On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:10:45AM -0800, Grant wrote: > [snip] > > I've been using xautolock for years and years. What's good about it is you > > can have any 'locker' you want. For now, I'm using feh in slideshow mode. > > For another, you can specify another program as a 'killer' such as a suspend > > or hibernate script. However, for a traditional ss, I have been using xlock > > forever - many more modes than xscreensaver, and just a simple binary to > > worry about. > > > > Terry > > I think I'm going with xautolock and either vlock or xlockmore. It > looks like there isn't an init.d script for xautolock. What is the > best way to run it automatically in Gentoo? > > Is there a keyboard shortcut to trigger xautolock? > > - Grant >
Grant, I run it among the startup scripts of my window manager. You could also put it ~/.xinitrc, but I don't think you can start it before your X server is up and running. If your wm has a keyboard shortcut config, it would be simple to bind it to a key, as well. HTH. Terry
