FancyLock – A Modern X11 (and soon Wayland) Screenlocker

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I've been wanting a fancy screen locker for linux, so I built FancyLock, a screen lock solution for Linux with X11 (and soon wayland) support. Key Features - Dynamic media playback during lock screen - Multi-monitor support - PAM-based authentication - Intelligent idle timeout - Highly configurable FancyLock aims to solve several pain points with existing screen lockers: - Boring, static lock screens - Poor multi-monitor support Technical Highlights - Written in Go - Uses X11 extensions for low-level window and input management - Flexible media playback with mpv - Configurable via JSON Current version is v0.0.1 and supports X11. Wayland support is planned. GitHub: https://github.com/tuxx/fancylock Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback! Edit: Happy to answer any questions about the implementation or design choices.

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