KDE4 and kiosk mode

[ginpb]

Hello, i havebeen trying to lock some functionalities of my kde machine using the kiosk mode keys(http://techbase.kde.org/KDE_System_A...ion/Kiosk/Keys) but so far it doesn't work, i added the entries to kdeglobals in ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals and on /etc/kde4/kdeglobals but nothing, just doesn't work, someone can please help me. Thanks in advance.

[oshunluvr]

You're going to have to be more specific on what exactly you're trying to do, but generally you can lock most or all plasma widget and functions using the immutable switch.

[$i]

See: http://techbase.kde.org/KDE_System_A...k/Introduction about a third of the way down the page.

[ginpb]

the problem is the configuration file i think, for example i added this to my kdeglobals:


[KDE Action Restrictions][$i]
action/lock_screen=false
movable_toolbars=false
run_command=false
plasma-desktop/add_activities=false
action/konsole_rmb=false

and nothing happens, for example i still have the contextual menu on konsole, and yes i've tried putting true instead of false.

[oshunluvr]

I think in that case, the immutable switch would prevent changes to those functions, but the initial settings themselves would have to be set like you did. I can't say why the file isn't being parsed.

This may be a silly question: You are logging out and back in for testing, right?

From what I see, the Kiosk mode idea has been abandoned. Most the the web pages I can find are 2005-2007.

[ginpb]

I think in that case, the immutable switch would prevent changes to those functions, but the initial settings themselves would have to be set like you did. I can't say why the file isn't being parsed.

This may be a silly question: You are logging out and back in for testing, right?

From what I see, the Kiosk mode idea has been abandoned. Most the the web pages I can find are 2005-2007.

Yes most of the articles are from 2007, i think the main reason is kiosktool a GUI to set the kiosk values, so anyone could really easily use the kiosk features.

[oshunluvr]

I tried your entries and got mixed results. I was still able to rmb in konsole, but ALT-F2 (krunner) didn't work which would indicate that run_command=false worked.

[ginpb]

I tried your entries and got mixed results. I was still able to rmb in konsole, but ALT-F2 (krunner) didn't work which would indicate that run_command=false worked.

NO!!!!, wait what?, for you is working??, is not fair, please can you tell me exactly what did you do, starting from I turn on my PC. Also can you paste your kdeglobals

[oshunluvr]

I just cut and pasted your entries into my kdeglobals file and logged out and back in. It's a fairly new install so nothing odd should be in it, but here it is anyway.

[ginpb]

and you put it inside in /home/user/.kde/share/config?

[oshunluvr]

Yeah, left it where it was.