[Kde-kiosk] Re: newbie- Library Computer running SuSE 9.2 Pro (BRIAN MOSES)

[Jay Forrest]

You can setup a profile in Konqueror to reduce access to the file system.  To
setup a profile that also removes the Konqueror Menu Bar:

In the Tools Menu select configure shortcuts.  Create a keyboard shortcut for
"Save View Profile" and disable other shortcuts, as appropriate.  Close the
toolbars, navigation bar, and the menu bar, and then use your keyboard shortcut
to save the profile. On my system the profile lives here:
$KDEHOME/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/profiles/filemanagement

This does not, however, disable the context (RMB) menus, and a user could
"Create New File --> Link to location (URL)" to other directories on your
system.  Removing kuick_plugin.desktop will at least disable the MOVE and COPY
context menus.

Jay

> From: BRIAN MOSES <dreamweaver97530 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Kde-kiosk] newbie- Library Computer running SuSE 9.2 Pro
> To: kde-kiosk at kde.org
> Message-ID: <20050406031442.2122.qmail at web42202.mail.yahoo.com>
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> My local librarian is interested in Linux. The local
> library's were gifted computers from the 'Gates"
> foundation last year but all the CD-rom's are locked.
> She would like to have a computer onsite that the
> patrons can use to view multi media cd's..like
> National Geographic sells and such and she is also
> interested in the edutainment games that are written
> for Linux.
>
> I've locked most of the desktop down with Kiosk Admin
> tool but I need a way for them to view the cd's
> without also viewing the root tree. Same with the
> floppy drive, they will need to read/write without
> being able to mess around much in the file manager.
>
> Also, all the people using this machine will most
> likely be window's users and won't understand the
> mount/unmount procedure...is there a way to make that
> automatic for them?   Thanks much in advance,  Brian
>