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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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 * [http://www.linuxintro.org/wiki/oPen_a_conSole open a console]
-* call the command <code>systemsettings</code>
+* Call the command <code>systemsettings</code>
 * 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>