Tutorials/hotkeys
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" -> enter "Pause"
- click on Trigger -> "None"
- type the PAUSE key
- 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