lock screen

instantOS uses instantLOCK to lock the screen. Invoke it with super+ctrl+l. This will lock the screen with your user password.

Unlock the screen by entering your password and confirming with return. All keyboard input will go to entering your password, there is no need to select a text field.

Entering a wrong password will make the screen change color and repeat the password prompt

Warnings

If anyone attempts to unlock the screen with the wrong password, a warning will be displayed at the bottom until the next successful unlock. This will let you know if anyone has been tampering with your computer.

Messages

instantLOCK can be configured to display a message on the lock screen. To do this, run ilock with your message as the first argument. This is purely cosmetical and will not change the actual prompting behaviour

ilock "this is a message"

Disable password prompt

ilock can be configured to not prompt for a password. This can be useful for demo environments or for turning off the screen. In this mode, any keypress will unlock the screen.

ilock -o

Dad jokes

instantLOCK can be configured to use dad jokes as a password prompt. This can be enabled in the settings menu.