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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

source of this page

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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 <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.
-* [http://www.linuxintro.org/wiki/oPen_a_conSole open a console]
+* Open the [[Special:myLanguage/System Settings|System Settings]]
-* call the command <code>systemsettings</code>
+* 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>
-* 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>
 [[File:Snapshot-pause-key.png|500px]]
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 * In the <menuchoice>Trigger</menuchoice> tab, click on  <menuchoice>None</menuchoice>
-* press the <keycap>Pause</keycap> key
+* Press the <keycap>Pause</keycap> key
-* go to the <menuchoice>Action</menuchoice> tab
+* Go to the <menuchoice>Action</menuchoice> tab
-* enter
+* Enter {{Input|1=qdbus org.kde.screensaver /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock}}
-{{Input|1=qdbus org.kde.screensaver /ScreenSaver org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.Lock}}
-or (whatever works)
-{{Input|1=/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker_greet}}
-or (whatever works)
-{{Input|1=/usr/lib64/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker --forcelock}}
-* click <menuchoice>Apply</menuchoice>
+* Click <menuchoice>Apply</menuchoice>
 * test it by pressing the <keycap>Pause</keycap> key
-= See also =
+== More Information ==
 * [http://www.linuxintro.org/wiki/Configure_your_PAUSE_key_to_lock_the_screen source of this page]
 [[Category:Tutorials]]