Auto run and auto F11 a website

[SimpleSi]

Just set up a wireless mouse and lobby display defaulting to a special page on our website

St Leonards CE Primary School

 

I've stuck a shorcut to it in all progs/startup but I'd like it to start up maximised and in F11 (full screen mode) if possible

 

How?

 

regards

 

Simon

[glennda]

you need to start ie in kiosk mode. see here How to use Kiosk Mode in Microsoft Internet Explorer

 

just in the shortcut change add the switch mentioned in the KB

 

EDIT: so the shortcut would be

 

iexplore -k St Leonards CE Primary School

[stevenwba]

you need to start ie in kiosk mode. see here How to use Kiosk Mode in Microsoft Internet Explorer

 

just in the shortcut change add the switch mentioned in the KB

 

EDIT: so the shortcut would be

 

iexplore -k St Leonards CE Primary School

 

Sorry to jump in but you might find this useful to (:

 

Is there a way to force f11 mode, so once loaded, someone couldnt press f11 then go whatever they like on the machine??

[glennda]

I have it on the domain with autologins (reg hack) and pretty much no functionality apart from ie opening which is done through another reghack replacing explorer from running with the ie shortcut. I then have all windows shortcut keys removed apart from control alt delete and all they can do there is log off and then we also have it set (local security policy) so only the user in the registry can login and also domain admins.

 

so nobody can do anything on it apart from use IE and log off.

[SimpleSi]

Ta very much - I ended up using

 

start iexplore -k

 

in a bat file

 

Lovely

 

Si

 

PS I'm not really looking for security - just convience so the secretary just has to switch on the machine in the mornings and put the wireless mouse out

Edited March 10, 2011 by SimpleSi

[SimpleSi]

ok - second part (now I've seen a parent using it!)

 

After one parent's used it - it stays on the last page they were on so I need something to put it back to home page after couple mins of no mouse movement.

 

Anyone got someting for that?

 

Si

[sonofsanta]

ok - second part (now I've seen a parent using it!)

 

After one parent's used it - it stays on the last page they were on so I need something to put it back to home page after couple mins of no mouse movement.

 

Anyone got someting for that?

 

Si

 

Would it be too annoying to put a META REFRESH in the header of every page for say, 10 minutes, so it automatically returns to home page after that long sitting on one page? Should be fine unless you have some really slow readers...

[SimpleSi]

Would it be too annoying to put a META REFRESH in the header of every page

 

Its just a special page on the schools ordinary Joomla site so I imagine that would muck up normal operation.

 

Si

[chazzy2501]

Maybe a scheduled task on idle for your batch file.

[dhicks]

Its just a special page on the schools ordinary Joomla site so I imagine that would muck up normal operation.

 

Do it with Javascript instead, then - set up a timer and have it do a page refresh after 10 minutes, just on that page.

 

Edit: which would, of course, have the same issue as the periodic task option... Okay, slightly more complicated bit of Javascript that resets the timer counter every time there's a mouse movement?

Edited March 10, 2011 by dhicks

[dhicks]

Maybe a scheduled task on idle for your batch file.

 

But that would run every 10 minutes, regardless of whether someone was actually using it at the time or not.

[Gerry]

Arduino board + proximity sensor, connect to kiosk PC, create program to return IE to homepage if there's nobody nearby. Simples!

[chazzy2501]

But that would run every 10 minutes, regardless of whether someone was actually using it at the time or not.

 

You can schedule the task to only run if the computer has been idle for x minutes. If someone is using the PC then it's not idle and the scheduled task wont run the batch file? I have not actually tried this thus the "maybe"

Edited March 11, 2011 by chazzy2501

[chazzy2501]

OK I like this problem so I've done some work. You don't need the batch file you can use the iexplore -k cmd straight into the scheduled task. You could even add a second schedule to run at login, also you can add other conditions if you feel the need.

 

I've just setup an xp machine to kiosk our VLE... nice.

 

EDIT... OK keep the batch file. if the task is triggered due to idle you can't re-trigger it.

 

So.. Use the on idle to trigger the batch file but put the condition in to stop the task when the pc ceases to be idle (using the batch file stops ie being closed). The scheduler can now be triggered again. PRESTO!

Edited March 11, 2011 by chazzy2501
more work.

[Arthur]

Do it with Javascript instead, then - set up a timer and have it do a page refresh after 10 minutes, just on that page.

Something like the script shown below perhaps (which was based on this)?

 

   
   <br />
<br />
    idleTime = 0;<br />
<br />
    $(document).ready(function () {<br />
        // [b]Increment the idle time counter every minute[/b].<br />
        var idleInterval = setInterval("timerIncrement()", 60000); // 1 minute<br />
<br />
        // [b]Zero the idle timer on mouse movement[/b].<br />
        $(this).mousemove(function (e) {<br />
            idleTime = 0;<br />
        });<br />
        $(this).keypress(function (e) {<br />
            idleTime = 0;<br />
        });<br />
    })<br />
<br />
    function timerIncrement() {<br />
        idleTime = idleTime + 1;<br />
        if (idleTime > 9) { // [b]10 minutes[/b]<br />
            window.location = 'http://goo.gl/dR7Bw';<br />
        }<br />
    }<br />
    



  

[SimpleSi]

Back at the school - got Chazzy's suggestion up and running - after 1 min on inactivity it resets back to home page

 

Switched it off - Demo'd it to head and secretary - all worked fine except it didn't reconnect back to network and therefore failed to show any webpage at all

 

(This is my Ruckus school where you need wind blowing in right direction to get netbooks to reliably connect!)

 

So now I need a script that will auto-reboot (or al least auto repair the connection) if not network available after reboot

 

Si

 

Computers

[glennda]

What happens when the parent is halfway through looking something up and turns around to have a natter with somebody? There page then gets reset?

 

Maybe something longer then a minute? but just my opinion.

[SimpleSi]

Yeh - your right - I was just testing it out to make sure it works

[SimpleSi]

I LOVE EDUGEEK!!!!!

 

As you all know, I'm getting old and past it and my memory isn't what it used to be!

 

So, I was recycling the laptop I used for this purpose (new head doesn't want it running!) and I couldn't understand how it kept on going back to running IE every few minutes!

 

I looked everywhere in startup and then I cam back here - found my old thread - found the old solution and went into shed tasks and deleted it

 

Edugeek has now completely replaced that part of by brain used for remembering things

 

@ZH - can you zip up a copy for me as a backup please?

 

Si

[chazzy2501]

wow, this doesn't feel that long ago? I think the testing laptop in still on my todo pile!