Show the big clock in tmux after N time of inactivity

Question

The big clock can be activated with:

t  big clock

Is it possible to monitor for inactivity and use it like a screensaver?

Answer 1

This is somewhat possible with the introduction of the hook feature in tmux 2.2 & 2.3 (tmux change log)

You should be able to trigger the clock appearing after a window has been silent for a period of time. Monitoring for user inactivity is still not possible.

You can set the window option monitor-silence & use the alert-silence hook to start the clock.

See the tmux 2.3 man page about hooks & monitor-silence.