Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Marc Joliet <marcec@×××.de>
To: Gentoo-User ML <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] screen locker
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:07:26
Message-Id: 20120225010511.664a3dc9@marcec.huntemann.uni-oldenburg.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] screen locker by Grant
1 Am Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:16:35 -0800
2 schrieb Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>:
3
4 > >> [snip]
5 > >> > I've been using xautolock for years and years. What's good about it is you
6 > >> > can have any 'locker' you want. For now, I'm using feh in slideshow mode.
7 > >> > For another, you can specify another program as a 'killer' such as a suspend
8 > >> > or hibernate script. However, for a traditional ss, I have been using xlock
9 > >> > forever - many more modes than xscreensaver, and just a simple binary to
10 > >> > worry about.
11 > >> >
12 > >> > Terry
13 > >>
14 > >> I think I'm going with xautolock and either vlock or xlockmore.  It
15 > >> looks like there isn't an init.d script for xautolock.  What is the
16 > >> best way to run it automatically in Gentoo?
17 > >
18 > > I start xautolock from my .xinitrc.
19 > >
20 > >> Is there a keyboard shortcut to trigger xautolock?
21 > >
22 > > No, you will need to configure your environment. I configured a shortcut for my
23 > > window manager that executes "xautolock -locknow", but you could also probably
24 > > use something like xbindkeys instead.
25 >
26 > Thanks Marc.
27 >
28 > - Grant
29
30 Late realisation: I should probably respond to this :) . So, you're welcome!
31
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33 Marc Joliet
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35 "People who think they know everything really annoy those of us who know we
36 don't" - Bjarne Stroustrup

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