How can I lock AND blank the screen from the keyboard in 14.04?

Question

In older versions of Ubuntu when you pressed Ctrl+Alt+L it would lock and blank the screen (start the screensaver). In 14.04 it just locks the screen.

How can I get it to lock AND blank the screen?

Solution

Open System Settings and navigate to Keyboard -> Shortcuts. Open the "System" section, click on "Lock screen" and press Backspace. This will disable the system lock screen shortcut.

Now click the + button. A dialog will pop up asking for your input. Add a custom name and put:

gnome-screensaver-command -la  

in the "command" field.

Click "Apply". Now click "disabled" next to the shortcut you just created and press the key combination you want to use to lock and blank the screen.

You're done!