Bug 399 - Allow ALT-L (Lock screen) even if the keyboard is blocked
Status:
RESOLVED FIXED
Component:
Core :: Win32
Version:
1.6.1
Hardware:
PC Windows 2000
Importance:
P4 enhancement
Target Milestone:
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Assignee:
Raymond Penners
URL:
Depends on:
Blocks:
Reported:
May 27 2004 07:43:01 UTC
by:
Raymond Penners
Modified:
Mar 20 2008 19:23:16 UTC
WhoWhenWhatRemovedAdded
Rob CaelersAug 27 2007 14:03:43 UTCpriorityP2P4
Rob CaelersMar 20 2008 19:23:16 UTCstatusNEWRESOLVED
resolutionFIXED
Description
Raymond Penners  May 27 2004 07:43:01 UTC
Note: alt-tab, alt-d & others should still be blocked though.
Comment 1
Kees-Jan Dijkzeul  May 27 2004 23:34:42 UTC
Uh...
Alt-L doesn't lock my screen. Alt-D doesn't do anything noticable. What am I
missing?

Perhaps others would like to allow some keypresses to activate the screensaver
(i.e. seti@home?).

So maybe we should generalize this into a (configurable) list of keypresses that
should be allowed, even when blocked? ;-)
Comment 2
Raymond Penners  May 28 2004 00:33:02 UTC
Eek, there is that "c*" word again (c*nf*g*r*bl*)

I actually meant "s/alt/windows/g". These keys are not application specific.
That, and the fact that Workrave should not be allowing keyboard use for reading
purposes (use non-blocking mode for that), makes block configuration on a
per-key basis really unnecessary.
Comment 3
Sam Hasler  Oct 28 2006 01:15:23 UTC
Does the Lock button make this request unnesessary?
Comment 4
Rob Caelers  Mar 20 2008 19:23:16 UTC
Since 1.8.5, Workrave no longer blocks the taskmanager. As a result, CTRL-ALT-DEL and ALT-L are no longer blocked.