From bb763ba9865e36eb3b655051a8b73f4301da299b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bakkeby <bakkeby@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2025 08:55:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Adding visual unlock patch ref. #14

---
 README.md     |  2 ++
 config.def.h  |  7 ++++++-
 patches.def.h |  7 +++++++
 slock.c       | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3ce30b585536f191cd5231984e381245a5a6799..80b3de9a27d25f438ebbe4634195fc6d62b5e5ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ slock tool, how to install it and how it works.
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2025-11-15 - Added the visual unlock patch
+
 2022-03-28 - Added the background image patch
 
 2021-09-13 - Added the dwm logo patch
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 9f7baac1e113a059a1fc9d452b2607716f409568..adf82aec12c1247b67f44effa03efef42e8783fd 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -137,7 +137,12 @@ static const int controlkeyclear = 0;
 
 #if DPMS_PATCH
 /* time in seconds before the monitor shuts down */
-static const int monitortime = 5;
+static int monitortime = 5;
+
+#if VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH
+/* time in seconds before the monitor shuts down, if visual_unlock is enabled */
+static const int monitortime_vu = 0;
+#endif // VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH
 #endif // DPMS_PATCH
 
 #if KEYPRESS_FEEDBACK_PATCH
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index ade6ed839e6d3afad2f5c32b247efcc96b422ab4..120fc90aa782bb9842a8a55f37c45a3193634b7f 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@
  */
 #define UNLOCKSCREEN_PATCH 0
 
+/* This patch adds a command line argument -u that keeps the input locked but do not
+ * show the lock screen. The original patch simply combines the unlock screen patch and
+ * the DPMS patch. Enable DPMS_PATCH separately if you want DPMS.
+ * https://tools.suckless.org/slock/patches/visual-unlock-dpms/
+ */
+#define VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch adds the ability to get colors via Xresources.
  * https://tools.suckless.org/slock/patches/xresources/
  */
diff --git a/slock.c b/slock.c
index 0c34c02ece00a0f3401baa6de0067b52e0255541..e61e00072795ff83df9a75128731e8f5a8ff449e 100644
--- a/slock.c
+++ b/slock.c
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ int runflag = 0;
 static time_t locktime;
 #endif // QUICKCANCEL_PATCH
 
+#if VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH
+int visual_unlock = 0;
+#endif // VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH
+
 enum {
 	#if DWM_LOGO_PATCH && !BLUR_PIXELATED_SCREEN_PATCH
 	BACKGROUND,
@@ -587,7 +591,12 @@ lockscreen(Display *dpy, struct xrandr *rr, int screen)
 		/* input is grabbed: we can lock the screen */
 		if (ptgrab == GrabSuccess && kbgrab == GrabSuccess) {
 			#if !UNLOCKSCREEN_PATCH
+			#if VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH
+			if (!visual_unlock)
+				XMapRaised(dpy, lock->win);
+			#else
 			XMapRaised(dpy, lock->win);
+			#endif // VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH
 			#endif // UNLOCKSCREEN_PATCH
 			if (rr->active)
 				XRRSelectInput(dpy, lock->win, RRScreenChangeNotifyMask);
@@ -670,6 +679,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		}
 		return 0;
 	#endif // MESSAGE_PATCH | COLOR_MESSAGE_PATCH
+	#if VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH
+	case 'u':
+		visual_unlock = 1;
+		break;
+	#endif // VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH
 	default:
 		usage();
 	} ARGEND
@@ -749,6 +763,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	#if DPMS_PATCH
 	/* DPMS magic to disable the monitor */
+	#if VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH
+	if (visual_unlock)
+		monitortime = monitortime_vu;
+	#endif // VISUAL_UNLOCK_PATCH
+
 	if (!DPMSCapable(dpy))
 		die("slock: DPMSCapable failed\n");
 	if (!DPMSEnable(dpy))