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Idea
#10981: Lock screen on closing laptop lid
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Written by fester the 10 Jul 08 at 15:34.
Category: Security.
Related to:
Gnome.
Status: New
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Description
KDE has this functionality. You can set that when you close the laptop lid, the screen automatically gets locked.
In GNOME you have to manually lock it and afterwards close you lid.
I think KDE's approach is faster and more secure and it wouldn't be too hard to make GNOME copy this behaviour.
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sawjew2 wrote on the 11 Jul 08 at 10:07
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This is quite simple in the current system. Just set "When laptop lid is closed" in Gnome Power Manager to "Blank Screen" and set "Lock screen when screensaver is active" in the Screensaver settings.
Easy, no change needed.
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Lightbreeze wrote on the 11 Jul 08 at 13:45
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You would still have to wait for the screensaver to come on (just tested).
So if you're screensaver is set to begin after 20 minutes, then your closed laptop will lock the screen after 20 minutes, and not immediately.
I'd like to see the option for locking the screen included everywhere relevant.
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tommynz1975 wrote on the 27 Aug 08 at 09:20
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i am sure ... could be wrong that one of my lappys with dapper drake gnome does this when ever the lid is closed
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