Possible to lock the screen without turning off the display(s)?

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Teqleez Motley

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Sep 19, 2018, 10:49:57 AM9/19/18

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Hi, is there a way to "lock" the keyboard and mouse as is the effect of turning on the "screensaver" function - but without actually loosing sight of what is going on on the screen? Just force the use of password in order to continue doing something.

The "xtrlock" software does this, but not sure if I want to put that in dom0, for security reasons.

There are many scenarios where it is very useful to lock without turning the screen off, for example during a self-going presentation while the presenter needs to shortly step out/go to the loo or other, while presenting/watching a video, screencast, and the presenter temporarily has the attention elsewhere, etc. etc.