Re: FVWM: KIOSK mode

From: Pier Paolo Glave <pierpaolo.glave_at_ciaolab.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 17:22:46 +0100

Hi,

This page contains some hints about kiosk mode that can be useful for
you (although focused on Linux):

http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Kiosk-HOWTO.html


Hope this helps

--
Pier
J.C.Mcnulty_at_open.ac.uk wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I have just inherited a project to find a use for 10 Sunray 1 thin clients.
>What I want to do is allow users to use the Sunrays but only view an
>Internet browser, so they can search an online catalogue.  While searching
>the Internet I came across FVWM2 which seems to do what I want it to,
>unfortunately do a limited experience using UNIX I do not have a clue on how
>to do it.
>
>I was wondering if someone could help me. I have read most of the
>documentation I can find but it is not clicking with me. I have installed
>the software to / by using the ./configure, make and make install commands.
>How do I assign it to a particular user e.g. user1? I have created a
>executable file called start and in start is:
>#!/bin/sh
>xterm &
>exec fvwm
>
>when I try to run it I get the error message another WM is running, I
>imagine it is the CDE.
>
>Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Many Thanks
>
>James
>--
>Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>.
>To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a
>message to majordomo_at_fvwm.org.
>To report problems, send mail to fvwm-owner_at_fvwm.org.
>
-- 
Pier Paolo Glave
Senior Software Designer
Residential Gateways & Internet Appliances
Tel: +39.02.2303.3358 - Fax: +39.02.2303.3289
Email: pierpaolo.glave_at_ciaolab.com
CiaoLAB Technologies S.p.A. 
Via ai Lab. Olivetti, 79 - 20010 Pregnana M.se (MI) - ITALY
www.ciaolab.com
--
Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>.
To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a
message to majordomo_at_fvwm.org.
To report problems, send mail to fvwm-owner_at_fvwm.org.

Received on Tue Feb 19 2002 - 10:23:26 GMT