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In KDE3 a kiosk-framework has been introduced.
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One of the driving forces behind KDE is to put the user in control and
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give him or her a large amount of possibilities to adjust KDE to his or her
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One of the driving forces behind TDE is to put the user in control and
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give them a large amount of possibilities to adjust TDE to their
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liking. However, in some situations it is required to reduce the possibilities
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of KDE, e.g. because the system is to be used for one or more specific
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of TDE, e.g. because the system is to be used for one or more specific
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dedicated tasks only.
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The kiosk-framework provides an easy way to disable certain features within
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KDE to create a more controlled environment.
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TDE to create a more controlled environment.
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KDE's kiosk-framework builds on KDE's configuration framework and adds a
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TDE's kiosk-framework builds on TDE's configuration framework and adds a
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simple application API that applications can query to get authorisation
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for certain operations.
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The KDE kiosk-framework should be used IN ADDITION to the standard UNIX
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The TDE kiosk-framework should be used IN ADDITION to the standard UNIX
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security measures.
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The configuration framework in KDE3
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Since the very beginning KDE makes use of file-hierarchy to store resources
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Since the very beginning TDE makes use of file-hierarchy to store resources
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for its applications. Resources range from icons, wallpapers, fonts to
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sounds, menu-descriptions and configuration files.
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matches "/srv" and not "/srv/www".
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KDE3 Resource Restrictions
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TDE Resource Restrictions
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Most KDE applications make use of additional resource files that are typically
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located in directories under $TDEDIR/share. By default KDE allows users to
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Most TDE applications make use of additional resource files that are typically
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located in directories under $TDEDIR/share. By default TDE allows users to
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override any of these resources by placing files in the same location
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under $TDEHOME/share. For example, Konsole stores profiles under
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$TDEDIR/share/apps/konsole and users can add additional profiles by
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installing files in $TDEHOME/share/apps/konsole.
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KDE3 Resource Restrictions make it possible to restrict the lookup of files
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TDE Resource Restrictions make it possible to restrict the lookup of files
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to directories outside of $TDEHOME only.
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The following resources are defined:
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Name[$ei]=${USER}
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KDE3 Kiosk Application API
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TDE Kiosk Application API
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==========================
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Three new methods have been added to TDEApplication:
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