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MacGlobalIdleTimeMBS as UInt64

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
global method System MBS MacOSX Plugin 10.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No Desktop only
Queries the current global idle time on a Mac.
Example
MsgBox Format(MacGlobalIdleTimeMBS/1000000000.0,"0.0")+" seconds idle"

The return value is the number of nanoseconds the user did not use mouse or keyboard.
Returns 0 on any error.

Deprecated in 13.2 plugins in favor of GlobalIdleTimeMBS.

Some examples using this global method:

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