~/bin/vlcx:
#!/bin/sh

# disables screen lock + compositing and starts vlc
# re-enables screen lock + compositing after vlc exits

# xcompmgr
( ps nc -C xcompmgr &>/dev/null ) && killall xcompmgr;
xautolock -disable;
vlc $1;
xcompmgr -nfF&
xautolock -enable;


~/.config/ranger/apps.py:
# By setting flags='d', this programs will not block ranger's terminal:
CustomApplications.generic('opera', 'firefox', 'apvlv',
		'zathura', 'gimp', 'mirage', 'eog', 'vlcx', flags='d')