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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Coin Operated KDE
From:       Greg Nietsky <gregory () dinkytoy ! nis ! za>
Date:       1999-10-28 12:41:08
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mmm bellow should read include/linux/console.h

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Gregory Hinton Nietsky			Tel:+27 21 7628512
Cyberhost Ltd.

On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Greg Nietsky wrote:

> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 14:13:15 +0200 (GMT+0200)
> From: Greg Nietsky <gregory@dinkytoy.nis.za>
> Reply-To: kde-devel@kde.org
> To: kde-devel@kde.org
> Subject: Coin Operated KDE
> Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 14:38:17 +0200
> Resent-From: kde-devel@max.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de
> 
> hi all im working on a coin operated kde controler i have the following
> 
> 1)a app that runs with decorations of 2048 a on top modal 
> 2)the app calls darkenscreen b4 showing
> 3)any change of active status calls refresh darken and raise [efectivly
> blocking changeing to other apps]
> 
> the idea is that X/kde is started from inittab as a non privilaged user
> the screen control software/coin reader runs as root from inittab the
> .kderc file is owned by root so global hot keys are deactivated [this is
> not a requirement as the app calls the show method as follows
> 
> while ((!exec()) && (gotCoin())
>   ParinoidInput()
> 
> parinoidinput basicaly ensures the screen is darkend and the coin reader
> GUI is active and top level.
> 
> so killing or pressing escape will not do any thing [killing wont work as
> it is run from init as root]
> 
> 4)the coinreader is polled ever 15 ms while the GUI is active if a coin is
> inserted it emits a signal incrementing a counter and allowing the user to
> access K or inserting a further coin. 
> 
> 5)ALT-TAB is active at all times prehaps the honrouble kwm developer could
> look into turning off kwm dialogs ect while in darkend mode and running
> them top level modal ie logout ect will then be uninteruptable.
> 
> 6)CTRL-ALT-F<X> this is easily solved by recompileing a kernel and editing
> include/linux.h look for MAX_NR_CONSOLES 
> 
> 
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> Gregory Hinton Nietsky			Tel:+27 21 7628512
> Cyberhost Ltd.
> 

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