I'm pretty new to the Linux/KDE kiosk idea. Currently, my
organization has two Windows-Based kiosks which, as you may expect,
crash and crash often. Part of this I blame on the manufacturer,
and part I blame on M$ for their unstable OS. Back on subject, I
would love to migrate these machines over to Linux/KDE, but am
uncertain on how to do so. My experience with linux is limited to
office productivity and a couple of small LAMP servers. Let me
describe our kiosks and maybe someone can help me figure this one out.<br>
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Our kiosks use three 17" LCD monitors to basically display marketing
content. These monitors are aligned in a column in a totem-like
chasis, with the PC inside the bottom. The center monitor is a
touchscreen, but we are not currently using that funcionality and
therefore I am not going to request assistance with that (yet).<br>
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Each display shows content independent of the other, i.e. one is not an
extension of the other nor are they clones. The content also is
in a loop.<br>
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The types of content include Flash (non-interactive) and Powerpoint (which can be easily exported to quicktime or avi).<br>
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We are currently able to schedule the content (i.e. start playing on X
date / stop playing on Y date). As nice as this would be, I would
be just as happy with an automatic playlist built from a specific
directory. Like a SMB share that I where I can add/remove files
to be played.<br>
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We are able to schedule what hours per day the kiosk is in
operation. i.e. it displays content from 6 am to 11:59 pm.
To save on monitor life.<br>
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As much as I would like to have all these features in a stable,
reliable system, I realize that some of it may be beyond the scope of
my abilities or even beyond what fellow subscribers may want to help
with.<br>
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I have no problem using Suse, Ubuntu/Kubuntu, or FC4 to make this happen. Any assistance will be appreciated.<br>
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Thanks very much,<br>
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James Stout<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>To understand recursion, we must first understand recursion.