Restore window focus at xlock

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/xlock b/xlock
index 3de67ac..87a86dd 100755
--- a/xlock
+++ b/xlock
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-# Lock the screen using xscreensaver
+# Lock the screen of a X11 session
 #
 
+# Get current focused window
+# Some screen lockers such as i3lock loose the window focus
+WINDOW="`xdotool getwindowfocus`"
+
 # Using xscreensaver
 #xscreensaver-command --lock
 
@@ -13,3 +17,6 @@ i3lock -c 1c1c1c
 #     https://askubuntu.com/questions/62858/turn-off-monitor-using-command-line#62861
 sleep 1
 xset dpms force off
+
+# Restore focus
+xdotool windowfocus $WINDOW