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December 29, 2005
Emulating <Windows Key>+L to Lock Your Workstation
On Windows NT based computers, it's common to press <Windows Key>+L to "lock" a computer as you walk away from it. The assumption is that only yourself, or an administrator can unlock the computer to use it.
On a Mac with QuickSilver and a password protected screen saver this can be emulated.
First, "Enable Advanced Features" in the QuickSilver preferences pane and, if necessary, restart QuickSilver.
From the new "Triggers" pane in the bottom left of the QuickSilver preferences, click the + sign in the bottom left to add a new action.
Choose "ScreenSaverEngine" for the item and "Open" for the action; click "OK".
Click on the new item in the list under "Trigger", you should receive a text field. Press ⌥+L to create a trigger in roughly the same keyboard location as <Windows Key>+L.
Close the preferences window and try it out.
Posted by spiffed at December 29, 2005 10:07 PM