>> [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
Thanks, I finally rebooted my laptop and putting xautolock in the XFCE4 session settings works great. - Grant
