dxpause - locks (pauses) an X display
dxpause [-autopause] [-time n] [-wait]
If the -autopause option is set, when the display is
unlocked, dxpause does not exit but instead becomes an
icon. In this case, dxpause automatically locks the display
when the X server goes into screensaver mode if the X
Screensaver extension is present in the X server. Deiconifying
dxpause also causes the display to be locked.
The -time option only has meaning if the -autopause option
is also set. The -time n option sets the autolock timeout
period to n minutes. The default period is whatever the X
server's screensaver timeout is set to, and the latter
defaults to 5 minutes. The -wait option only has meaning
if the -autopause option is also set, and causes dxpause
to start in the iconified state rather than immediately
locking the display.
Without any of these options set, dxpause locks the display
immediately when invoked and exits when the display
is unlocked.
The dxpause program must be invoked explicitly by users
(typically those running the generic X display manager
rather than CDE). The dxpause program places a blank
screen over the workstation screen and displays a dialog
box that prompts for the password of the person whose session
was paused. When you enter the correct password, the
blank screen is removed and the session resumes.
In the file, the following resources are used by the
dxpause program: The first name for lines that apply only
to the Pause task should be labeled DXpause. When this
resource is True, dxpause executes an XGrabServer library
call, thereby inhibiting all processing of requests or
close downs on any other connection. Although this action
absolutely insures that no information is displayed
"through" the pause screen, it also effectively suspends
other tasks that need to output information to their windows.
When this resource is False, the protective pause
screen is raised to the top of the display stack 20 times
per second, thus re-covering any other window that might
have been displayed. Tasks that need to output to their
own windows will not be suspended. The default is False.
When this resource is True, dxpause behaves as if it were
run with the -autopause option. See the OPTIONS section,
above. The default is False. When this resource is set to
a numeric value n, dxpause behaves as if it were run with
the -time n option. See the OPTIONS section, above. This
resource only has meaning if the autoPause resource is
set, or if dxpause is started with the -autopause option.
The value n defaults to whatever the X server's screensaver
timeout is set to, and the latter defaults to 5 minutes.
When this resource is True, dxpause behaves as if
it were run with the -wait option. See the OPTIONS section,
above. This resource only has meaning if the
autoPause resource is set, or if dxpause is started with
the -autopause option. The default is False.
SEE ALSO
X(1X)
dxpause(1X)
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