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# Betterlockscreen
> fast and sweet looking lockscreen for linux systems with effects!
# betterlockscreen
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> simple, minimal lockscreen
<div align="center">
<h2>You want to support us?</h2>
Betterlockscreen allows you to cache images with different filters and lockscreen with blazing speed.
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## Example
> lockscreen with blurred effect
```sh
betterlockscreen --lock blur
```
![scrot2](https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen.demo/raw/master/scrots/scrot2.png 'scrot2.png')
<br />
> [Watch some of the features of betterlockscreen in action](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ng5FZwnn6M&feature=youtu.be)
## Table of Contents
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> Note: Make sure your system has all dependencies satisfied
- [i3lock-color](https://github.com/Raymo111/i3lock-color) - i3lock fork with additional features(`>= 2.13.c.3`)
- [i3lock-color](https://github.com/PandorasFox/i3lock-color) - i3lock fork with additional features( >= 2.11-c )
- [imagemagick](https://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php) - To apply effects to images
- [xdpyinfo](https://www.x.org/archive/X11R7.7/doc/man/man1/xdpyinfo.1.xhtml), [xrandr](https://www.x.org/wiki/Projects/XRandR/), [bc](https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/) and [feh](https://feh.finalrewind.org/) - To find screen resolution, set custom blur level and wallpaper handling.
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UtkarshVerma was so kind to provide an installation script for debian based systems, ![check it out here](https://github.com/UtkarshVerma/installer-scripts).
#### Void Linux
##### xbps repository
`betterlockscreen` is available in official Void's repository as `betterlockscreen`.
Installing using `xbps` (will automatically install all required dependencies): `xbps-install -S betterlockscreen`
### Configuration
You can customise various colors for betterlockscreen, copy config file from examples directory to `~/.config/betterlockscreenrc` and edit it accordingly.
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```sh
usage: betterlockscreen [-u "path/to/img.jpg"] [-l "dim, blur or dimblur"]
[-w "dim, blur, pixel or dimblur"] [-t "custom text"] [-s "lockscreen and suspend"]
[-r "resolution"] [-b "factor"] [--off <timeout>]
[-w "dim, blur, or dimblur"] [-t "custom text"] [-s "lockscreen and suspend"]
[-r "resolution"] [-b "factor"]
betterlockscreen - faster and sweet looking lockscreen for linux systems.
required:
-u, --update "path/to/img.jpg" caches all required images
-u, --update "path/to/img.jpg" caches all required images
usage:
-l, --lock effect-name
locks with provided effect
-w, --wall effect-name
set desktop background with provided effect
-s, --suspend effect-name
lockscreen and suspend
-l, --lock effect-name
locks with provided effect
-w, --wall effect-name
set desktop background with provided effect
-s, --suspend effect-name
lockscreen and suspend
Available effects:
dim, blur, pixel or dimblur
Available effects:
dim, blur or dimblur
-t, --text "custom text"
set custom lockscreen text
-b, blur 0.0 - 1.0
set blur range
-r, --resolution res
uses a custom resolution
--off, --off <timeout>
sets custom monitor timeout (<timeout> in seconds)
-t, --text "custom text"
set custom lockscreen text
-b, blur 0.0 - 1.0
set blur range
-d, --display 0-9
screen to display loginbox
--span
span multiple screens
Usage examples:
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betterlockscreen -l dim # lockscreen with dim effect
4. Lockscreen with custom text
betterlockscreen -l pixel -t "custom lockscreen text"
betterlockscreen -l dim -t "custom lockscreen text"
5. Set desktop background
betterlockscreen -w blur # set desktop background with blur effect
6. Lockscreeen with custom monitor off timeout
betterlockscreen --off 5 -l blur # set monitor off lockscreen timeout (5 seconds)
```
### Set desktop background on startup
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```
### Lockscreen when suspended(systemd service)
```sh
# move service file to proper dir (the aur package does this for you)
cp betterlockscreen@.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/
cp betterlockscreen@.service /etc/systemd/system/
# enable systemd service
systemctl enable betterlockscreen@$USER
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# disable systemd service
systemctl disable betterlockscreen@$USER
# Note: Now you can call systemctl suspend to suspend your system
# and betterlockscreen service will be activated
# so when your system wakes your screen will be locked.
```
**Hint:** The systemd-unit expects betterlockscreen to be installed in "/usr/local/bin", so maybe you want to check or change this!
Resources and more informations:
* https://gist.github.com/Raymo111/91ffd256b7aca6a85e8a99d6331d3b7b
* https://github.com/Raymo111/i3lock-color/issues/174#issuecomment-687149213
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### Countributing
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- Hat tip to anyone who's code was used
- Thanks to those who contributed to make it better
- Inspiration - [r/unixporn](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn)
- Inspiration - r/unixporn
[logo]: .github/hero.png
[website]: https://mdxjs.com
[website]: https://mdxjs.com

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# configuration file for betterlockscreen
screennumber=0
insidecolor=00000000
ringcolor=ffffffff
keyhlcolor=d23c3dff
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datecolor=ffffffff
loginbox=00000066
font="sans-serif"
locktext='Type password to unlock...'
lock_timeout=5
time_format='%H:%M:%S'
display_on=0
span_image=false