Thread: [KDE] KDE3.5.8 v2 Beta Testers (Boot from SD users)
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davidgro is offline davidgro
2008-02-04 , 04:46
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#48
Originally Posted by penguinbait View Post
I have no idea what you are asking me? You can lock the device using the same way as in maemo? (using the power button)
Yes, I am talking about "Lock touch screen and keys" but I can't unlock it. I thought that was what you meant before, and it's the problem I wrote about.
I also just realized that it sounds like I was talking about "Lock device" - I just tried that, and has its own problems. That isn't what I meant thought. Sorry for the potential confusion.

Originally Posted by penguinbait View Post
You can also lock the device using lock on the KDE menu, if you are running v2. You can not unlock via the KDE method on a n800 because you have no keyboard to enter the password. You could maybe set the user password to nothing and just hit enter, but I wouldnt recommend it.
I hadn't tried kdesktop_lock. It does indeed work, using an empty password (thank you) (and the fact that I could set it empty means passwd's statement about 5-8 characters is a lie)
However, the KDE lock doesn't do what my goal is: turning off the touchpad and buttons to save battery power when the tablet is in transit.
For that I need the power button screen/key lock to be usable.