[SOLVED] Gnome Lock Screen Shortcut

[JayMan8081]

Is there a keyboard shortcut in Gnome that let's you lock the screen? I know in KDE it was Ctrl+Alt+L and I was wondering if there was something similar for Gnome. I am running Gnome 2.4 if that matters. Thanks.

[bsm2001]

Go to star->system->configuration-.gnome->keyboard shortcuts and create your own.

[Fenster]

Just make a desktop launcher with the command xscreensaver-command -lock

[JayMan8081]

bsm2001 - I can't define any new shortcuts in the gnome-control-center. I can only change the ones previously defined there.

fenster - I have an option on the gnome menu to lock the screen, I just wanted a keyboard shortcut that would perform the same function. That way I wouldn't have to use the menu. I figured that since KDE had this option so would Gnome.

Anyone else have any ideas?

[infidel]

Greetings,

In Gnome 2.8:
Desktop Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts
And define your shortcut.
Not sure about other gnome versions though.

[JayMan8081]

This is essentially the same thing that bsm told me to try. That works great for changing previously defined actions, but in gnome 2.4 "lock screen" isn't defined as a function to map to a keyboard shortcut and I can't create any new ones.

[infidel]

Sory about that.

Anyway, I'm in Gnome 2.8 again, but in gconf, under apps -> metacity -> keybinding_commands you can define your own commands.
Now under apps-> metacity -> global_keybindings you define the keyboard shortcut for the command you want.
For example, set the 'command_1' key (keybinding_commands) to 'xscreensaver-command -lock', and the 'run_command_1' key (global_keybindings) to '<Shift><Control>l'.
It should work now.

Hope this helps

[JayMan8081]

Great, thank you very much. That was exactly what I was looking for. :p