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Doesn't work as expected...
Authored by: lullabud on Jul 15, '05 12:48:27PM

I have been looking for something to do this ever since I bought my first Mac. Coming from windows, I used to use Win-key-L to lock the screen, which is separate from the screen-saver password. I expected this hint to do that, but it doesn't... =/

When I tried this hint I had my screensaver password enabled since I just use a hot-corner to lock my system right now. I put the lock thing up there, hit "lock screen" and sure enough, it worked. Woohoo, right? Well, since I didn't need to lock with the screen-saver activation anymore, I turned off needing a Password to wake from sleep or screensaver. All the sudden locking the screen does not lock the screen. It simply turns on the screensaver... So, basically it seems to have the same function as the hot-corner. Very lame...



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