Alternatively, you could set Pidgin to auto-set to away after x amount of inactivity, hit CTRL+ALT+L to lock, turn off monitor, then just turn off your speakers. ;)
That's how I do it anyway. On 11/12/2007, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are various ways using either bluetooth and the signal strength > form your mobile phone or pam_usb. > > Google will help you - try searching for something along the lines of > pam_usb (allows you to log in and out using a standard usb key!) or > "bluetooth lock xscreensaver" or similar. > > If I get the chance, I'll try and lob a few links onto the list later > on. > > Cheers, > > Matt. > On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 18:49 +0000, Freddie Ruddick wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Call me boring and predictable if you will, but most of my computer time > > is spent listening to music in Rhythmbox, and IMing on Pidgin. Thus, > > when I leave my computer, I need to pause the music, set Pidgin to away, > > and then lock my screen. > > > > Is there any way I can combine these 3 actions into a macro or somesuch, > > so that I can whack a keyboard shortcut, or click one launcher to do all > > 3? I'm not immune to a bit of CLI/bash coding if necessary (and I reckon > > it will be...), but I'd rather not have to change the apps I use. > > > > Thanks a lot, > > > > Freddie :) > > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
