Damian Gatabria wrote: >>>The screensaver mod would detect the X instance losing focus and >>>immediately throw the screensaver into a mode where it locked the session >>>until it again achieved focus, then whoever focussed on the session would >>>need to know the user's password to be able to get past the screensaver. >> >> Uhm...if you use GDM's New Login thing, this is what it does...it >> blocks the previous X session with xscreensaver, you need a password >> to get back into the previous session(s). > > > Yep. But the previous poster is talking about doing this every time you switch > to another tty. Which would be, IMHO, a terrible idea, since every user > with two bits of experience goes to a text console to compile > stuff or to run things, and switch back and forth continuously. >
No, all you really want is it to automatically lock the screen if you choose something like "New session" somewhere on the menu. We're not talking about hacking XFree86 to lock the screen every time you hit CTRL-ALT > >>>Likewise the text console mod would blank the console when it lost focus, >>>and demand a password before unblanking when focus returned. > I really don't think this is necessary, if you want to resume your console sessions, use screen. Buchan -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
