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#1 2009-10-20 01:43:47

poopship21
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howto lock screen with awesome window manager [SOLVED]

screen locking (ie for privacy when away) is a ubiquitous feature of window managers that are integrated into desktop 'environments' like KDE or gnome.  but what about for people like me who use awesome as a window manager?  is there a tool to do this or do i need to switch to gnome?
TIA

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#2 2009-10-20 01:59:41

lucke
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Re: howto lock screen with awesome window manager [SOLVED]

I think you can use xlockmore. xscreensaver also should have some locking support.

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#3 2009-10-20 02:00:03

sctincman
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Re: howto lock screen with awesome window manager [SOLVED]

I use xscreensaver, which functions as a screen locker.Suckless.org also has a screen locker, slock, but I haven't had a chance to really use it.

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#4 2009-10-20 05:41:57

*david_a*
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Re: howto lock screen with awesome window manager [SOLVED]

I have used xkeybind to assign a key combination to activating xscreensaver. I had to spend a bit of time getting it to work, since I had never used xkeybind before - but xscreensaver with an xkeybind trigger now works just fine for me in all situations, using a simple window manager without a desktop.

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#5 2009-10-20 05:51:54

Lich
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Re: howto lock screen with awesome window manager [SOLVED]

I will also recommend xscreensaver, simply because it has ways of letting you know when the screen is locked (it comes with a ton of screensavers to chose from). To lock using xscrensaver, do this:
1. Install xscreensaver (doh)
2. add "xscreensaver -no-splash &" to your $HOME/.xinitrc
3. Make a keybinding in Awesome that spawns "xscreensaver-command -lock". This will start the screensaver and ask for a password.

Suckess' slock is rather small, but all it does is blank the screen and wait for input. Input is not even echoed, you don't see anything, so you mightaswell have a locked box and not know it.


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#6 2009-10-23 04:37:44

Isengrin
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Re: howto lock screen with awesome window manager [SOLVED]

Lich wrote:

Suckess' slock is rather small, but all it does is blank the screen and wait for input. Input is not even echoed, you don't see anything, so you mightaswell have a locked box and not know it.

I recommend xtrlock (AUR). It does the same, but instead of a black screen, you look at the desktop and your cursor becomes a lock. XD
Usefull for when you want to see what is happening in some app.


The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, and we are only the thread of the Pattern."
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#7 2009-11-26 16:33:44

poopship21
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Re: howto lock screen with awesome window manager [SOLVED]

hmm, both xtrlock and suckless sound perfect.  thanks for the suggestions

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