Lock Screen Menu Item In Buster

[erikhermesman]

Did something change in Buster? I'm trying to add the Lock Screen menu item with instructions from here - https://thepihut.com/blogs/raspberry-pi ... -pi-screen - but the icon is not showing up in the menu.

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/etc/xdg/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel

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 item {
      name=Lock…
      image=gnome-lockscreen
      action=/usr/bin/dm-tool lock
    }

[klricks]

Did something change in Buster? I'm trying to add the Lock Screen menu item with instructions from here - https://thepihut.com/blogs/raspberry-pi ... -pi-screen - but the icon is not showing up in the menu.

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/etc/xdg/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel

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 item {
      name=Lock…
      image=gnome-lockscreen
      action=/usr/bin/dm-tool lock
    }

Use this one instead:

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nano /home/pi/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel

Looks better with separator:

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separator {
     }
item {
      name=Lock…
      image=gnome-lockscreen
      action=/usr/bin/dm-tool lock
    }

[erikhermesman]

Awesome, that did the trick. Thanks!

[mattoni]

It doesn't work for me...both of methods...
I have raspberry pi 4 with raspbian buster

[klricks]

It doesn't work for me...both of methods...
I have raspberry pi 4 with raspbian buster

Something has changed. Works on my 3B+ but not on my 4B.
It was a bad idea to direct edit the panel file anyway as it is subject to being overwritten in an update. There is even a warning at the top of the file.

I would suggest to use Main Menu Editor and add the lock command to the menu. Then if you prefer make a desktop icon. (Right click on the menu item and select add to desktop).

The command is:

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dm-tool lock

[mattoni]

It doesn't work for me...both of methods...
I have raspberry pi 4 with raspbian buster

Something has changed. Works on my 3B+ but not on my 4B.
It was a bad idea to direct edit the panel file anyway as it is subject to being overwritten in an update. There is even a warning at the top of the file.

I would suggest to use Main Menu Editor and add the lock command to the menu. Then if you prefer make a desktop icon. (Right click on the menu item and select add to desktop).

The command is:

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dm-tool lock

yes...in fact this is what i was going to do ...create an icon on my desktop.
Unfortunately, it seems it's not so easy on buster or in raspbian in general...i had to create a "lock.sh" executable file with "dm-tool lock" in it....so no chance to choose a nice icon and moreover you will get a confirmation popup as soon as you double click on the script.

[mattoni]

It doesn't work for me...both of methods...
I have raspberry pi 4 with raspbian buster

Something has changed. Works on my 3B+ but not on my 4B.
It was a bad idea to direct edit the panel file anyway as it is subject to being overwritten in an update. There is even a warning at the top of the file.

I would suggest to use Main Menu Editor and add the lock command to the menu. Then if you prefer make a desktop icon. (Right click on the menu item and select add to desktop).

The command is:

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dm-tool lock

ah yes..the Main Menu Editor is a more elegant solution...i just had some troubles finding it.
So i downloaded the icon from here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-lockscreen.svg
I've copied it in /usr/share/icons (i haven't found any subfolder more appropriate) and created a new "Lock" item using the menu editor.
Thanks!
(much better than my previous shell script)

[klricks]

...

ah yes..the Main Menu Editor is a more elegant solution...i just had some troubles finding it.
So i downloaded the icon from here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-lockscreen.svg
I've copied it in /usr/share/icons (i haven't found any subfolder more appropriate) and created a new "Lock" item using the menu editor.
Thanks!
(much better than my previous shell script)

FYI gnome-lockscreen.png already exists in /usr/share/icons/gnome/......
Also the exe popup can be turned off: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... 1&t=251999

[mattoni]

...

ah yes..the Main Menu Editor is a more elegant solution...i just had some troubles finding it.
So i downloaded the icon from here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnome-lockscreen.svg
I've copied it in /usr/share/icons (i haven't found any subfolder more appropriate) and created a new "Lock" item using the menu editor.
Thanks!
(much better than my previous shell script)

FYI gnome-lockscreen.png already exists in /usr/share/icons/gnome/......
Also the exe popup can be turned off: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... 1&t=251999

oh good to know! thanks