Bug#761035: ITP: xss-lock -- invoke external screen lock in response to X screensaver events
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Ian Campbell <ijc@debian.org>
* Package name : xss-lock
Version : 0.3.0
Upstream Author : Raymond Wagenmaker <raymondwagenmaker@gmail.com>
* URL : https://bitbucket.org/raymonad/xss-lock
* License : MIT
Programming Lang: C
Description : invoke external screen lock in response to X screensaver events
Utility to listen for XScreenSaver (XSS) and login manager events and call
out to an external screen locker in order to lock the screen.
This is a useful with window managers such as i3 as it can be used to invoke
i3lock. In particular it handles the case of locking when the laptop lid is
closed/suspended which is not something I've been able to find a convenient way
to handle in this environment otherwise..
I intend to maintain in collab-maint.
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