On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 05:32:56PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > haven't seen it, but will look... okay, just a quick glance, but it > looks good. could we create a dpkg-reconfigure situation for some deb > meta package that would allow selecting an age level for the overall > package? even zero in on which users get what setup? and then put in > simple .xsessions or appropriate configs so that each kids account > creates a different session? configure for 1-3 yr olds would launch a > windowless/full-screen gcompris, 3-5 yr old would get a big puffy icon > set with desktop links to gcompris, but other freestanding stuff > too... 6-10 yr olds get a simplified but full-featured desktop etc etc . okay, I thought about this some more and dpkf-reconf is probably not the way to go. What's needed, IMO, is a configuration front-end for parents to use that allows them to control multiple aspects of a kids session. Maybe everything, login parameters (password or not), whether to launch a full DE or a simple gcompris session in fullscreen mode (which man gcompris mentions), selecting age appropriate themes for WM interaction. You could even go so far as to give parents access to kids desktop menus and the ability to edit those. Obviously the final product could be a LOT of stuff. just brainstorming some more. A
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