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To set your PAUSE key to lock the screen under KDE,
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* [[open a console]]
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With KDE you can set any key or a combination of keys to trigger an action on your computer. As an example: when I ''pause'' my work I want to lock my screen with the <keycap>Pause</keycap> key so my colleagues cannot [http://zvon.org/comp/r/ref-Jargon_file.html#Terms~baggy_pantsing baggy-pants] me. Here is how to do that.
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* select "Shortcuts and Gestures" -> "Custom Shortcuts" -> "Edit" -> "New" -> "Global Shortcut" -> "Command/URL" -> enter "Pause"


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* Open the [[Special:myLanguage/System Settings|System Settings]]
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* Select <menuchoice>Shortcuts and Gestures</menuchoice> &rarr; <menuchoice>Custom Shortcuts</menuchoice> &rarr; <menuchoice>Edit</menuchoice> &rarr; <menuchoice>New</menuchoice> &rarr; <menuchoice>Global Shortcut</menuchoice> &rarr; <menuchoice>Command/URL</menuchoice> and enter <code>Pause</code>
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* click on Trigger -> "None"
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* type the PAUSE key
* In the <menuchoice>Trigger</menuchoice> tab, click on  <menuchoice>None</menuchoice>
* click on "Action"
* enter
  qdbus org.kde.screensaver /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock
or (whatever works)
/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker_greet
or (whatever works)
/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker --forcelock
* click "Apply"
* test it by pressing the PAUSE key


= See also =
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* Press the <keycap>Pause</keycap> key
 
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* Go to the <menuchoice>Action</menuchoice> tab
 
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* Enter {{Input|1=qdbus org.kde.screensaver /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock}}
 
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* Click <menuchoice>Apply</menuchoice>
 
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* test it by pressing the <keycap>Pause</keycap> key
 
== More Information == <!--T:12-->
 
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* [http://www.linuxintro.org/wiki/Configure_your_PAUSE_key_to_lock_the_screen source of this page]
* [http://www.linuxintro.org/wiki/Configure_your_PAUSE_key_to_lock_the_screen source of this page]
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With KDE you can set any key or a combination of keys to trigger an action on your computer. As an example: when I pause my work I want to lock my screen with the Pause key so my colleagues cannot baggy-pants me. Here is how to do that.

  • Select Shortcuts and GesturesCustom ShortcutsEditNewGlobal ShortcutCommand/URL and enter Pause

  • In the Trigger tab, click on None
  • Press the Pause key
  • Go to the Action tab
  • Enter
    qdbus org.kde.screensaver /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock
  • Click Apply
  • test it by pressing the Pause key

More Information