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Tip A description of what to edit exceeds the scope of this document. For more information,
there are many tutorials available on the Web, for example,
http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/pro/phoenix/kiosk.htm.
5. Zip the file to the name “kiosk.jar”.
Windows: Winzip program
UNIX: “zip” command with the “-r” option (recursive) (zip –r kiosk.jar)
6. Copy the file to the following directory on the Thin Client:
/setup/firefox/kiosk.jar
7. Set the homepage and start page in the application definition (Configuration > New >
Browser). Use full URL format: “http://<domain name>”. The Web page can be on the
Internet, on your thin client, or on another computer on the network. Click to select Kiosk
mode.
Firefox uses the *.jar file according to the following selection rules:
1. /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/chrome/modes/normalmode.jar
This file is used if the Kiosk mode check box in the browser definition is deactivated
(always
the case when the „Kiosk mode“ software has not been installed).
2. /setup/firefox/firefox.ini
The following entry in the Firefox initialization file is used if the Kiosk mode check box in the
browser definition is activated
, “File=<path>/<file>”, where path is the complete path of the
*.jar file and file is the file name. The default value “/setup/firefox/kiosk.jar” can be customized
to the path and name of your choosing, for example “/smb/smith/browser/testkiosk.jar”.
3. /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/chrome/modes/kioskmode.jar
This file is used if the Kiosk mode check box in the browser definition is activated
and the
*.jar archive specified in the Firefox initialization file (/setup/firefox/firefox.ini) does not exist.
B. Kiosk Mode for Mozilla
Mozilla comes with the following default kiosk styles (so-called “chromes”):
• full A modified toolbar is displayed. All other buttons have been blended out.
• blank All buttons have been blended out. A time-out loads the homepage after 30 seconds idle
time.
• urlbar A modified toolbar and the URL bar are displayed. All other buttons have been blended out.
All styles have the following:
• Keyboard shortcuts are deactivated, however the keyboard is still active.
• The homepage and start page are taken from the application definition.
• Toolbar cannot be customized by user
• Preferences cannot be customized by user
 To activate kiosk mode for Mozilla
1. Install the kiosk mode software (in the respective browser package).
2. In /setup/mozilla/mozilla.ini set the following style parameter (so-called “chrome”):
[kiosk]
chrome=<value>
where value: