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The Activity Window is a small semi-transparent window that indicates your current activity level and the time to the next break.



The top bar indicates the time to the next break. The next break will be due once the bar reaches the right hand edge. In order to make it easier to judge how far the break is away, the bar will change color from green, to yellow to red, the closer you get to a break.

The bar at the bottom indicates your current activity level, that is how actively you are using the keyboard and mouse (or other input devices).

When the bar is green, your activity level is "safe", when it turns yellow you are entering the "warning" zone. "Red" indicates the danger zone.

Your risk of developing repetitive strain injuries (such as inflammations, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc.) is strongly related to long periods of continuous keyboard and mouse use. Even short breaks of activity (see microbreaks) of only a few seconds in between bursts of activity can significantly reduce that risk.

You should thus aim to stay within the "safe" activity zone and never stay in the "danger" zone for very long.

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