I'm looking for a way to run a Pachyderm in whatever browser —FireFox, Explorer, or Safari— on an Intel iMac (or any computer for that matter) in a full-screen mode without the ability of users (minus a keyboard) to access the 3 window buttons (close:minimize:resize) or the desktop menu bar... in other words create a full-screen, tamper-resistant Pachyderm for in-gallery use in a museum.

In PowerPoint, the slide show can be put into a mode where, without a keyboard, one cannot stop or escape the presentation, yet they can still click the buttons and use the presentation with a mouse. That is the kind of application of Pachyderm that would be very useful in a kiosk-type presentation for visitors to use in the gallery, but that would eliminate their ability to surf the web or reset the desktop color, etc.

The full-screen, touch-screen application that the Seattle Art Museum is doing is ideal for many purposes in museum galleries (Really looking forward to the release of those SAM templates!!! ). But, for now any help in making Pachy's a tad less modifiable by the public would be greatly appreciated.

Hi David-

Tim Svenonius can probably best answer this question since SFMOMA has been running full screen (800x600) Pachyderm presentations on computers in its galleries. You may want to look into a browser with a kiosk mode, such as Opera, wKiosk, iCab or the Saft plug-in for Safari. Many of these browser mods let you lock down the browser and only permit specific types user input.
http://www.opera.com/support/mastering/kiosk/ http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13771 http://www.soft32.com/download_191535.html http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20346

All best,
Scott

Thanks very much. The wKiosk seems to do exactly what we want.