Richard Hector wrote:
On 27/09/21 11:39 pm, Dan Ritter wrote:
>
> One option is to run a mute and stop-playing command immediately
> on screensaver interaction.
>
> For XFCE4, that's as easy as adding a panel object which runs an
> application, pointing that at a script, and adding an
> appropriate icon. Install xmacro.
>
> ~/bin/quiet-and-dark
>
> #!/bin/sh
> #not actually tested
> echo 'KeyStrPress XF86AudioPlay KeyStrRelease XF86AudioPlay' | xmacroplay :0
> echo 'KeyStrPress XF86AudioMute KeyStrRelease XF86AudioMute' | xmacroplay :0
> xscreensaver -command activate
>
>
> You can also assign it to run as a keyboard shortcut.
Thanks Dan,
If I understand correctly, you're suggesting to create a clickable button
which will mute the audio, and then creating a macro to do that from within
a script, which I then need to run manually?
That sounds inverted. The button executes a script when you
click it; the script mutes and pauses audio, then activates the
screensaver.
There might be a way to invoke the mute-and-pause from the
screensaver when it activates by itself, but I don't know that
one and a few minutes searching didn't reveal it.
I'd like this to still happen if the screen locks due to inactivity. I
haven't found yet what triggers that, or where to configure the timeout.
That's in Settings, Screensaver. Try right clicking on an empty
area of desktop.
Secondly, will it re-enable audio when the screen is unlocked?
This won't, but the same invocations without the final
screensaver activation will un-mute and start playing whatever
is listening to XF86 media keys.