Patches item #1529010, was opened at 2006-07-26 16:01 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by zmoelnig You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=478072&aid=1529010...

Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: puredata Group: wishlist Status: Closed Resolution: Later Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: IOhannes m zmölnig (zmoelnig) Assigned to: Miller Puckette (millerpuckette) Summary: kiosk-mode

Initial Comment: attached is a patch that adds a "-kiosk" flag to pd.

if the flag is present, pd's functionality is somewhat limited: the main window is invisible, the patches have no menus and the shortkeys are disabled.

this is nice, if you don't want people to fuddle with your patch or scare them off (e.g. public installations, where people see (and probably can modify parameters of) the patch; or applications for people who have no idea what pd is and what the main-window is for and thus might want to close it)

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Comment By: IOhannes m zmölnig (zmoelnig)

Date: 2007-09-10 11:04

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one can always use [tot] (toxy) to do this one a per-window basis. obviously this requires an external dependency (tot) and some knowledge of tcl/tk (or just read the tot-documentation).

so the only remaining reason to do it like this is compatibility with future (and alternative) versions of Pd that do not rely on tcl/tk....

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Comment By: IOhannes m zmölnig (zmoelnig) Date: 2006-08-14 09:21

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right: [declare] might be even better....

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Comment By: Miller Puckette (millerpuckette) Date: 2006-08-14 06:40

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There should be separate run-time messages to create and delete the PD window, enable/disable key accelerators, etc., and a patch-specific message (using the new declare object) to suppress menus for specific windows. On the dolist...

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Comment By: João Miguel Pais (jmmmp) Date: 2006-07-27 20:40

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that's great. how about a super-secret (or definable) key combination to go back to normal mode, in case you need some sudden maintenance or something?

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Comment By: IOhannes m zmölnig (zmoelnig) Date: 2006-07-26 16:20

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this new patch also displays the "-kiosk" option in "pd -help"

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