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- From: ucjtrjf@ucl.ac.uk (Jonny Farringdon)
- Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look
- Subject: Re: Screen Savers for open-look
- Message-ID: <1992Dec11.181022.26874@bas-a.bcc.ac.uk>
- Date: 11 Dec 92 18:10:22 GMT
- References: <1g2f3hINNqpb@wugate.wustl.edu> <JSC.92Dec9160430@saxon.Eng.Sun.COM> <1992Dec10.135320.12657@ncsu.edu>
- Organization: Bloomsbury Computing Consortium
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- >But, is there anyway to do it *without* having to "lock" the screen and
- >enter a password to get back?
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- >Also, what file would I put this command in to have it run automatically?
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- get xautolock from archie, /contrib on X11R5 &c
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- .Xdefaults ...
- xautolock*time: 3
- xautolock*locker: xlock -nolock -mode random
- xautolock*corners: ++++
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- (this will run xlock with a random pattern after 3 mins WITHOUT locking
- your screen, key/mouse click will restore screen) Pointer in corner will
- start it automatically.)
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- .xinitrc ...
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- (sleep 90; echo 'nice xautolock &' | sh) &
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- (the sleep is so that starting up X doesn't take longer than it has to.
- the echo is for window managers like ol[v]wm. If you use ``???wm &'' and
- ``wait'' the wm can get confused and upon ``quit'', not kill xautolock,
- and leave you with a blank X screen ;-)
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- Then all will be well. J. ucjtrjf@ucl.ac.uk
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