I use a combination of xss and xkeygrab to lock my screen but allow the UI to update in the background so I can see incoming emails and chats. I imagine you could use a combination of a screencap and a static image display screen saver.
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 19:53, Antony Jepson <anton...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello. > > This is a random thought that popped into my head earlier on today but I > was wondering if it would be possible to replace the black screen > overlay (I assume that's what it is) with a screen shot of the desktop, > taken immediately as slock is executed. My intent is to have a static > picture of the screen so that when someone tries to use it, nothing > happens, i.e., the desktop is locked. > > Is this possible? Well, of course it is, but the real question is, > would someone be willing to help implement it / point me in the right > direction? > > Thanks. > > -- > Sincerely, > > Antony Jepson / <anton...@gmail.com> / GPG Key: 0xFA10ED80 > -- stadik.net