Q342 How can I close a window after 10 seconds unless the mouse has moved, in which case I should suspend the closure for another 10 seconds?

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Q342 How can I close a window after 10 seconds unless the mouse has moved, in which case I should suspend the closure for another 10 seconds?

Try something like this (Netscape Navigator 4 only):

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
var timeoutID = '';

function restartTimer() {
    window.clearTimeout(timeoutID);
    startTimer();
}

function startTimer() {
    window.clearTimeout(timeoutID);
    timeoutID = window.setTimeout("close()",10000);
}

window.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEMOVE);
window.onMouseMove = restartTimer;
//--></SCRIPT>
 
<BODY onLoad="startTimer()">

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