> as for the scroll lock key: try this in console > type something, press the scrolllock key (light goes on) and type some > more... notice something? i have yet to find a usefullness for this though You mean locking scrolling? Thats what scroll lock is supposed to do. ;P I had pause set to call xscreensaver-command -lock, and the screensaver set to this script: #!/bin/sh sleep 3 while true; do xset dpms force off; sleep 60; done Which shuts off my monitors and keeps them off. Whenever I leave my computer for and extended period I just hit pause and it locks the console and turns off the monitors. (Multihead, don'tcha know...)