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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 the System Settings

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

Click Apply

test it by pressing the Pause key

More Information

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-To set your PAUSE key to lock the screen under KDE,
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+<translate>
-* [[open a console]]
+<!--T:1-->
-* call the [[command]]
+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 <keycap>Pause</keycap> key so my colleagues cannot [http://zvon.org/comp/r/ref-Jargon_file.html#Terms~baggy_pantsing baggy-pants] me. Here is how to do that.
- systemsettings
-* select "Shortcuts and Gestures" -> "Custom Shortcuts" -> "Edit" -> "New" -> "Global Shortcut" -> "Command/URL" -> enter "Pause"
+<!--T:3-->
+* Open the [[Special:myLanguage/System Settings|System Settings]]
+<!--T:4-->
+* 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>
+<!--T:5-->
 [[File:Snapshot-pause-key.png|500px]]
-* click on Trigger -> "None"
+<!--T:6-->
-* type the PAUSE key
+* In the <menuchoice>Trigger</menuchoice> tab, click on  <menuchoice>None</menuchoice>
-* click on "Action"
-* enter
+<!--T:7-->
- qdbus org.kde.screensaver /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock
+* Press the <keycap>Pause</keycap> key
-or (whatever works)
- /usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker_greet
+<!--T:8-->
-or (whatever works)
+* Go to the <menuchoice>Action</menuchoice> tab
- /usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker --forcelock
-* click "Apply"
+<!--T:9-->
-* test it by pressing the PAUSE key
+* Enter {{Input|1=qdbus org.kde.screensaver /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock}}
+<!--T:10-->
+* Click <menuchoice>Apply</menuchoice>
+<!--T:11-->
+* test it by pressing the <keycap>Pause</keycap> key
+== More Information == <!--T:12-->
+<!--T:13-->
+* [http://www.linuxintro.org/wiki/Configure_your_PAUSE_key_to_lock_the_screen source of this page]
-= See also =
+<!--T:14-->
-* [[keyboard]]
+[[Category:Tutorials]]
-* [[Configure your multimedia keys]]
+</translate>
-* [[first steps after installing Linux]]
-* [[first steps on Linux]]