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Attached is a sleep ramp script. Download and unzip the file. Inside there is a script named "sleep ramp.vbs". Place that script somewhere, such as on your desktop or wherever (remember where).
In MC,
1. Go to Services & Plug-ins > Scheduler in the left side tree.
2. Click Add Task and select Command Line from the Task pulldown.
3. Give it a Description of your choice, like Sleep, Lower Volume, and Quit
4. Browse for and select the sleep ramp.vbs script you saved above (change the file types pulldown from Executable Files to All Files)
5. Provide three numeric Arguments such as: 10 5 20
- the first is the number of minutes until the volume is changed
- the second is the number of minutes after volume change before the MC quits
- the third is the volume percentage (0 to 100)
Using the numbers from above, when you select the Now checkbox and hit OK, the script will launch, wait 10 minutes to lower the volume to 20%, and then quit 5 minutes after that.
This is
good, very easy to understand and follow. Thank you! Colors helped...
The only small thing: it suddenly lowers the volume. All at once. A large drop that is somewhat jarring.
This would preferably be a slower decline ...over the course of, say, 20-30 minutes.
I may be giving up my internet connection in a few days. Or less.
Not sure whether to 'take MC' with me offline or not...but, just so you know!
Likely, your efforts will be for some other person asking this question at a later date.
....or just as a personal challenge. It's an interesting topic,
'Sleep Function, Code For.'Perhaps I really should've started a new thread so it'd be easier to find for others.
Anyways, thanks for the efforts!
Will check back in a few...