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Re: screensaver recommendation



On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 05:27:13PM +0800, lina wrote:
> On Saturday 24,November,2012 06:32 AM, Tony Baldwin wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 12:18:17PM +0800, lina wrote:
> >>
> >> On 23 Nov, 2012, at 12:02, Tony Baldwin <tony@tonybaldwin.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 10:58:52PM -0500, Tony Baldwin wrote:
> >>>> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 11:42:33AM +0800, lina wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I wish to have a screensaver.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks ahead for recommendation.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> xscreensaver doesn't work for me cause it won't recognize the password
> >>>>> due to I use the dovrak layout. To me, seems the reboot is the only resort.
> >>>>
> >>>> If you just want the screen to lock, or if that, at least, is useful to
> >>>> you, perhaps you should look at slock, xlock, or xlockmore.
> >>> Seems the only one of these currently in our repos is slock,
> >>
> >> Thanks Tony,
> >>
> >> After $slock
> >>
> >> How can I unlock?
> > 
> > You just type in your password.
> > You won't get a prompt, like in xscreensaver.
> > For all practical purposes, to the uninitiated, it looks like your
> > machine or monitor is off. Tricky.
> 
> A small question, what if the first time the password I input was not
> accurate, then I press Enter, and re-input, but still not works, so ...
> ? I tried several times.
> 

You do not need to press Enter.
If you enter something wrong, just wait a second and enter the password
again.

./tony

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