i3 Autopause Screenkey

To disable screenkey during password prompts or other sensitive inputs you can press left control and right control at the same time to temporarily pause showing of inputs. This however require to remember to do so before typing the first letter(s).

i3-autopause-screenkey.py starts and stops screenkey (kill the process), if it matches a certain window.

Documentation (and FAQ – if any) can be found in this README.
Feel free to file issues to report bus, ask questions, or request features.
Feel free to open a pull request.

Requirements

The script requires python3.6+ and i3ipc to be installed.

pip install --user -r ./requirements.txt

Installation

There is currently no classic installation/package. Clone the repo or download i3-autopause-screenkey.py and put it into your preferred bin place (e.g. ~/.local/bin/).

Usage

Provide multiple strings per "unsafe" argument. Use ./i3-autopause-screenkey.py --help to see all arguments.

Example

./i3-autopause-screenkey.py \
    --unsafe-class pinentry polkit \
    --unsafe-title 1password \
    --unsafe-instance foobar

Know Issues

Instead of pausing screenkey, the script kills the entire process. This means that visible input will instantly disappear.
Logging Level is set globally (including for asyncio) instead of only setting it for the logger.

Feature Ideas

I was unaware at time of writing that screenkey was python-based itself. Currently the script uses subprocess to start and stop screenkey when I could have imported it into the script directly. Maybe this would enable the next feature idea.
Don't restart screenkey every time but pause visibility only
Provide list of "safe" matches instead of "unsafe" ones. I am not sure how the options would then interact. Only either safe-listing or unsafe-listing? One overrides the other? Which one overrides? Make overriding dependent on ordering?
--unsafe-outputs
--unsafe-workspaces
Provide options how to call screenkey

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