README.md

awful

Awful lock screen; another i3lock wrapper

Lock with cached image

Lock with screen capture

Features

• Cache image with blur and vignette effects
• Capture screenshot with blur and vignette effects
• Lock screen

Requirements

• i3lock-color (git) - i3lock fork with additional features
• ffmpeg - Image effects and screen capture
• xrandr - Display info
• xdpyinfo - Total resolution

Installation

git clone https://github.com/jeffmhubbard/awful
cd awful
sudo install -Dm 755 awful /usr/bin/awful

Configuration

Copy the example config to ~/.config/awful/config. Edit.

Usage

Update image cache:

awful --update PATH

PATH to wallpaper image.

Lock screen:

awful --lock

Capture screen and lock:

awful --capture

Additional arguments:

awful -l -- --indicator

Tips

Use xss-lock

xset s 600 180 &
xss-lock -l -- awful --lock &