Temporary lock screen or blank screen, only using power button or a swipe to return

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Hello,

I want temporary have a lock screen or blank screen, needing only to press the power button or a swipe to return.
How to realize this on a Librem 5 using the stock operating system (Byzantinium)?

Maybe someone has comments to the following ideas:

  1. I did not found a documentation for the lock screen config or parameters. Are these documented anywhere?
  2. A simple bash script to blank the screen, then do a “read keypress ” and then unblank the screen would be a workaround. But
  • I do not know how to check for the power button
  • wl-randr packages does not exists in Byzantinium
  • I did not find a dbus command to blank and unblank the screen
  • I did not find the device to “echo > 1 /sys/devices/…” for screen blanking

I am aware that I can use the dbus method /org/gnome/ScreenSaver org.gnome.ScreenSaver.SetActive to activiate and deactivate the screen saver. But this does not avoid to enter the password.

My use case:
In the gym I have to unlock the Librem with the password sometimes more than 50 times (which is annoying), because I use it to write down the current weights and repetitions. Also I use it for hearing music and reading small texts between exercises. When training I need to store it in my pocket, which means there may be an unintended touch on the display during movement.

Thanks for any ideas and help.

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In the Power Settings( or Privacy Settings) you can set the screen lock time to 1 hour, but the screen lock toggle has to be on

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@ASwyD2
I somehow overlooked this when using the phone. Thank you!

@FranklyFlawless
Good to nkow. I will have a look.

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