Hi i have a question concerning idle time,when i play i dont always have time to stay at my monitor all the time so i usually park up in town, what annoys me is i keep getting disconnected after a certain time because i have not moved or done anything,is there a setting to increase the idle time, ive noticed sometimes my chr stays quite safely for hours if there is an animal or npc that moves, so is it that my screen is idle and not my chr.

Your latter idea is correct, as long as the game status so to speak is being updated, you won't get logged out. Basically if something is added to your journal, it keeps you logged in (For instance, You see: a horse).

In busy areas you're okay.