kiosk/game mode

[Alex Rice]

On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 04:33  PM, Rob Cozens wrote:

> Hi Alex,
>
> A screen-sized stack with no menu doesn't do it?
>
> A smaller stack that sets the backdrop?
>
> What am I missing?

Both of those methods are partial solutions yes. The drawback is the 
user can still see the Dock and the App menu on OS X. The Dock is 
particularly annoying in this respect. I assume one could still see the 
Start menu/toolbar on Windows.

By "grab the display" this means the game takes control of the entire 
display- sometimes accompanied with a change in the resolution and/or 
color depth.

I have a bunch of educational games for my son and 90% of them do this. 
Most are Director apps, I think.

Alex Rice, Software Developer
Architectural Research Consultants, Inc.
http://ARCplanning.com