Kiosk browser

[SaltyDuke]

Howdy!

Not sure if this is the right forum for this post, but it seems to make sense if you think about it...

I'm setting up a kiosk browser in my place of business. It will allow staff to acces the company website and no others in a spectacularly orwellian fashion.

I've already started the project (using FireFox as the browser). It's hardened down OK but the users can still access the "File, Edit, View, Bookmarks etc" bar and the name bar at the top of the screen. I want to be able to lock it down such that a user can only access it by entering a password. Otherwise they're stuck in my site.

Does anyone know of a method of doing this? Example: could i write a script to launch FireFox with a specific window size (thus cutting out the top of the windows)? Can i put a password control on everything on my system (like setting up a user with NO priviliges whatsoever)? Or am i in cookoo land? Please help me and i'll dance at your wedding!!!


thanx a million
TheSaltyDuke

 

[flugh]

I don't know if you have checked out this link yet, but it's about making FireFox a browser for a kiosk.

http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/pro/phoenix/kiosk.htm

Seems pretty thorough. Let me know how it goes. May take the same approach with the boss' slower, older desktop so he can access my web-based stuff without getting lost in the Start Menu ;-)

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JBR

 

[sleipnir214]

And if you're looking for a solution that uses Linux instead of Win32 (a good possibility considering the forum in which you posted the question), see

http://kiosk.mozdev.org/jim-kiosk.html

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TANSTAAFL!!

 

[SaltyDuke]

Thanx a million those links were just the trick. I edited the browser.xul file in the browser.jarchive and got it customized great! What's more is I learned a little bit about how to hack into programs and cause all sorts of trouble (but only as long as they're as well written as FireFox... and i can only comment stuff out but you get the idea )

Thanx again fellas. I'm doin' a little jig right now.. ;-)