Bug#706391: ITP: slimlock -- screen locker based on SLiM and slock

[Vincent Danjean <vdanjean.ml@free.fr>]

  Hi,

  I've not been clear enough. My only point is that your description
(and even your text below) talks about "SLiM" without saying what it
is at all (a framework ? an application ? something related to
security ? a desktop environment ? ...)

  I just did a "apt-cache search slim" and "apt-cache show slim"
to discover that "slim" is "a desktop-independent graphical login
manager for X11". In my opinion, you should just add this information
into your initial description.
  Perhaps, it can begin with something like:

Slimlock is a X display locker based on slock (a simple X display locker)
and SLiM (a desktop-independent graphical login manager for X11).
In contrast to...


  Regards,
    Vincent

Le 30/04/2013 22:00, Samuel Sanchez a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> well slimlock does not much more then locking your screen and is
> designed for seamless integration in SLiM.
> 
> I added slim as dependency, because slimlock uses the same themes SLiM
> uses and looks for them in /usr/share/slim/themes. The look screen looks
> then just like the login screen
> However, in principle SLiM is not required for slimlock to work as
> slimlock only reads the config files to know, which theme to use. This
> could also be provided by a dummy config file.
> 
> So all in all, this package is aimed to users who use SLiM and desire a
> screen locker which is very light and integrates itself smoothly with
> SLiM. Thus, I added slim as dependency just to deal with the required
> themes and config files in a clean way.
> 
> Regards,
>   Sam
> 
> 
> On 04/29/2013 10:56 PM, Vincent Danjean wrote:
>>   Hi,
>>
>> Le 29/04/2013 17:35, Samuel Sanchez a écrit :
>>>   Description     : screen locker based on SLiM and slock
>>>
>>> Slimlock is a slim locker based on slock and SLiM. In contrast to slock,
>>> which displays a black screen which goes away if the right password is
>>> typed, slimlock displays (if slim is used) a lock screen which matches
>>> the login screen. Furthermore it supports DPMS and blocking virtual
>>> terminal switching.
>>>
>>> Slimlock reads your slim config files and uses the same interface.
>>> If you use SliM already, then it should work for you automatically.
>>
>>   You should add (at least) a word about SliM into your long
>> description. For now, only reading your text, I only guess that
>> slimlock can lock your screen, waiting for you to type your
>> password. SliM is probably a key point of this software but I
>> do not know anything of it from the description.
>>
>>   Regards,
>>     Vincent
>>


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