idiot-proofing

[Todd Slater]

On Sun, Apr 24, 2005 at 12:03:04AM -0500, Drewcore wrote:
> hi. i want to idiot proof two accounts on one of my machines (one for
> guests, the other for a child). the things that i'd like to do in
> gnome are:
> 
> 1. disable right clicking with the mouse
> 2. make a logout desktop icon
> 
> any help appreciated!

When I used Mandrake, I had the same need and ended up using ROX as the
session manager and desktop and Oroborus as the window manager. You can
read that post to the mdk list here:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-newbie&m=103836605308845&w=2
(though the gallery is no longer available).

An alternative now might be XFce4; I'm pretty sure you can disable the
root menu and set up the panels however you want. Plus, there is now a
kiosk mode for the panel that lets you lock down certain features.

HTH,
Todd