The Epiphany web browser has similar lock-down options under the Gnome desktop. It uses the same underlying rendering system as Firefox so site compatibility is good. I think you have to dig in to gconf-editor to turn all of the restriction options on, but I think from there you can restrict the browser to settings similar to what you seem to want. The interface is, by default, also very minimal which is a bonus for such situations.
Some example options: - Lock to fullscreen mode - Disable all protocols except http and https (can specify others to allow) - Hide the menubar - Disable quit - Disable toolbar editing
Java can be disabled. The pop-up blocker and ad blocker both work well with little to no configuration on the part of the user.
There was a general Gnome push for kiosk-type support some time ago. I think many of these features stem from that.
There are some tools out there to do automatic formatting like you mention - camlp4 for OCaml, and perltidy for Perl 5. They both have their weaknesses, but they are quite nice.
Or you can use Mathematica (shudder) which didn't allow the programmer to change the formatting when I last used it a few years ago.
The Ion window manager(s) may be helpful for the task you're talking about (sectioning off the monitor in to different areas). Ion tiles windows rather than having them float, giving each app its own dedicated space. Using it has dropped my reliance on a mouse tremendously and really helps when coding since there is no moving windows around to see some specific item.
As a nice bonus, Ion also supports multiple desktops of different types so you can have a tiled desktop #1 while desktop #2 is a more traditional floating window type.
It's also useful for switching keyboard layouts - though to be honest I use the "weenie method" and set all of this up using the available Gnome tools.
It is nice to have at least a subset of extended characters just an extra keystroke away.
Or, you go in to a science program. Generally, if they really want you (and you're going for a PhD so they can get some indentured servitude out of you), they'll pay.
They'll pay ~1/4 of what you'd make in the "real world", but they'll still pay something.
Close, but not quite... Hoary and Breezy are only supported for 18 months after their initial release. Dapper, on the other hand, will have 3 years of desktop support/updates and 5 years of "server" updates. So Dapper is the only one that really has literal full years of support.
This may be slightly off topic, but I remember reading the Bethesda wasn't going to release Oblivion on the PS3 because of the lack of a harddrive on the standard model. Since this also appears to be the case with the XBOX 360, will this make any difference?
Or, will, as people have posted already, will this lead to 'system requirements' on video game boxes?
No, this would not prove the medicine ineffective. This would just (attempt to) show that the 'control group' will act in the same manner whether or not they are given a placebo. The effectiveness of the medicine doesn't come in to play in this case.
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The Epiphany web browser has similar lock-down options under the Gnome desktop. It uses the same underlying rendering system as Firefox so site compatibility is good. I think you have to dig in to gconf-editor to turn all of the restriction options on, but I think from there you can restrict the browser to settings similar to what you seem to want. The interface is, by default, also very minimal which is a bonus for such situations.
Some example options:
- Lock to fullscreen mode
- Disable all protocols except http and https (can specify others to allow)
- Hide the menubar
- Disable quit
- Disable toolbar editing
Java can be disabled. The pop-up blocker and ad blocker both work well with little to no configuration on the part of the user.
There was a general Gnome push for kiosk-type support some time ago. I think many of these features stem from that.
There are some tools out there to do automatic formatting like you mention - camlp4 for OCaml, and perltidy for Perl 5. They both have their weaknesses, but they are quite nice.
Or you can use Mathematica (shudder) which didn't allow the programmer to change the formatting when I last used it a few years ago.
The Ion window manager(s) may be helpful for the task you're talking about (sectioning off the monitor in to different areas). Ion tiles windows rather than having them float, giving each app its own dedicated space. Using it has dropped my reliance on a mouse tremendously and really helps when coding since there is no moving windows around to see some specific item.
As a nice bonus, Ion also supports multiple desktops of different types so you can have a tiled desktop #1 while desktop #2 is a more traditional floating window type.
http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~tuomov/ion/ - I don't think I've done it justice with my description here but take a look, it's quite nice.
It's also useful for switching keyboard layouts - though to be honest I use the "weenie method" and set all of this up using the available Gnome tools. It is nice to have at least a subset of extended characters just an extra keystroke away.
Or, you go in to a science program. Generally, if they really want you (and you're going for a PhD so they can get some indentured servitude out of you), they'll pay. They'll pay ~1/4 of what you'd make in the "real world", but they'll still pay something.
Close, but not quite... Hoary and Breezy are only supported for 18 months after their initial release. Dapper, on the other hand, will have 3 years of desktop support/updates and 5 years of "server" updates. So Dapper is the only one that really has literal full years of support.
This may be slightly off topic, but I remember reading the Bethesda wasn't going to release Oblivion on the PS3 because of the lack of a harddrive on the standard model. Since this also appears to be the case with the XBOX 360, will this make any difference? Or, will, as people have posted already, will this lead to 'system requirements' on video game boxes?
No, this would not prove the medicine ineffective. This would just (attempt to) show that the 'control group' will act in the same manner whether or not they are given a placebo. The effectiveness of the medicine doesn't come in to play in this case.
What? Linux's Total Cost of Ownership is too low for graphical applications?
I think you may have misunderstood something here...
It seems rather odd to me that something by Nintendo would be released in the US first. Is this normal for their handheld systems?