Chapter 2. Consequences of idleness
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## Chapter 2. Consequences of idleness

Depending on the user session software running, idleness can have multiple consequences, including, but not limited to:

- Screen backlight dimming

- Screensaver animation replacing the desktop content

- Instant messenging client going to "auto-away"

- Computer suspending or hibernating

Inhibiting idleness is supposed to stop all those actions from taking place, specifically in response to idleness. A user action asking for any of those states would obviously be acted upon witout delay.

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