diff --git a/lock.sh b/lock.sh
index 7033468..e1e7c67 100755
--- a/lock.sh
+++ b/lock.sh
@@ -5,33 +5,12 @@
 # Project Repository : https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen
 
 # ratio for rectangle to be drawn for time background on lockscreen
-rectangles=" "
-SR=$(xrandr --query | grep ' connected' | grep -o '[0-9][0-9]*x[0-9][0-9]*[^ ]*')
-for RES in $SR; do
-  SRA=(${RES//[x+]/ })
-  CX=$((${SRA[2]} + 25))
-  CY=$((${SRA[1]} - 30))
-  rectangles+="rectangle $CX,$CY $((CX+300)),$((CY-80)) "
-done
-
-
-# find your resolution so images can be resized to match your screen resolution
-y_res=$(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | sed -r 's/^[^0-9]*([0-9]+x[0-9]+).*$/\1/')
-# echo " "
-# echo " "
-# echo "Your screen resolution is : $y_res"
-# echo " "
-# echo " "
-
 # Original Image
 orig_wall=$HOME/.wall.png
 
 # create folder in /tmp directory
 folder="/tmp/lock"
 
-# User supplied Image
-user_image="$folder/user_image.png"
-
 # Versions (from here)
 # You can use these images to set different versions as wallpaper
 # lockscreen background.
@@ -49,283 +28,225 @@ l_blur="$folder/l_blur.png"
 l_dimblur="$folder/l_dimblur.png"
 
 
+prelock() {
+	pkill -u "$USER" -USR1 dunst
+}
+
+lock() {
+	#$1 image path
+	letterEnteredColor=d23c3dff
+	letterRemovedColor=d23c3dff
+	passwordCorrect=00000000
+	passwordIncorrect=d23c3dff
+	background=00000000
+	foreground=ffffffff
+	i3lock \
+		-n -i "$1" \
+		--timepos="x-90:h-ch+30" \
+		--datepos="tx+24:ty+25" \
+		--clock --datestr "Type password to unlock..." \
+		--insidecolor=$background --ringcolor=$foreground --line-uses-inside \
+		--keyhlcolor=$letterEnteredColor --bshlcolor=$letterRemovedColor --separatorcolor=$background \
+		--insidevercolor=$passwordCorrect --insidewrongcolor=$passwordIncorrect \
+		--ringvercolor=$foreground --ringwrongcolor=$foreground --indpos="x+280:h-70" \
+		--radius=20 --ring-width=4 --veriftext="" --wrongtext="" \
+		--textcolor="$foreground" --timecolor="$foreground" --datecolor="$foreground"
+}
+
+postlock() {
+	pkill -u "$USER" -USR2 dunst
+}
+
+
 # Options
 case "$1" in
-    "")
-
-
-        if [ ! -f $l_dim ]; then
-            echo "Important : Update the image cache, Ex. ./lock.sh -g path/to/image.jpg"
-            echo
-            echo "See also : For other set of options and help use help command."
-            echo "Ex. ./lock.sh -h or ./lock.sh --help"
-            echo
-            echo "See : https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen for addition info..."
-            exit 1
-        else
-            echo
-            echo "Seems you havent provided any argument, see below for usage info"
-            echo
-            echo "See also : For other set of options and help use help command."
-            echo "Ex. ./lock.sh -h or ./lock.sh --help"
-            echo
-            echo "See : https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen for addition info..."
-            echo
-            exit 1
-        fi
-
-        ;;
-
-    -h | --help)
-
-        echo "Important : Update the image cache, Ex: ./lock.sh -g path/to/image.jpg"
-        echo
-        echo
-        echo "See : https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen for additional info..."
-        echo
-        echo
-	    echo "Options:"
-        echo
-	    echo "          -h --help"
-	    echo "              For help. Ex: ./lock.sh -h or ./lock.sh --help"
-	    echo
-        echo
-	    echo "          -u --update"
-	    echo "              to update image cache, you should do this before using any other options"
-	    echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -u path/to/image.png when image.png is custom background"
-        echo
-        echo
-	    echo "          -l --lock"
-	    echo "              to lock screen, Ex. ./lock.sh -l"
-        echo "              you can also use dimmed or blurred background for lockscreen"
-        echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -l dim (for dimmed background)"
-        echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -l blur (for blurred background)"
-        echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -l dimblur (for dimmed + blurred background)"
-        echo
-        echo
-        echo "          -w --wall"
-        echo "              you can also set lockscreen background as wallpaper"
-        echo "              to set wallpaper. Ex ./lock.sh -w or ./lock.sh --wall"
-        echo "              you can also use dimmed or blurred variants"
-        echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -w dim (for dimmed wallpaper)"
-        echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -w blur (for blurred wallpaper)"
-        echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -w dimblur (for dimmed + blurred wallpaper)"
-	    echo
-        ;;
-
-    -l | --lock)
-
-
-    case "$2" in
-
-    "")
-
-        # default lockscreen
-        # stop dunst from showing notifications on lockscreen
-        pkill -u "$USER" -USR1 dunst
-
-        i3lock \
-        -n -i "$l_resized" \
-        --timepos="x-90:h-ch+30" \
-        --datepos="tx+24:ty+25" \
-        --clock --datestr "type password to unlock..." \
-        --insidecolor=00000000 --ringcolor=ffffffff --line-uses-inside \
-        --keyhlcolor=d23c3dff --bshlcolor=d23c3dff --separatorcolor=00000000 \
-        --insidevercolor=fecf4dff --insidewrongcolor=d23c3dff \
-        --ringvercolor=ffffffff --ringwrongcolor=ffffffff --indpos="x+280:h-70" \
-        --radius=20 --ring-width=3 --veriftext="" --wrongtext="" \
-        --textcolor="ffffffff" --timecolor="ffffffff" --datecolor="ffffffff"
-
-        # enable notifications once unlocked
-        pkill -u "$USER" -USR2 dunst
-        ;;
-
-
-    dim)
-
-
-        # lockscreen with dimmed background
-        # stop dunst from showing notifications on lockscreen
-        pkill -u "$USER" -USR1 dunst
-
-        i3lock \
-        -n -i "$l_dim" \
-        --timepos="x-90:h-ch+30" \
-        --datepos="tx+24:ty+25" \
-        --clock --datestr "Type password to unlock..." \
-        --insidecolor=00000000 --ringcolor=ffffffff --line-uses-inside \
-        --keyhlcolor=d23c3dff --bshlcolor=d23c3dff --separatorcolor=00000000 \
-        --insidevercolor=fecf4dff --insidewrongcolor=d23c3dff \
-        --ringvercolor=ffffffff --ringwrongcolor=ffffffff --indpos="x+280:h-70" \
-        --radius=20 --ring-width=3 --veriftext="" --wrongtext="" \
-        --textcolor="ffffffff" --timecolor="ffffffff" --datecolor="ffffffff"
-
-        # enable notifications once unlocked
-        pkill -u "$USER" -USR2 dunst
-        ;;
-
-    blur)
-
-
-        # set lockscreen with blurred background
-        # stop dunst from showing notifications on lockscreen
-        pkill -u "$USER" -USR1 dunst
-
-        i3lock \
-        -n -i "$l_blur" \
-        --timepos="x-90:h-ch+30" \
-        --datepos="tx+24:ty+25" \
-        --clock --datestr "Type password to unlock..." \
-        --insidecolor=00000000 --ringcolor=ffffffff --line-uses-inside \
-        --keyhlcolor=d23c3dff --bshlcolor=d23c3dff --separatorcolor=00000000 \
-        --insidevercolor=fecf4dff --insidewrongcolor=d23c3dff \
-        --ringvercolor=ffffffff --ringwrongcolor=ffffffff --indpos="x+280:h-70" \
-        --radius=20 --ring-width=3 --veriftext="" --wrongtext="" \
-        --textcolor="ffffffff" --timecolor="ffffffff" --datecolor="ffffffff"
-
-        # enable notifications once unlocked
-        pkill -u "$USER" -USR2 dunst
-        ;;
-
-
-    dimblur)
-
-
-        # set lockscreen with dimmed + blurred background
-        # stop dunst from showing notifications on lockscreen
-        pkill -u "$USER" -USR1 dunst
-
-        i3lock \
-        -n -i "$l_dimblur" \
-        --timepos="x-90:h-ch+30" \
-        --datepos="tx+24:ty+25" \
-        --clock --datestr "Type password to unlock..." \
-        --insidecolor=00000000 --ringcolor=ffffffff --line-uses-inside \
-        --keyhlcolor=d23c3dff --bshlcolor=d23c3dff --separatorcolor=00000000 \
-        --insidevercolor=fecf4dff --insidewrongcolor=d23c3dff \
-        --ringvercolor=ffffffff --ringwrongcolor=ffffffff --indpos="x+280:h-70" \
-        --radius=20 --ring-width=3 --veriftext="" --wrongtext="" \
-        --textcolor="ffffffff" --timecolor="ffffffff" --datecolor="ffffffff"
-
-        # enable notifications once unlocked
-        pkill -u "$USER" -USR2 dunst
-        ;;
-
-
-    esac
-    ;;
-
-
-    -w | --wall)
-
-
-        # w = set wallpaper
-        case "$2" in
-            "")
-
-
-                # set resized image as wallpaper if no argument is supplied by user
-                feh --bg-fill $resized
-                ;;
-
-
-            dim)
-
-                # set dimmed image as wallpaper
-                feh --bg-fill $dim
-                ;;
-
-
-            blur)
-
-                # set blurred image as wallpaper
-                feh --bg-fill $blur
-                ;;
-
-
-            dimblur)
-
-                # set dimmed + blurred image as wallpaper
-                feh --bg-fill $dimblur
-                ;;
-
-
-            esac
-
-        ;;
-
-    -u | --update)
-
-
-        # create folder
-        if ! [[ -d $folder ]]; then
-            mkdir -p "$folder"
-        fi
-
-        # get user image
-        cp "$2" "$user_image"
-        if [ ! -f $user_image ]; then
-            echo "Please specify the path to the image you would like to use"
-            exit 1
-        fi
-
-        # replace orignal with user image
-        cp "$user_image" "$orig_wall"
-        rm "$user_image"
-
-        echo "Generating alternate images based on the image you specified,"
-        echo "please wait this might take few seconds..."
-
-
-        # wallpapers {{{
-
-
-        echo
-        echo "Converting provided image to match your resolution..."
-        # resize image
-        convert "$orig_wall" -resize "$y_res""^" -gravity center -extent "$y_res" "$resized"
-
-        echo
-        echo "Applying dim and blur effect to resized image"
-        # dim
-        convert "$resized" -fill black -colorize 40% "$dim"
-
-        # blur
-        convert "$resized" -blur 0x5 "$blur"
-
-        # dimblur
-        convert "$dim" -blur 0x5 "$dimblur"
-
-
-        # }}}
-
-
-        # lockscreen backgrounds {{{
-
-
-        echo
-        echo "caching images for faster screen locking"
-        # resized
-        convert "$resized" -draw "fill black fill-opacity 0.4 $rectangles" "$l_resized"
-
-        # dim
-        convert "$dim" -draw "fill black fill-opacity 0.4 $rectangles" "$l_dim"
-
-        # blur
-        convert "$blur" -draw "fill black fill-opacity 0.4 $rectangles" "$l_blur"
-
-        # blur
-        convert "$dimblur" -draw "fill black fill-opacity 0.4 $rectangles" "$l_dimblur"
-
-
-
-        # }}}
-
-
-        echo
-        echo "All required changes have been applied"
-        ;;
-
-
-    esac
+	"")
+		if [ ! -f $l_dim ]; then
+			echo "Important : Update the image cache, Ex. ./lock.sh -g path/to/image.jpg"
+			echo
+			echo "See also : For other set of options and help use help command."
+			echo "Ex. ./lock.sh -h or ./lock.sh --help"
+			echo
+			echo "See : https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen for addition info..."
+			exit 1
+		else
+			echo
+			echo "Seems you havent provided any argument, see below for usage info"
+			echo
+			echo "See also : For other set of options and help use help command."
+			echo "Ex. ./lock.sh -h or ./lock.sh --help"
+			echo
+			echo "See : https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen for addition info..."
+			echo
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		;;
+
+	-h | --help)
+		echo "Important : Update the image cache, Ex: ./lock.sh -g path/to/image.jpg"
+		echo
+		echo
+		echo "See : https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen for additional info..."
+		echo
+		echo
+		echo "Options:"
+		echo
+		echo "          -h --help"
+		echo "              For help. Ex: ./lock.sh -h or ./lock.sh --help"
+		echo
+		echo
+		echo "          -u --update"
+		echo "              to update image cache, you should do this before using any other options"
+		echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -u path/to/image.png when image.png is custom background"
+		echo
+		echo
+		echo "          -l --lock"
+		echo "              to lock screen, Ex. ./lock.sh -l"
+		echo "              you can also use dimmed or blurred background for lockscreen"
+		echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -l dim (for dimmed background)"
+		echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -l blur (for blurred background)"
+		echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -l dimblur (for dimmed + blurred background)"
+		echo
+		echo
+		echo "          -w --wall"
+		echo "              you can also set lockscreen background as wallpaper"
+		echo "              to set wallpaper. Ex ./lock.sh -w or ./lock.sh --wall"
+		echo "              you can also use dimmed or blurred variants"
+		echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -w dim (for dimmed wallpaper)"
+		echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -w blur (for blurred wallpaper)"
+		echo "              Ex: ./lock.sh -w dimblur (for dimmed + blurred wallpaper)"
+		echo
+		;;
+
+	-l | --lock)
+		case "$2" in
+			"")
+				# default lockscreen
+				prelock
+				playerctl pause
+				lock "$l_resized"
+				postlock
+				;;
+
+			dim)
+				# lockscreen with dimmed background
+				prelock
+				lock "$l_dim"
+				postlock
+				;;
+
+			blur)
+				# set lockscreen with blurred background
+				prelock
+				lock "$l_blur"
+				postlock
+				;;
+
+			dimblur)
+				# set lockscreen with dimmed + blurred background
+				prelock
+				lock "$l_dimblur"
+				postlock
+				;;
+		esac
+		;;
+
+	-w | --wall)
+		case "$2" in
+			"")
+				# set resized image as wallpaper if no argument is supplied by user
+				feh --bg-fill $resized
+				;;
+
+			dim)
+				# set dimmed image as wallpaper
+				feh --bg-fill $dim
+				;;
+
+			blur)
+				# set blurred image as wallpaper
+				feh --bg-fill $blur
+				;;
+
+			dimblur)
+				# set dimmed + blurred image as wallpaper
+				feh --bg-fill $dimblur
+				;;
+		esac
+
+		;;
+
+	-u | --update)
+		rectangles=" "
+		SR=$(xrandr --query | grep ' connected' | grep -o '[0-9][0-9]*x[0-9][0-9]*[^ ]*')
+		for RES in $SR; do
+			SRA=(${RES//[x+]/ })
+			CX=$((${SRA[2]} + 25))
+			CY=$((${SRA[1]} - 30))
+			rectangles+="rectangle $CX,$CY $((CX+300)),$((CY-80)) "
+		done
+
+		# User supplied Image
+		user_image="$folder/user_image.png"
+
+		# find your resolution so images can be resized to match your screen resolution
+		y_res=$(xdpyinfo | grep dimensions | sed -r 's/^[^0-9]*([0-9]+x[0-9]+).*$/\1/')
+
+		# create folder
+		if ! [[ -d $folder ]]; then
+			mkdir -p "$folder"
+		fi
+
+		# get user image
+		cp "$2" "$user_image"
+		if [ ! -f $user_image ]; then
+			echo "Please specify the path to the image you would like to use"
+			exit 1
+		fi
+
+		# replace orignal with user image
+		cp "$user_image" "$orig_wall"
+		rm "$user_image"
+
+		echo "Generating alternate images based on the image you specified,"
+		echo "please wait this might take few seconds..."
+
+		# wallpapers
+
+		echo
+		echo "Converting provided image to match your resolution..."
+		# resize image
+		convert "$orig_wall" -resize "$y_res""^" -gravity center -extent "$y_res" "$resized"
+
+		echo
+		echo "Applying dim and blur effect to resized image"
+		# dim
+		convert "$resized" -fill black -colorize 40% "$dim"
+
+		# blur
+		convert "$resized" -blur 0x5 "$blur"
+
+		# dimblur
+		convert "$dim" -blur 0x5 "$dimblur"
+
+		# lockscreen backgrounds
+
+		echo
+		echo "caching images for faster screen locking"
+		# resized
+		convert "$resized" -draw "fill black fill-opacity 0.4 $rectangles" "$l_resized"
+
+		# dim
+		convert "$dim" -draw "fill black fill-opacity 0.4 $rectangles" "$l_dim"
+
+		# blur
+		convert "$blur" -draw "fill black fill-opacity 0.4 $rectangles" "$l_blur"
+
+		# blur
+		convert "$dimblur" -draw "fill black fill-opacity 0.4 $rectangles" "$l_dimblur"
+
+		echo
+		echo "All required changes have been applied"
+		;;
+esac