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Idea #7091: Allow lock on suspend/hibernate (as compaired to one option for both)

Written by Rioting_Pacifist the 16 Apr 08 at 00:52. Category: Hardware support. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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For me (and I suspect a lot of people with laptops) suspend & hibernate have different usage cases.
When I suspend your system its usually suspended for short periods of time and you want it back up straight away
When I hibernate your system its usually for an extend reason with the reason to hibernate instead of shut-down, simply being to restore the applications to their previous state, but as its going to take as long as a cold boot, speed isn't an issue.

As when I suspend I want to get back to my system instantly I dont want to lock the screen, but as when I hibernate Im in no rush id rather have the system lock.

*I realise when a computer is suspended, but the battery dies causing a hibernate, the system would be left unlocked, but this is a rare case and can be worked around at a later date.
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Written by Rioting_Pacifist the 16 Apr 08 at 00:52.
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glibik wrote on the 16 Apr 08 at 06:09
Personally, I don't use suspend or hibernate on my laptop, and never have. I've never actually seen the point.

That said, if a relatively minor change to the suspend function could be of benefit to most users, then I would support it.

So, to give the user the option to lock, or not lock, on suspend, I say yes.

Maybe that option could also have a "don't ask me next time" switch. Just a thought.

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azimout wrote on the 16 Apr 08 at 14:09
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entering a password takes 2 seconds, i think that's a relatively low price for security
when i go for a coffee break, i lock my screen so no-one can touch my machine, when i come back i enter the password, it's not like i have to write a book


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