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Xwrits
{{Infobox_Software|
 name = xwrits
|operating_system = [[Linux]], [[Unix]]
|genre = [[Health]]
|license = [[GPL]][http://directory.fsf.org/hobbies/health/]
|website = [http://www.lcdf.org/xwrits/ www.lcdf.org/xwrits]
}}

(contracted; show full)g the user to take a break, it '''lock'''s the screen so that the user cannot use the keyboard or mouse until 20 seconds have elapsed. When it locks and restores the screen, it shows the image '''/usr/share/firefox/res/arrow.gif''' (a black transparent [[GIF]]) instead of the standard jail bars, hand, and brightly-colored pointing-finger "OK" notification.

Similar RSI-prevention utilities include:

* [[Workrave]], which works on both [[
Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[Linux]]
* [[RSIBreak]], works on [[Linux]]
* the "Typing Break" feature in [[GNOME]] which can be enabled in the GNOME keyboard preference panel

== See also ==

* [[Repetitive strain injury]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.lcdf.org/xwrits xwrits website]
* [http://www.lcdf.org/xwrits/man.html xwrits manual page]
* [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9114 "Operating Your Body at Peak Performance"], a ''Linux Journal'' column about xwrits, RSIBreak, and Workrave

{{free-software-stub}}

[[Category:Health software]]
[[Category:Free software]]
[[Category:Overuse injuries]]
[[Category:Occupational diseases]]