It was stated in that posting so long ago that the
auto-idle (loneliness 2.3) plug-in was only designed
for use with Hal 6.0 and the default brain or a brain
based on the default. Using it with an XTF brain or
with the upgraded Hal6.1 and its default brain would
be risky at best, if it worked at all. I don't know
since I haven't upgraded to Hal 6.1 yet. I suppose
that since you say it's not working in 6.1, then maybe
someone should ask Robert if he could take a look into
the area of the 6.1 that recognizes the aut-idle functions
to see if there is something in the upgraded version that
is different from the 6.0 version.
I know it works in Hal 6.0 with a brain based on the
default Hal brain since I have several brains that I
created which all incorporate that plug-in and all of
which work just fine.
There were several auto-idle plug-ins posted back then.
The only one which worked was the loneliness2.3, you can
download it with this link -
http://www.charctercreationsanddesignworks.us/loneliness4.zipSorry about the difference between the name on the zip file and the
designation of the plug-in. That's how Scratch had them named, the
file and plug-in are numbered 4 in the name, but when you install
it in Hal it pops up in the menu as Loneliness2.3, go figure.
You might want to double check it against the one you
are trying to use, to make sure you have the one that
originally worked.