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| author | Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> | 2010-07-16 17:56:15 +0200 |
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| committer | Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de> | 2010-07-16 17:56:15 +0200 |
| commit | 54c1ff3f0e2a1cfaacbf314261021ca2c59f9434 (patch) | |
| tree | 5d1227665ae4bf10a482c2c6eefe6b9407ce678e /i3lock.1 | |
| parent | 1abea3bd818b3a53b4b2c8b1d84f709962da8fa7 (diff) | |
Update manpage
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@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ .fi .. -.TH i3lock 1 "AUGUST 2009" Linux "User Manuals" +.TH i3lock 1 "JULY 2010" Linux "User Manuals" .SH NAME -i3lock \- slightly improved version of slock +i3lock \- improved screen locker .SH SYNOPSIS .B i3lock @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ i3lock \- slightly improved version of slock .RB [\|\-b\|] .RB [\|\-d\|] .RB [\|\-i -.IR image.xpm \|] +.IR image.png \|] .RB [\|\-c .IR color \|] .RB [\|\-t\|] @@ -29,28 +29,24 @@ i3lock \- slightly improved version of slock .SH DESCRIPTION .B i3lock -locks your screen by making it white (default). To quit -.B i3lock -just enter your password. +is a simple screen locker like slock. After starting it, you will see a white +screen (you can configure the color/an image). You can return to your screen by +entering your passwords. -.SH DIFFERENCES TO SLOCK +.SH IMPROVEMENTS -.B i3lock -improves slock by making it fork() and therefore combinable with -commands to suspend your computer. Additionally, instead of turning off -your screen via DPMS and/or displaying a black screen, -.B i3lock -displays a white (or colored in your favorite color) screen so you can see -if your computer failed to resume from suspend or if your screen is just -locked. Since version 1.1, -.B i3lock -can display images in XPM file format. Also, when entering a wrong password, -.B i3lock -does not call XBell(). This is important because -.B i3lock/slock -think you've entered a password when resuming from suspend, at least sometimes. +.TP +* i3lock forks, so you can combine it with an alias to suspend to RAM (run "i3lock && echo mem > /sys/power/state" to get a locked screen after waking up your computer from suspend to RAM) + +.TP +* You can either a background color or a PNG image which will be displayed while your screen is locked. + +.TP +* You can specify whether i3lock should bell upon a wrong password. + +.TP +* i3lock uses PAM and therefore is compatible with LDAP etc. -Since version 1.0, i3lock supports PAM. .SH OPTIONS .TP @@ -101,5 +97,3 @@ friends by using a Screenshot of a Windows-Desktop as a locking-screen). Michael Stapelberg <michael+i3lock at stapelberg dot de> Jan-Erik Rediger <badboy at archlinux.us> - -forked from slock-0.9 by Anselm R Garbe <garbeam at gmail dot com> |