Add screen locking hotkey + config and default to i3lock-color (i3lock)

README.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ By default, Simple Awesome uses
 
 - `playerctl` - enables global media control. If not present on your system, only Spotify will work.
 - `network-manager-applet` (`nm-applet`) - network control "widget" **for `NetworkManager` only**. If present on your system, we will automatically run it.
+- `i3lock-color` - lock your screen in a simple and elegant way
 
 ## To do
 

default_config.lua

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ config.awesome = {
     application_launcher_check = "rofi -version",
     application_launcher = "rofi -show run -config " .. awful.util.getdir("config") .. "/assets/rofi/themes/paper-float.rasi",
 
+    -- Screen locker
+    lock_command = "i3lock --blur=5 -f -k --timecolor=ffffffff --datecolor=ffffffff --indicator --ringcolor=aaaaaaaa",
+    -- lock_command = "xscreensaver-command -lock",
+
     -- Terminal
     terminal = "terminator",
 
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@ config.keys.global_keys = {
     -- Application launcher
     launcher = { { config.keys.modkey }, "space", },
 
+    -- Screen locker
+    lock_screen = { { config.keys.modkey }, "l" },
+
+
     --
     -- Media and volume controls
     -- See media_control.lua

simple/init.lua

@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ for _, app in ipairs(config.autostart) do
     end
 end
 
+
+--
+-- Screen locker
+--
+function lockScreen()
+    awful.spawn(config.awesome.lock_command)
+end
+hotkey.registerKeys(hotkey.make(config.keys.global_keys.lock_screen, lockScreen,
+    { description = "lock your screen", group = "awesome" }))
+
+
 --
 -- Launcher (start menu)
 --
@@ -160,7 +171,7 @@ os_menu = awful.widget.launcher({
             { "Manual", config.awesome.terminal .. " -e man awesome" },
             { "Edit config", config.awesome.editor_cmd .. " " .. awesome.conffile },
             { "Open terminal", config.awesome.terminal },
-            { "Lock", function() awful.spawn("xscreensaver-command -lock") end, lock_icon },
+            { "Lock", lockScreen, lock_icon },
             { "Logout", function() awesome.quit() end, logout_icon },
             { "Restart", function() os.execute('shutdown -r now') end, restart_icon },
             { "Shutdown", function() os.execute('shutdown now') end, shutdown_icon },
@@ -380,10 +391,10 @@ hotkey.registerKeys(awful.key({ config.keys.modkey, }, "s", hotkeys_popup.show_h
     awful.key({ config.keys.modkey, "Shift" }, "q", awesome.quit,
         { description = "quit awesome", group = "awesome" }),
 
-    awful.key({ config.keys.modkey, }, "l", function() awful.tag.incmwfact(0.05) end,
-        { description = "increase master width factor", group = "layout" }),
-    awful.key({ config.keys.modkey, }, "h", function() awful.tag.incmwfact(-0.05) end,
-        { description = "decrease master width factor", group = "layout" }),
+    --    awful.key({ config.keys.modkey, }, "l", function() awful.tag.incmwfact(0.05) end,
+    --        { description = "increase master width factor", group = "layout" }),
+    --    awful.key({ config.keys.modkey, }, "h", function() awful.tag.incmwfact(-0.05) end,
+    --        { description = "decrease master width factor", group = "layout" }),
     awful.key({ config.keys.modkey, "Shift" }, "h", function() awful.tag.incnmaster(1, nil, true) end,
         { description = "increase the number of master clients", group = "layout" }),
     awful.key({ config.keys.modkey, "Shift" }, "l", function() awful.tag.incnmaster(-1, nil, true) end,