On the mac, I use for my kid on the mac the simplified finder (on 10.3.9) with access to a limited number of apps (which I have chose). No access to hard drives, folders, etc.. Very foolproof. Le 23 janv. 2012 à 18:03, Richard Gaskin a écrit :
> At the SoCal Linux Expo yesterday I ran into fellow LiveCode dev Todd > Cranston-Cuebas, and over lunch we were brainstorming solutions to a problem > he has and one option is something that's near and dear to the hearts of many > xTalkers: a custom launcher UI. > > The idea is to present an alternative to the desktop for computers used in a > specialized setting, so that the only options available are the ones the UI > provides. > > Making these sorts of things was a popular hobby among many HyperCard fans, > and it's not hard to do and reasonably useful as a startup app. > > But there's a problem with making this sort of kiosk-style launcher: > > It's too easy to launch an app and then have it go behind the launcher if > they click on the launcher window. > > Ideally there would be some sort of stay-behind window property, sort of the > opposite of a stay-in-front palette, but I know of know way to do that. > > Anyone here have an external or other solution for making a stay-in-back > window in Mac, Win and Linux? > > Extra bonus points: what x-plat methods are there for trapping things like > Cmd-Tab to prevent switching out of this sort of kiosk mode? > > TIA - > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode