jon@praxis.co.uk (Jon Pearson) (01/09/91)
We are interested in disabling the System Keys Alt-Tab, Alt-Esc, Ctrl-Esc and Ctrl-Alt-Del while running a PM application. Does anybody have any experience of this? Yours in anticipation, Jon. =============================================================================== |Jonathan Pearson (jon) Telephone: +44 225 444700| |Praxis Systems plc Telex: 445848 PRAXIS G| |20 Manvers Street, Bath, BA1 1PX, U.K. Fax: +44 225 465205| |uunet!mcvax!ukc!praxis!jon jon@praxis.co.uk| ===============================================================================
hb@vpnet.chi.il.us (hank barta) (01/12/91)
In article <5618@newton.praxis.co.uk> jon@praxis.co.uk (Jon Pearson) writes: > >We are interested in disabling the System Keys Alt-Tab, Alt-Esc, >Ctrl-Esc and Ctrl-Alt-Del while running a PM application. Does >anybody have any experience of this? I have need to do this also. IBM never answered and Microsoft said it can't be done. The system under development will go into an 19" rack mount and has a custom keypad with <ctrl>, <alt> and <del> all in a row :-( hank -- White Oak Software Inc. Henry Barta 0 South 258 Park (708) 462-6909 (voice) Winfield, IL 60190 ...!vpnet.chi.il.us!pswin!barta
jack@cscdec.cs.com (Jack Hudler) (01/23/91)
In article <1991Jan12.024029.26232@vpnet.chi.il.us> hb@vpnet.chi.il.us (hank barta) writes: >In article <5618@newton.praxis.co.uk> jon@praxis.co.uk (Jon Pearson) writes: >> >>We are interested in disabling the System Keys Alt-Tab, Alt-Esc, >>Ctrl-Esc and Ctrl-Alt-Del while running a PM application. Does >>anybody have any experience of this? > > The system under development will go into an 19" rack mount and has > a custom keypad with <ctrl>, <alt> and <del> all in a row :-( Why don't you make a little piece out of plastic that teter-toters between the control and alt key, this way only one can be pressed at a time. -- Jack Computer Support Corporation Dallas,Texas Hudler Internet: jack@cscdec.cs.com
pww@bnr.ca (Peter Whittaker) (01/29/91)
In article <1991Jan12.024029.26232@vpnet.chi.il.us> hb@vpnet.chi.il.us (hank barta) writes: >In article <5618@newton.praxis.co.uk> jon@praxis.co.uk (Jon Pearson) writes: >> >>We are interested in disabling the System Keys Alt-Tab, Alt-Esc, >>Ctrl-Esc and Ctrl-Alt-Del while running a PM application. Does >>anybody have any experience of this? > > I have need to do this also. IBM never answered and Microsoft said > it can't be done. Okay, I know it's not worth much, but *yes*, it can be done. I used to work for IBM and had (internally developed and internally used) software for my PS/2 Mod 80 that would trap (though I'm not sure this is what you want to do) all keystrokes - it was a PM screen locker. The only technical detail I can give you (knowledge restriction, not security restriction) is that the application existed 'below' all process threads - it was a window manager, so it had to have access to everything. Please, no flames to me (or email at all, thank you) about IBM's inane and idiotic idea to not market all the nifty toys it develops internally. I know the reasons, and they aren't good ones. And for Pete's sake (so to speak), don't assume that BNR would ever pay me to speak for them........ -- Peter Whittaker [~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~] Open Systems Integration pww@bnr.ca [ ] Bell Northern Research Ph: +1 613 765 2064 [ ] P.O. Box 3511, Station C FAX:+1 613 763 3283 [__________________________] Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4H7