Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Frank Blendinger
Hi. On Thu 2009-12-17 19:14, pancake proclaimed: > srsly..i like the previous dpms way..but i understand that this is not > task of slock. Just use "xset dpms force off". > and about my idea..do somebody cares about typing the user password all > the time? I'd like to have a way to use a dif

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread pancake
Yeah but some video drivers does not wake up after lid is closed. I still think that dpms after a while is the right way On Dec 17, 2009, at 9:12 PM, hiro <23h...@googlemail.com> wrote: There are no display power buttons on laptops. My display shuts off when I close it :)

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread hiro
> There are no display power buttons on laptops. My display shuts off when I close it :)

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread pancake
On 12/17/2009 06:14 PM, Antoni Grzymala wrote: Tony Lainson dixit (2009-12-17, 23:12): anyone have any more ideas other than power button? The power button sounds a bit drastic. Can't you press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to switch to virtual console 2, then log in and kill slock from there?

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Antoni Grzymala
daspostloch dixit (2009-12-17, 14:25): > you are right that was crap. sorry. > the F# works fine as just tested in firefox. > the reason i got confused is because i, other > than vterm, dont have use for them. > so the real issue is that switching vterms > doesnt work, not even right now in normal

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Antoni Grzymala
Tony Lainson dixit (2009-12-17, 23:12): > > anyone have any more ideas other than > > power button? > > The power button sounds a bit drastic. Can't you press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to > switch to virtual console 2, then log in and kill slock from there? There are no display power buttons on laptops. --

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Ramil Farkhshatov
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:46:43PM +, Anselm R Garbe wrote: > > The power button sounds a bit drastic.  Can't you press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to > > switch to virtual console 2, then log in and kill slock from there? > > No. A screen locker locks the system completely (apart from remote logins). In linu

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread daspostloch
sorry for following up, but i remember where the confusion came from: the sysrq being accessed via the Fn-modifier, which prevented me from the magic sysrq-stuff a couple of weeks ago. anyhow, i'm quite positive that all this didnt have anything to do with the slock-lock-out and try to be quiet n

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread daspostloch
you are right that was crap. sorry. the F# works fine as just tested in firefox. the reason i got confused is because i, other than vterm, dont have use for them. so the real issue is that switching vterms doesnt work, not even right now in normal ops. maybe because i xmodmapped alt to win and ctr

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Anders Andersson
> Thanks guys. A colleague also suggested switching vterm, > but unfortunately, the thinkpad gives access to the F# buttons > only via the Fn modifier, which does not seem to support > multi-key combinations. at least i have yet to figure out how > to do that. Curiously and mostly but not complete

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread daspostloch
Thanks guys. A colleague also suggested switching vterm, but unfortunately, the thinkpad gives access to the F# buttons only via the Fn modifier, which does not seem to support multi-key combinations. at least i have yet to figure out how to do that. so i attached an external keyboard and tried th

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Tony Lainson
>> Can't you press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to >> switch to virtual console 2, then log in and kill slock from there? > > No. A screen locker locks the system completely (apart from remote logins). I can do it here, using hg tip. Odd.

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Alexander Surma
> No. A screen locker locks the system completely (apart from remote logins). That's how it's supposed to be at least. I've encountered a lot screenlockers which let me switch to console anytime. regarding the problem: That's why I leave ssh running - X locks up (or at least takes no input) and I

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Anselm R Garbe
2009/12/17 Tony Lainson : >> anyone have any more ideas other than >> power button? > > The power button sounds a bit drastic.  Can't you press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to > switch to virtual console 2, then log in and kill slock from there? No. A screen locker locks the system completely (apart from remote lo

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Tony Lainson
> anyone have any more ideas other than > power button? The power button sounds a bit drastic. Can't you press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to switch to virtual console 2, then log in and kill slock from there?

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread pancake
i'm too lazy ;) On 12/17/2009 12:53 PM, Anselm R Garbe wrote: 2009/12/17 pancake: But I liked to have my monitor switched off while not being in front... Easy, switch it off, that's how I do it ;) Cheers, Anselm

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Anselm R Garbe
2009/12/17 pancake : > But  I liked to have my monitor switched off while not being in front... Easy, switch it off, that's how I do it ;) Cheers, Anselm

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread pancake
On 12/17/2009 12:46 PM, Anselm R Garbe wrote: 2009/12/17 pancake: I wonder if it could be possible to add a static password for slock. The reason is that because of dpms, it is common to type the password without seeing anytihng on screen and then with dpms on discover that somebody in the

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Anselm R Garbe
2009/12/17 pancake : > I wonder if it could be possible to add a static password for slock. > > The reason is that because of dpms, it is common to type the password > without seeing anytihng on screen and then with dpms on discover that > somebody in the chat told you something and you replied wit

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread pancake
I wonder if it could be possible to add a static password for slock. The reason is that because of dpms, it is common to type the password without seeing anytihng on screen and then with dpms on discover that somebody in the chat told you something and you replied with your password. No, this ne

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Anselm R Garbe
2009/12/17 : > Hi guys, > > I've been stably using slock on arch linux for > months (last system update ca. 3 weeks ago) > with awesome. > Right now I am at work, went to the bathroom > 10 mins. ago, locked via slock right before, > came back and couldn't log back in. > I've tried everything: keyb

Re: [dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread Tadeusz Sośnierz
On 17-12-2009 12:26:26, daspostl...@googlemail.com wrote: > Hi guys, > > I've been stably using slock on arch linux for > months (last system update ca. 3 weeks ago) > with awesome. > Right now I am at work, went to the bathroom > 10 mins. ago, locked via slock right before, > came back and couldn

[dev] slock - cannot log in

2009-12-17 Thread daspostloch
Hi guys, I've been stably using slock on arch linux for months (last system update ca. 3 weeks ago) with awesome. Right now I am at work, went to the bathroom 10 mins. ago, locked via slock right before, came back and couldn't log back in. I've tried everything: keyboard layout switches, thinkpad