Really I see the browser running inside the VM as a crutch for those that
can't use their host browser because of a misconfigured firewall.
I understand your frustration being stuck with kiosk mode, but I don't
think that making the environment in the VM more complex is a good idea
either. Not using kiosk means you have to add window manager, desktop
environment, ... Ideally the notebook would have some plugin system so we
can add additional settings in the notebook settings to configure keyboard
and other basics. Perhaps run a web-based shell or file manager. And/or a
python script running on the host that can pull files out of the VM.
If you really want a full desktop environment in the VM then its not that
difficult to install; go to the console, log in, yum install whatever you
want.
On Monday, December 3, 2012 2:05:46 PM UTC-5, john_perry_usm wrote:
Hello
Sage VM runs Chrome in kiosk mode, and refuses to get out of kiosk mode (I
can press F11 to my heart's content; it doesn't change anything), therefore
won't allow any changes to its settings. The settings certainly need to
change for non-trivial work, as when I'd like to save a worksheet to a
shared folder created through the VM, and not to /home/gui/Downloads, which
is not accessible to the Windows desktop, or not easily.
For some real entertainment, try clicking on Chrome's invitation to view
the folder where a file was downloaded. The window comes up full screen and
you can't navigate back to Chrome, or not easily.
What exactly is the appeal of kiosk mode? On the user's own machine, it
constrains the user and makes it hard (well nigh impossible?) to change
settings or to explore. Perhaps there is some trump in kiosk's hand of
which I am unaware, but IMHO it has to go.
john perry
PS: I also liked the old way, where the user was given an explicit option
to run command-line sage or worksheet sage. I can work around the current
approach (CTRL+ALT+Fsomething does the trick), but if anyone cares, it
would be really nice to have the old way back.
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