Config: Actually lock the screen before going to sleep, using systemd

Author: Riyyi

.config/xorg/xinitrc

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ emacs --daemon &
 thunar --daemon &
 
 sxhkd "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxhkd/$WM" &
-xss-lock -- "$HOME/.local/bin/wm/lock.sh" &
 
 /usr/lib/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1 &
 

.local/bin/wm/lock.sh

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ i3lock -n -i "$LOCK" -B 6 -S 1 -e \
 	--time-size=64 --date-size=24 \
 	--time-str="%I:%M %p" --date-str="%A, %B %e" \
 	--time-pos="ix:iy-250" --date-pos="ix:iy-200" \
-	--time-color=FFFFFFC0 --date-color=FFFFFFC0
+	--time-color=FFFFFFC0 --date-color=FFFFFFC0 \
+	--no-modkey-text
 
 revert

README.org

@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ $ sudo EDITOR=vim visudo
 
 Add user:
 #+BEGIN_SRC shell-script
-$ useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash <username>
-$ passwd <username>
+$ useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash <user>
+$ passwd <user>
 #+END_SRC
 
 Pacman colors:
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ $ git config --global user.email "<email address>"
 $ git config --global user.name "<name>"
 #+END_SRC
 
+Lock before sleep:
+#+BEGIN_SRC shell-script
+$ sudo systemctl enable i3lock@<user>
+#+END_SRC
+
 Tlp:
 #+BEGIN_SRC shell-script
 $ systemctl enable tlp.service

packages

@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ xorg-xinput
 xorg-xprop
 xorg-xrandr
 xorg-xsetroot
-xss-lock
 yt-dlp
 yt-dlp-drop-in
 zathura

usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- conf -*-
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Lock the screen with i3lock
+Before=sleep.target
+
+[Service]
+User=%I
+Type=forking
+Environment=DISPLAY=:0
+Environment=XDG_CACHE_HOME=/home/%I/.cache
+ExecStart=/bin/setsid -f /home/%I/.local/bin/wm/lock.sh
+ExecStartPost=/bin/sleep 1
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=sleep.target
+
+# Reference:
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Power_management#Sleep_hooks