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bozter
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lock screen signal?

Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:27 am
KDE screen lock will not lock the screen automatically if Firefox built-in player, or VirtualBox guest is running in fore-ground, VLC will be the same if the "disable screensaver" is on (default), so I guess it's some signals VLC sends to tell KDE continues to lock the screen, but not every software has the option like this, can I set KDE to lock the screen without the VLC signal?
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Sat Aug 13, 2022 5:49 am
Any1 want the KDE screenlocker behave like Xscreensaver locking screen on time?
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Re: lock screen signal?

Sat Aug 13, 2022 7:53 am
HI!

For programs not supporting it themself, you can use systemd-inhibit yourself for those.
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Re: lock screen signal?

Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:50 pm
koffeinfriedhof wrote:HI!

For programs not supporting it themself, you can use systemd-inhibit yourself for those.

alisha@SHA:~> systemd-inhibit --list
WHO UID USER PID COMM WHAT WHY MODE
ModemManager 0 root 0000 n/a sleep ModemManager needs to reset devices delay
NetworkManager 0 root 0000 n/a sleep NetworkManager needs to turn off networks delay
PowerDevil 1001 alisha 0000 org_kde_powerde handle-power-key:handle-suspend-key:handle-hibernate-key:handle-lid-switch KDE handles power events block
Screen Locker 1001 alisha 0000 ksmserver sleep Ensuring that the screen gets locked before going to sleep delay

Which lock I should remove or add if I want FireFox built-in player is running while screen locker is still working?
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Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:43 pm
Sorry, I did misunderstand you. I thought you want to block the screensaver from running, not activate it. I do not know how firefox handles this, probably sending fake user activity.
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Re: lock screen signal?

Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:53 am
koffeinfriedhof wrote:Sorry, I did misunderstand you. I thought you want to block the screensaver from running, not activate it. I do not know how firefox handles this, probably sending fake user activity.

I think the delay mode is usefull as it'll ignore the lock.

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alisha@SHA:~>systemd-inhibit firefox --mode=delay
Failed to inhibit: Access deniedr


what's the error, and how to set the delay time?
koffeinfriedhof
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Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:31 am
Try
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systemd-inhibit  --what idle --mode block --why "Dont want the screen locked" firefox

This will block idling as long as firefox is running, no matter what you do with it.
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Re: lock screen signal?

Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:26 am
koffeinfriedhof wrote:Try
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systemd-inhibit  --what idle --mode block --why "Dont want the screen locked" firefox

This will block idling as long as firefox is running, no matter what you do with it.

Thank you. What if I like to Lock the screen automatically when any unlisted (not in systemd-inhibit --list) program (firefox, vbox, media players ...) is running?
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Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:00 am
This should work out of the box. If it doesn't you have to investigate. I do not really know how. The idle time can be reset by any input device, systemd sockets, programmatically (fake key press or mouse movement). Could be hard to track down.
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Re: lock screen signal?

Fri Sep 02, 2022 6:49 am
I have to move to Xscreensaver so any thing can lock.

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