Use g_timeout_add_seconds() for power efficiency

This attempts to align second-granularity wakeups across the system,
reducing CPU wakeups a little.

I considered all timeouts of duration 1 second or greater, and moved
the non-timing-critical ones to g_timeout_add_seconds().

4 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/jarabe/frame/notification.py b/src/jarabe/frame/notification.py
index 68107ba..61a84e9 100644
--- a/src/jarabe/frame/notification.py
+++ b/src/jarabe/frame/notification.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class NotificationIcon(gtk.EventBox):
         'icon-filename' : (str, None, None, None, gobject.PARAM_READWRITE)
     }
 
-    _PULSE_TIMEOUT = 3000
+    _PULSE_TIMEOUT = 3
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self._icon = PulsingIcon(pixel_size=style.STANDARD_ICON_SIZE)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class NotificationIcon(gtk.EventBox):
         self.add(self._icon)
         self._icon.show()
         
-        gobject.timeout_add(self._PULSE_TIMEOUT, self.__stop_pulsing_cb)
+        gobject.timeout_add_seconds(self._PULSE_TIMEOUT, self.__stop_pulsing_cb)
 
         self.set_size_request(style.GRID_CELL_SIZE, style.GRID_CELL_SIZE)
 
diff --git a/src/jarabe/journal/expandedentry.py b/src/jarabe/journal/expandedentry.py
index 1e0b890..5b0d0f4 100644
--- a/src/jarabe/journal/expandedentry.py
+++ b/src/jarabe/journal/expandedentry.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class ExpandedEntry(hippo.CanvasBox):
 
     def _title_notify_text_cb(self, entry, pspec):
         if not self._update_title_sid:
-            self._update_title_sid = gobject.timeout_add(1000,
+            self._update_title_sid = gobject.timeout_add_seconds(1,
                                                          self._update_title_cb)
 
     def _title_focus_out_event_cb(self, entry, event):
diff --git a/src/jarabe/journal/listview.py b/src/jarabe/journal/listview.py
index a34184a..1f3281f 100644
--- a/src/jarabe/journal/listview.py
+++ b/src/jarabe/journal/listview.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ DS_DBUS_SERVICE = 'org.laptop.sugar.DataStore'
 DS_DBUS_INTERFACE = 'org.laptop.sugar.DataStore'
 DS_DBUS_PATH = '/org/laptop/sugar/DataStore'
 
-UPDATE_INTERVAL = 300000
+UPDATE_INTERVAL = 300
 
 EMPTY_JOURNAL = _("Your Journal is empty")
 NO_MATCH = _("No matching entries ")
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ class BaseListView(gtk.HBox):
             if self._update_dates_timer is None:
                 logging.debug('Adding date updating timer')
                 self._update_dates_timer = \
-                        gobject.timeout_add(UPDATE_INTERVAL,
+                        gobject.timeout_add_seconds(UPDATE_INTERVAL,
                                             self.__update_dates_timer_cb)
         else:
             self._fully_obscured = True
diff --git a/src/jarabe/model/shell.py b/src/jarabe/model/shell.py
index fe3ad36..9f6a51f 100644
--- a/src/jarabe/model/shell.py
+++ b/src/jarabe/model/shell.py
@@ -539,7 +539,8 @@ class ShellModel(gobject.GObject):
 
         # FIXME: better learn about finishing processes by receiving a signal.
         # Now just check whether an activity has a window after ~90sec
-        gobject.timeout_add(90000, self._check_activity_launched, activity_id)
+        gobject.timeout_add_seconds(90, self._check_activity_launched,
+                                    activity_id)
 
     def notify_launch_failed(self, activity_id):
         home_activity = self.get_activity_by_id(activity_id)