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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi folks. So I have a 4 year old and a 1 year old.
The older one won a computer as a prize for potty training. I am disappointed in
what is out there as an interface for kids - things like </FONT></DIV>
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href="http://www.linux.com/feature/27651">http://www.linux.com/feature/27651</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So I will try to set something up myself. What I
want is a screen with absolutely nothing on it except some icons that will
launch either software or a browser to a web site (eg starfall.com,
pbskids.org,...). twm maybe? I shall have to bruch off my X expertise. Any
suggestions for how to do this easily?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It should also boot directly to that screen,
bypassing the xdm login. Is there a simple way to automatically log in a
specified user?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It would be good if firefox (or some other browser)
could easily be configured with a whitelist of domains allowed to browse to;
clicking on a link to go elsewhere would just not work. I have looked at a few
parental control systems. Glubble (a firefox plugin) you had to log in to, which
is a non-starter for this purpose. Also, I would prefer a web browser that hides
the top bar and the menus and so forth - so you can do nothing but use the web
page.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Conceptually, I suppose one could take a standard
GNOME or KDE setup and remove functionality until you get what you want, but it
seems simpler to start from nothing and build up instead. I'm just surprised
that no one has done this already.</FONT></DIV>
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