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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.

open a console

call the command systemsettings

select Shortcuts and Gestures -> Custom Shortcuts -> Edit -> New -> Global Shortcut -> Command/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

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

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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 [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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+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.
 * [http://www.linuxintro.org/wiki/oPen_a_conSole open a console]
-* call the command
- systemsettings
+* call the command <code>systemsettings</code>
-* select "Shortcuts and Gestures" -> "Custom Shortcuts" -> "Edit" -> "New" -> "Global Shortcut" -> "Command/URL" -> enter "Pause"
+* select <menuchoice>Shortcuts and Gestures -> Custom Shortcuts -> Edit -> New -> Global Shortcut -> Command/URL</menuchoice> and enter <code>Pause</code>
 [[File:Snapshot-pause-key.png|500px]]
-* click on Trigger -> "None"
+* In the <menuchoice>Trigger</menuchoice> tab, click on  <menuchoice>None</menuchoice>
-* type the PAUSE key
-* click on "Action"
+* press the <keycap>Pause</keycap> key
+* go to the <menuchoice>Action</menuchoice> tab
 * enter
- qdbus org.kde.screensaver /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock
+{{Input|1=qdbus org.kde.screensaver /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock}}
 or (whatever works)
- /usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker_greet
+{{Input|1=/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker_greet}}
 or (whatever works)
- /usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker --forcelock
+{{Input|1=/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker --forcelock}}
-* click "Apply"
-* test it by pressing the PAUSE key
+* click <menuchoice>Apply</menuchoice>
+* test it by pressing the <keycap>Pause</keycap> key
 = See also =
 * [http://www.linuxintro.org/wiki/Configure_your_PAUSE_key_to_lock_the_screen source of this page]
+[[Category:Tutorials]]
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