 1 Take a backup of the file Limit specified size Size 0 can be used to check whether file exists or not 2 Warn the user that the file size has reached the limit References 1 http en wikipedia org wiki Repetitive_strain_injury 2 http www winamp com
5. be aware of the following factors Each action can affect the execution of the other actions listed below it To avoid that you may have to change the order of the Actions by moving them up down Some of these actions are terminal They close Shutter log out the Windows user or shut down the PC For example the Shutdown action Therefore such Actions must be placed at the very end of the Actions stack Otherwise the actions listed below them will never be executed Step 3 Start monitoring Press the 2 Start button Shutter starts monitoring for the events The button changes to X Stop Press it if you want to stop Shutter in an emergency e Shutter also has a button which starts all actions without waiting for triggering the event set This is useful to check how the specified actions would actually work Events Events Below is a list of all available events Remember that Shutter is often used with a set of multiple events rather than a single a pre defined relationship between them event and these events have Event Definition Typical uses Countdown User enters some amount of time in terms of Hours Miutes seconds Shutter counts down to zero This Event is considered triggered when the timer reaches zero This is the only event that is controlled by Shutter All other events are external to Shutter and Shutter only monitors them 1 If you suffer from RSI set ti
6. cified sound file with ability to wait for the sound file to finish before continuing with the rest of actions Run Program Run specified executable and optionally wait for it to finish executing before continuing with the rest of actions Open File Open a specified file using shell This can be either of the following URL for example http www den4b com Executable for example notepad Normal file for example Document doc or Song mp3 Close Window Close all windows that match the specified window title Kill Process Terminate all processes that match the specified executable filename Utilities This is a special type of action to control the workflow of Shutter The options are e Close application Shutter a Typically to close Shutter after taking all the Actions listed before it Effectively Shutter runs just once It waits for the events executes the actions and then closes Restart events 7 Shutter arms itself once again and waits for the entire set of events once again Effectively Shutter runs the wait for events and then execute all actions cycle endlessly e Pause execution This can be used to introduce a waiting period before the next action is taken For example if one Action closes an application wait till it closes gracefully and only then execute the next Action T Mark shows that this action is a terminal action meaning that it may cause Shutter to terminat
7. d action i Sat Groptons igi Now Ready Apart from a user friendly and easy to use interface Shutter also offers the following options e You can create links on Desktop to execute any of the supported actions directly from the desktop You can use Shutter s Web Interface to remotely execute any action You can also remotely see the run time information about the computer Logged In User Up Time List of Processes Screenshot of a Desktop plus Command Line Execution Quick Guide Quick Guide Shutter monitors the PC for multiple types of events and when the specified conditions are met it executes a wide range of Actions Shutter can be used in just three steps as shown below shutter TOX File Options Presets Help Add Remove Up Down Event Details Status On Time At 7 55 00 Add Remove Up Down Action Details Close Window mozilla Open File CMMi tutorial pdf In this example Shutter will close Mozilla Firefox browser at 7 55 AM and launch the CMMi Tutorial pdf file In other words fun time ends at 7 55 AM and serious work starts Let us see how to set Shutter Step Action Add the Events conditions to be monitored and specify their interrelationship a Add new Events remove selected Events change the order of the Events b Set the interrelationship between the Events Add the Actions to be executed a Add the Actions to be executed remov
8. e or otherwise stop the rest of actions from executing You can use only ONE terminal action in the Actions pane and it must be the last in the list of actions Actions References 1 http www den4b com forum viewtopic php id 816 Interrelationship between Events When you add multiple events to Shutter their interrelationship becomes important The Actions are executed only when the relationship between the specified events is satisfied You can set any of the following relationships between the events e ALL All events must be in triggered state together monitored continuously This is the default choice AND Every event must be triggered once independently of each other e OR Any event must be triggered once e 1BY1 Each event must be triggered once one after another If you are not sure which logic to choose simply use the default ALL logic which normally satisfies most scenarios Appendices Program options Shutter has multiple options accessible from the Options menu or by pressing the button at bottom The Options window has five tabs as explained below General Option Remarks Always on top of other windows Keeps Shutter on top of the other windows on the desktop Autorun at Windows startup logon Starts Shutter automatically when you log in Windows or start the PC Increase the font size in tables In case you find the font too sma
9. e selected Actions change the order of the Actions b Configure options Test the effect of Actions and then launch Shutter a Test the effect of the Actions stack in this example check whether Mozilla closes and the pdf file opens properly b Launch Shutter the actual monitoring starts now To make this experience even better we can add some more Actions the bold words give a hint about which Action is used 1 At 7 55 pop up a message Last five minutes of browsing Back to work soon 2 Pause for 5 minutes and then 3 Close Mozilla Firefox window and 4 Open the pdf file with its associated application Quick Guide For more such applications see typical uses article Step by step The workflow of Shutter is a simple 3 step process 1 Add events that are to be monitored and 2 Add actions that are to be executed when the specified events occur 3 Start monitoring for the specified events The details are as follows Step 1 Load Events Events are usually based on periodic checking of a system state execution state of a process or system time e You can add multiple events and also set the logical relationship between them Note that this step only loads the events Shutter will not start monitoring for the event till you press the button see Step 3 Step 2 Load Actions Actions are executed one by one from top to bottom You can add as many actions as you want but please
10. ewall Before you can successfully use Shutter s Web Interface you need to make sure that that remote machine can access your host machine Usually host machine will protected by Firewall U1 software hence blocking the remote access You need to identify the the Firewall software which is running on your host machine and enable access to the specified Web Interface IP Port address To start with Windows XP or later version only has its own Windows Firewall 71 but when you install an antivirus software it takes over with its own firewall External Access Shutter s web interface can be accessed from any machine on the same network If your want to access it from any machine on the Internet you must configure your router modem appropriately You need to set up a port forwarding rule on your router modem so that external traffic from the Internet will be redirected to the machine with Shutter s Web Interface in your local network e g home office For example if your machine s IP address is 192 168 1 10 and you have configure Shutter to run on port 8080 then you need to configure port forwarding rule to redirect all traffic on port 8080 to IP address 192 168 1 10 Then you would access Shutter s web interface using your public external IP address To find out your external IP address type in your favorite web search engine What is my IP address Blu Here is a generic article on how set up a port forwarding rule on a router http
11. fit of full CPU power When CPU usage goes above certain threshold pause the resource intensive applications Network usage Check the network s load select from total upload only or download only and if it falls below specified limit for the specified duration then the event is triggered Start a downloader when the download is below a limit Upload a large folder when the upload falls below certain point Pause file transfers till the total traffic in the network falls below a certain limit User Inactive Track the time of user s last mouse and keyboard activity Trigger event when user is inactive for the specified period of time Play WinAmp when no one is using the PC turn the PC into entertainment center Launch a task that can otherwise slow down the PC Battery Low Monitor power battery level and trigger event when level drops below specified level 1 Take backup of critical data Close specified applications gracefully Remind the user to plug in the laptop charger Events Window Monitor opened windows for the specified title match Event is triggered when specified title 1 Warn the user that the desired Closes does not match any of the opened windows application has stopped running The name is NOT case sensitive 2 Launch the process only ifthe You can specify wildcards to find
12. ill the PC wakes again Web Interface These options are covered in the Web Interface article Protection Option Remarks Enable If your PC is shared by multiple users they can change Shutter settings to access it remotely To prevent such unauthorized access enble the Protection option and then set a password Password Set a strong password 1 and note it down in a secure place Repeat Repeat the entered password here for verification References 1 http en wikipedia org wiki Strong password Running remotely Web interface 10 Running remotely Web interface Shutter exposes some of its functionality through the Web Interface letting users control their computer remotely from another computer Configuration Steps below outline how to successfully setup the Web Interface Enable Web Interface Open Options via the button or from the main menu and navigate to the tab called Web Interface All of the settings will be disabled grayed out by default Put a tick mark on the Enable check box to enable the Web Interface and its configuration Configure Web Interface Options ET i General Advanced Web Interface Protection Listen IP and Listen Port parameters define IP address and Port p v Enable number through which Web Interface will be accessible Port number Listen IP Listen Port can be any numeric value in range 0 to 65535 but it is
13. ll in tables Minimize on start of events When the entire set of event triggers including the interrelationship logic Shutter will automatically minimize to the System Tray Minimize when program starts When Shutter starts its GUI will not be seen It automatically starts in minimized state in the System Tray Minimize when click on close button When you click on the button the Shutter window will not close It will be minimized in the System Tray instead Start events when program starts Normally you have to start the event monitoring manually by clicking on the A Start button at the bottom of the Shutter window But if you select this option as soon as Shutter starts the event monitoring starts automatically Advanced Option Remarks Disable balloon notification messages at When Shutter is minimized to System Tray its icon in the System Tray keeps popping up Tray icon balloons with text messages e g Events started If you want Shutter to operate silently deselect this option Allow only single instance of the By default you can launch several instances copies of Shutter and load different Events Actions in application needs restart each copy These instances run independently of each other However if you want to force only a single copy of Shutter deselect this option Program options Never show Tray Icon By defa
14. m here e http www firedaemon com Run as service 13 User notes You must NOT allow the service to interact with the desktop If you do allow interaction Shutter will close after a user logs off leaving the system running References 1 http support microsoft com kb 137890 2 http www microsoft com downloads details aspx familyid 9d467a69 57ff 4ae7 96ee b18c4790cffd amp displaylang en Article Sources and Contributors 14 Article Sources and Contributors Shutter Source http www den4b com w index php oldid 2519 Contributors Den4b Narayan Quick Guide Source http www den4b com w index php oldid 1894 Contributors Den4b Narayan Step by step Source http www den4b com w index php oldid 1895 Contributors Den4b Narayan Events Source http www den4b com w index php oldid 1896 Contributors Den4b Narayan Actions Source http www den4b com w index php oldid 1898 Contributors Den4b Narayan Interrelationship between Events Source http www den4b com w index php oldid 1897 Contributors Den4b Narayan Program options Source http www den4b com w index php oldid 2521 Contributors Den4b Narayan Running remotely Web interface Source http www den4b com w index php oldid 2507 Contributors Den4b Narayan Command line mode Source http www den4b com w index php oldid 2533 Contributors Den4b Run as service Source http www den4b com w index php oldid 1900 Contributors Den4b Image S
15. mer to take a break every few minutes and exercise your hands shoulder and neck Use Shutter as a count down timer clock to give alarm at the end of specified time Play a pre recorded sound every few minutes to calm down a baby or a pet On Time Event is triggered when the current time as displayed in the system tray reaches the specified time Note Prior to v3 00 Beta 35 the On Time event worked in the same manner as the Countdown event counting down the initial time difference between the current time and the target time However that method prevented the On Time event from working correctly if the system time was changed or if Windows entered a suspended state Launch an application e g a downloader at certain time Share your PC on LAN till a particular time and then turn it off at certain time Winamp Stops Event periodically checks the playback state of Winamp 21 The event is triggered once it is detected that application is no longer playing the media Note Winamp Messaging API is used to achieve this When the WinAmp playlist is over pause for a specified time period and then play another playlist or hibernate the PC CPU Usage Periodically check the processor usage and trigger event when the usage stays above or below the specified mark for the specified amount of time Launch a CPU intensive application e g Blender rendering to get the bene
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18. recommended 0 0 0 0 vy B080 to use values above 1024 as many of the the ports below this value are eee reserved by the system and standard applications Choice of the IP Password address depends on the desired accessibility of the Web Interface Mallow command line execution Warning Username and Password must NOT be empty since it may expose your computer to threats B Save Cancel IP address Desired accessibility 0 0 0 0 Allow access from all available network interfaces default 127 0 0 1 Allow access only from the local machine X X X X Any other configuration will allow access from the specified IP address To check whether specified IP and Port parameters are acceptable press check port button Listen IP Listen Port 1127 0 0 1 v 8080 For example if you set IP address to 127 0 0 1 and port 8080 you will access the web interface in your browser via URL http 127 0 0 1 8080 Username and Password can be anything however always use a strong password U These will be required to access the Web Interface from a remote PC Short or easy to guess Password can introduce a security risk so be careful while selecting your password Allow command line execution will allow users to execute arbitrary commands on the host machine Command line execution should be used with caution Running remotely Web interface 11 Configure Fir
19. the present instead You can use Create Links to Actions option from the main menu to create shortcut files to all supported actions uninstall Remove all manually turned on associations with the program e g presets association For advanced users only Run as service There is no native or easy way to make Shutter run as a service This is because service applications are different from normal user applications from programming point of view and would have to be written differently But this doesn t mean that there cannot be any workaround Below is a list of methods which worked for some users but note that they are not officially supported and cannot be guaranteed to work Windows tools Windows Resource Kit provides two utilities that allow you to create a user defined service for Windows applications Instrsrv exe installs and removes system services from Windows NT and Srvany exe allows any Windows NT application to run as a service e How To Create a User Defined Service 1 e Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools 2 Third party tools There are 3rd party tools exist that can run any application as a service which will be more intuitive but unfortunately not free for example Any2Service FireDaemon Any2Service can be downloaded from here e http www snapfiles com get any2service html e http www softpedia com get System System Miscellaneous Any2Service shtml FireDaemon can be downloaded fro
20. ult each instance of Shutter will show an icon in the System Tray when it is minimized to tray However if your System Tray is cluttered because of that then you can remove the Shutter icons from the System Tray by deselecting this option e Note that without the icon it is difficult to tell whether Shutter is currently running in your PC e Note also that without the Shutter icons the System Tray will not be able to show the balloon text messages If you have lost an ability to open Shutter interface you can disable this option by editing Shutter ini file from the installation folder First terminate any instances of Shutter via the Task Manager Then edit the following line in Shutter ini HideTrayIcon 0 wakes up Stop events when the computer is going to hibernate sleep and resume when computer By default the even monitoring is going on even when the computer is in hibernate sleep mode However if the event set triggers during hibernate sleep mode the Actions cannot be launched For example if a count down timer reaches zero when the PC is n hibernate sleep mode the Actions will fail to launch Even when the computer wakes up the Actions will not be launched Thus one cycle of events is unable to start actions You may want Shutter to suspend the count down and resume when the PC wakes up again For that deselect this option e Note that some events e g On Time event cannot be postponed t
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