<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.5-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdedbx45.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article id="screenlocker" lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <title>Screen Locking</title> <authorgroup> <author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <!--FIXME code in workspace/kscreenlocker - docbook in workspace/plasma-desktop --> <date>2016-09-19</date> <releaseinfo>Plasma 5.8</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>systemsettings</keyword> <keyword>screenlocker</keyword> <keyword>screen locker</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <!--https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=317156 does this effect screenlock in kf5?--> <para>Using this module, you can determine how much time must pass before the screen locker is activated, and add or remove password protection to your screen locker.</para> <para>At the top is a check box to have the screen locker <guilabel>Lock screen automatically after</guilabel>, and a spin box which determines the period of inactivity before the screen locker should be started. You can enter any positive number of minutes in this box.</para> <para>Below that is a spinbox labeled <guilabel>Require password after locking</guilabel>. When you press a key or click a mouse button to end the screen locker after the time in the spinbox and return to your work, you must enter a password. The password used is the same password you used to login to your machine. <!--FIXME --></para> <para>Locking the screen manually causes the password protection to engage immediately.</para> <para>The default shortcut <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>L</keycap></keycombo> provides a quick way to lock the screen manually.</para> <para>Check <guilabel>Lock screen on resume</guilabel> if you want a password protected system when waking up from suspension.</para> <para>If you would like to change the background in locked status switch to the <guilabel>Wallpaper</guilabel> tab.</para> <para>You can select a <guilabel>Plain Color</guilabel> as wallpaper type.</para> <para>Alternatively use a single image or a slideshow with images from a folder or load new wallpapers from the Internet.</para> </article>
