It’s not that you need to supervise it, it’s that you should be there if you should need to reenter your password.
There is a plugin called “scale”. Then use “ctrl + mouse wheel”.
Entering the password is done at the beginning before I go make myself a drink. I shouldn’t have to enter it twice.
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I just turn the sudo password off 
My computer, my rules.
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Then change you timeout, that simple.
Short of .pacnew files not much. If you are diligent in keeping up on them it shouldn’t be a problem. It could also be said that since what decides to “pacnew” and it could cause log in issues not a bad idea to pay attention. my 2c.
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Interesting. I don’t think I’ve ever done that before. I may do that anyway.
I mean, I guess? In my mind I guess if you make something like this that then requires me to make more modifications. Like, in my head it’s hardly a feature at that point. If it’s a problem (it is) then why not just write into the program to extend the time out?
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Thanks for this! I’ve installed it but… how do you get it running? Just running systray-x doesn’t do anything for me. Doesn’t show me any errors or anything. Not in my TB add-ons either.
Edit:
Nvm, adding their repo and installing from there fixed it for me.
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With pacman and yay, don’t forget you can use the --sudoloop option, which continually polls for your password until you get back to the keyboard and can enter it. Works like a champ.
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I still stand by not walking away from the computer while it’s being updated.
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And not updating a desktop system without a UPS attached …
Then 97% can NEVER update. 
It is actually installed as an add-on to Thunderbird, not as a stand-alone app. So, when you start up Thunderbird after installing, it should automatically reside in the system tray. If not, you may need to go into Thunderbird under ‘add-ons’, find the systray-x extension and click on its properties to get to the settings to enable accordingly.
97% should be looking to invest in a UPS then, particularly running a distro like Arch.
Has saved my bacon on a couple of occasions.
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To each their own. There’s no wrong way. I’ll keep multitasking making a drink instead if staring at cascading lines in a TTY waiting to enter my password (again).
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What does your Latex setup look like? Also could you explain why it’s a necessity for a physicist to write latex code in a text editor?
My LATEX setup is simply having texlive-most installed (from the repos) and tllocalmgr-git from the AUR to manage CTAN packages. That’s it.
I use Kate (KDE’s Advanced Text Editor) to write LATEX code and I compile it from the command line, typically using either pdflatex or xelatex commands, occasionally context.
It is necessary to write LATEX code in a text editor if you want to do anything remotely complex. You simply cannot do fancy stuff otherwise.
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“Bring out the gimp” (c)
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