Re: Nautilus problem and Nautilus Question

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 10:50, Nicolas Nobelis wrote:
> Hello everybody !
> I 've just two question for you :
> 
> First of all, I have a problem with nautilus-2.3.6.
> I compiled and installed the program, but, when I launch nautilus, I got an 
> error message "Nautilus couldn't locate the Nautilus_shell.server file, try 
> using bonobo-slay...".
> My version of bonobo activation is : 2.2.2.1.
> I tried all the methods suggested in the error message, but it still don't 
> work : do you have any idea about that ?
> n.b. : i use kdm as window manager. Can it be the source of the problem ?

Did you install your nautilus in the same prefix as bonobo-activation?
Thats needed for bonobo-activation to find the nautilus components.

> Now I have an other question : I'm a student working for a university, and my 
> boss ask me to developp a "nomad desktop" i.e. a kiosk application that allow 
> students to browse the web, launch local application, save local file, print to 
> local printer via a distant connexion.
> I suggested, to make the connection, to use ssh with x tunneling, either the 
> linux version or with the cygwin version.
> Now for the remote application, I hesitate between konqueror and 
> nautilus/galeon, besause both of them allow the specification.
> So  my question is : Is there a way to put nautilus in kiosk mode (no toolbar, 
> access control of the programm, no exitable fullscreen )? Maybe by modifying 
> source code ?
> Do you have any suggestion how to make this possible ?

At the moment we don't really have a kiosk mode. However, its a
frequently requested feature, and it will surely be implemented in the
future.

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