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# betterlockscreen
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> simple, minimal lockscreen
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Betterlockscreen allows you to cache images with different filters and lockscreen with blazing speed.
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## Example
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> lockscreen with blurred effect
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```sh
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betterlockscreen --lock blur
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```
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> [Watch some of the features of betterlockscreen in action](https://youtu.be/9Ng5FZwnn6M)
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## Table of Contents
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- [about](#about)
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- [how it works](#how-it-works)
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- [requirements](#requirements)
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- [installation](#installation)
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- [configuration](#configuration)
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- [usage](#usage)
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- [background](#set-desktop-background-on-startup)
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- [keybinding](#keybindings)
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- [lockscreen on suspend](#lockscreen-when-suspendedsystemd-service)
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### About
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Most of i3lock wrapper scripts out there takes an image, adds some effect and locks the screen
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adding effects, overall experience doesn't feel natural given delay of 2-3 seconds.
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Who would like a delay of 2-3 seconds while locking screen?
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So betterlockscreen was my attempt to solve this problem, as we dont need to change lockscreen background frequently
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this script caches images with effect so overall experience is simple and as fast as native i3lock.
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### How it works
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The script takes image adds various effects and caches those images in special directory and then uses those
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images as lockscreen background depending on argument provided by user.
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### Requirements
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> Note: Make sure your system has all dependencies satisfied
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- [i3lock-color](https://github.com/Raymo111/i3lock-color) - i3lock fork with additional features( >= 2.11-c )
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- [imagemagick](https://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php) - To apply effects to images
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- [xdpyinfo](https://www.x.org/archive/X11R7.7/doc/man/man1/xdpyinfo.1.xhtml), [xrandr](https://www.x.org/wiki/Projects/XRandR/), [bc](https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/) and [feh](https://feh.finalrewind.org/) - To find screen resolution, set custom blur level and wallpaper handling.
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### Installation
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> manual installation
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```sh
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git clone https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen
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cd betterlockscreen
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cp betterlockscreen ~/.local/bin/
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```
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<p style="text-align: center">OR</p>
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```sh
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# or wget the script ~12KB
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wget -O betterlockscreen https://git.io/fASUJ
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chmod u+x betterlockscreen
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cp betterlockscreen ~/.local/bin/
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```
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```sh
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# Add betterlockscreen to PATH:
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# (In your .bashrc, .zshrc etc)
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export PATH="${PATH}:${HOME}/.local/bin/"
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```
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### Package Manager
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#### Arch Linux
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###### Installing dependencies(not required if using betterlockscreen aur package)
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`pacman -S imagemagick feh xorg-xrandr xorg-xdpyinfo`
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- i3lock-color - `trizen -S i3lock-color`
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#### Aur package
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`betterlockscreen` is available in the Arch User repos as `betterlockscreen` and `betterlockscreen-git`.
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- betterlockscreen - `trizen -S betterlockscreen`
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- betterlockscreen-git - `trizen -S betterlockscreen-git`
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#### Debian and derivatives
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UtkarshVerma was so kind to provide an installation script for debian based systems, .
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#### Void Linux
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##### xbps repository
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`betterlockscreen` is available in official Void's repository as `betterlockscreen`.
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Installing using `xbps` (will automatically install all required dependencies): `xbps-install -S betterlockscreen`
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### Configuration
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You can customise various colors for betterlockscreen, copy config file from examples directory to `~/.config/betterlockscreenrc` and edit it accordingly.
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If configuration file is not found then default configurations will be used.
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If you have installed betterlockscreen from AUR package, then you can copy default config from docs
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```sh
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cp /usr/share/doc/betterlockscreen/examples/betterlockscreenrc ~/.config
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```
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### Usage
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Run `betterlockscreen` and point it to either a directory (`betterlockscreen -u "path/to/dir"`) or an image (`betterlockscreen -u "/path/to/img.jpg"`) and that's all. `betterlockscreen` will change update its cache with image you provided.
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```sh
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usage: betterlockscreen [-u "path/to/img.jpg"] [-l "dim, blur or dimblur"]
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[-w "dim, blur, pixel or dimblur"] [-t "custom text"] [-s "lockscreen and suspend"]
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[-r "resolution"] [-b "factor"] [--off <timeout>]
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betterlockscreen - faster and sweet looking lockscreen for linux systems.
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required:
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-u, --update "path/to/img.jpg" caches all required images
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usage:
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-l, --lock effect-name
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locks with provided effect
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-w, --wall effect-name
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set desktop background with provided effect
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-s, --suspend effect-name
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lockscreen and suspend
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Available effects:
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dim, blur, pixel or dimblur
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-t, --text "custom text"
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set custom lockscreen text
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-b, blur 0.0 - 1.0
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set blur range
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-r, --resolution res
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uses a custom resolution
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--off, --off <timeout>
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sets custom monitor timeout (<timeout> in seconds)
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Usage examples:
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1. Updating image cache(required)
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betterlockscreen -u ~/Pictures/Forests.png # caches given image
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betterlockscreen -u ~/Pictures # caches random image from ~/Pictures directory
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2. Custom resolution and blur range
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betterlockscreen -u path/to/directory -r 1920x1080 -b 0.5
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3. Lockscreen
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betterlockscreen -l dim # lockscreen with dim effect
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4. Lockscreen with custom text
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betterlockscreen -l pixel -t "custom lockscreen text"
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5. Set desktop background
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betterlockscreen -w blur # set desktop background with blur effect
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6. Lockscreeen with custom monitor off timeout
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betterlockscreen --off 5 -l blur # set monitor off lockscreen timeout (5 seconds)
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```
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### Set desktop background on startup
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Add this line to `.xinitrc`.
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```sh
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# set desktop background with custom effect
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betterlockscreen -w dim
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# Alternative (set last used background)
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source ~/.fehbg
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```
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#### i3wm
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Add this line to `~/.config/i3/config`
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```sh
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# set desktop background with custom effect
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exec --no-startup-id betterlockscreen -w dim
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# Alternative (set last used background)
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exec --no-startup-id source ~/.fehbg
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```
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### Keybindings
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To lockscreen using keyboard shortcut
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#### i3wm
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Add this line to your `~/.config/i3/config`
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```sh
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bindsym $mod+shift+x exec betterlockscreen -l dim
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```
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#### bspwm
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Add this line to your `~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc`
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```sh
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# lockscreen
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alt + shift + x
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betterlockscreen -l dim
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```
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### Lockscreen when suspended(systemd service)
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```sh
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# move service file to proper dir (the aur package does this for you)
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cp betterlockscreen@.service /etc/systemd/system/
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# enable systemd service
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systemctl enable betterlockscreen@$USER
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# disable systemd service
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systemctl disable betterlockscreen@$USER
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# Note: Now you can call systemctl suspend to suspend your system
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# and betterlockscreen service will be activated
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# so when your system wakes your screen will be locked.
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```
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---
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### Countributing
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Thanks to all the amazing people for all your wonderful PRs, issues and ideas!
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[](https://sourcerer.io/fame/pavanjadhaw/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/links/0)[](https://sourcerer.io/fame/pavanjadhaw/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/links/1)[](https://sourcerer.io/fame/pavanjadhaw/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/links/2)[](https://sourcerer.io/fame/pavanjadhaw/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/links/3)[](https://sourcerer.io/fame/pavanjadhaw/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/links/4)[](https://sourcerer.io/fame/pavanjadhaw/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/links/5)[](https://sourcerer.io/fame/pavanjadhaw/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/links/6)[](https://sourcerer.io/fame/pavanjadhaw/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/links/7)
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## How can I support developers?
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- Star our GitHub repo :star:
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- Create pull requests, submit bugs, suggest new features or documentation updates :wrench:
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## License
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Betterlockscreen is under [MIT](https://github.com/pavanjadhaw/betterlockscreen/blob/master/LICENSE) license.
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## Feel free to use and distribute
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- Hat tip to anyone who's code was used
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- Thanks to those who contributed to make it better
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- Inspiration - [r/unixporn](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn)
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[logo]: .github/hero.png
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[website]: https://mdxjs.com
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