Launcher strategies

[François Chaplais]

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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> But there's a problem with making this sort of kiosk-style launcher:
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> It's too easy to launch an app and then have it go behind the launcher if they click on the launcher window.
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> 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.
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> Anyone here have an external or other solution for making a stay-in-back window in Mac, Win and Linux?
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> 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?
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> TIA -
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