It is possible under both Linux and Windows. Under windows with
Delphi, we set the forms borderstyle := bsNone. Hide the TaskBar with
a windows API call, Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del (and all its friends) with an
API call. Then set the Form maximized (or the size of the desktop).
I can post the code for all the relevant calls. There was no way the
user could get out of the app.... only downside of this... if you app
crashed, you had to reset the computer to get windows functional again
(return the taskbar, etc.).
Under Linux it is also possible! Example open the Mozilla Firefox
browser and press F11, which then switches it into fullscreen mode and
covers everything, including the taskbar. This works under GTK/Gnome.
I have seen KDE apps do the same (I think Konqueror is one of them).
I would imagine there is some API to disable the keyboard shortcuts as
well. Unfortunately I haven't done this under Linux yet, but it is
possible.
Regards,
Graeme.
On 8/9/06, Micha Nelissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
>> What I need is a way to do a TRUE fullscreen mode form. Specifically this
form
>> should make it IMPOSSIBLE to get to the desktop behind it until it's closed.
>>
>> It should capture the keyboard ENTIRELY so that Alt+Tab won't work - and
cover
>> up all icons, taskbars etc.
I think this impossible even under windows ? Alt+Tab and some other
shortcuts, Ctrl+Alt+Del, Ctrl+Shift+Escape always work AFAIK.
Reboot the system into your own OS ;-).
Micha
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