[nzlug] Grannix? Looking for a simple distro with Icon based menu?like eeePC

[Martin Baehr]

On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 12:05:23PM +1300, Robin Sheat wrote:
> On Monday 07 January 2008 11:41:30 Martin Bähr wrote:
> > an easy to use gui must not be changable by accident...
> I wonder if there's a 'kiosk mode' type thing you can use to prevent certain 
> changes, like specifically locking down the existence and position of panels.

yes, this can be locked down with gconf. the problem here is mostly the
defaults. and the interface. i don't actually want to lock down the
interface. i just want it to be harder to change. 

a systemwide lockdown is not workable if you have different users on the
machine. (unless it is overridable by the user, which is sometimes not
desirable)

a local user lockdown is better, but ideally i'd just like to remove the
item that allows removal of the panel in the panels menu. i don't
actually want to lock down the interface, just make it harder to loose
stuff.

interface configuration should only be possible through a seperate
application, where you can preview the changes in a mockup window, and
are really clear that you are now changing your interface. ideally this
would also save previous changes and allow you to undo.

being able to undo a change is something that most interface designers
talk about as a must have, but most applications and interfaces do not
even consider.

greetings, martin.
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