On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone found a screen locker they like? I'd like to move away > from xscreensaver. It seems bloated plus it isn't working right for > me anymore. > > slimlock looks interesting but the ebuild in the miramir overlay fails with: > > !!! Fetched file: slimlock-9999.tar.gz VERIFY FAILED! > !!! Reason: Filesize does not match recorded size > !!! Got: 21746 > !!! Expected: 21479 > > and the comments in this bug aren't encouraging: > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=366405 > > - Grant >
I find I like slock, though it's possibly a bit excessively on the 'minimalist' side for many people. Flat blanked screen, just type the user's password and hit enter to unlock... there's no visual cues at all. It also doesn't auto-enable on a timer by itself. -- Poison [BLX] Joshua M. Murphy
