Isadora Full Screen/Kiosk Mode - Applescript for OS X

nick

For a kiosk I would also assign Cmd-Tab (cycles through running apps, would get you into finder), and Cmd-alt-esc (brings up task monitor and enables you to quit applications) - I always try those on demo machines in stores ;)

kithaigh

Hi, I've just found this as I want to do the same thing - full screen control panel - and I'm getting the following error when I try to run the script:

Can’t make POSIX file "/SecretGarden1.3.izz" of application "Finder" into type alias.

I'm new to scripts in general so may be doing something stupid!

Mac Mini 2.5 i5, OSX 10.8.4, Isadora Core 1.3.1f06

Thanks, Kit

mark

Dear Kit,

You need to have the full path to your file specified. Is the file at the "root" level, meaning on your main hard drive? (Where the "Applications" folder is?) If not, then you need the full path.

For instance, if the file was on the desktop, you'd need something like

/Users/MY_USER_NAME_HERE/Desktop/SecretGarden1.3.izz

where MY_USER_NAME_HERE is your user name.

Is that the problem?

Best Wishes,

Mark

kithaigh

Thanks Mark, the script ran without error once I put the full path in. However, it doesn't seem to have changed anything - is there something else I need to do? Sorry to be dim!

In the meantime I did find a different route for hiding the menu bar - adding a couple of lines to the info.plist file as described in [this article](http://www.macworld.com/article/1055321/hidemenubar.html)

This does have the advantage that the menu reappears when you move the cursor up there with a mouse, but will always be inaccessible on a touch screen. The downside is that it's still possible to minimise or close the window accidentally by touching the top left corner.

Best wishes,

Kit

mark

When you say " it doesn't seem to have changed anything" do you mean the window doesn't fill the screen? Or?

And what version of Mac OS are you using?

-- M

kithaigh

Sorry, yes I mean it looks exactly as it did before running the script - the menu bar is still visible, as is the frame around the Isadora window. I'm using 10.8.4 and a Lilliput USB touch screen monitor as the main screen showing the control panel, with 1 stage on an HDMI projector. The USB monitor has been a bit of a pain to be honest, but everything seems stable as it is now, so I'm reluctant to update anything…

Kit

niknaim

Fullscreen-Mode is exactly what I am looking for. Is this also possible for Windows?

Bodo

...is there a possibility for Windows now to get fullscreen of the controlwindow for using a touch screen???

flick

Interesting - this is what I'm looking for too, and it's not working. Running the script doesn't change anything.

Skulpture

@flick said:

Interesting - this is what I'm looking for too, and it's not working. Running the script doesn't change anything.

Yes sorry this was from 3/4 years ago. It probably needs updating.

Skulpture

I am revisiting this post - just wondering if this is possible for Windows as well as Mac?

Skulpture

Would still love an option for Windows!

Skulpture

Just adding to this....

A seperate pop out window for the control panel with full screen features would be amazing for kiosk style installations.

Woland

@skulpture said:

A seperate pop out window for the control panel with full screen features would be amazing for kiosk style installations.

Logged :)

timeg

I am also wondering if there has been any further developments on this specifically on the Windows OS platform.

:-)~

Woland

@timeg

Not specifically, but with the addition of Python to the program now, one could likely whip something up with that.

Skulpture

@skulpture said:

I'm back at this problem again a few years down the line. I am exploring how to set up a kiosk-style interface for a high-profile installation. The control panel would work perfectly for this; especially with the new feature of V4.0.9, but I need full screen with no top bar - kiosk style and I don't currently know how to do this, or if it's possible at all. Any ideas/developments welcome.

In notch you can load a file into the command line and add "+windowed 1" after the file directory and it loads full screen. Something like this would be perfect.

DusX

@skulpture

I believe the closest we can offer right now, is to save the file 'password protected'.

Skulpture

@dusx Yeah... not what I'm after. Been looking at scripting but there isn't a 'proper' way to do it. My approach is going to be using the stage and faking it. It will work but adds other complexities.

Fred

@skulpture your signature has more windows than mac so here are a few possible tips.

Use always up https://www.coretechnologies.c... to run Isadora as a service - you can lock out other apps kind of a kiosk mode when there isnt one.

Next - to hide the toolbar - you can use the overscan settings for your monitor - not the best solution, but it basically zooms in on the output using your GPU - no overhead and no real settings - once it is set for a screen it should just remember it.

last - not sure if this is appropriate but if you switch to using a touch screen and disable as much of the keyboard assist as you can (not 100% possible in windows but you get close), and then re calibrate with the over scan you get a pretty convincing kiosk like display.

Last - lots of extra work, but a cool option an OSC browser based control panel - https://github.com/colinbdclar... this library will let you use web based UI elements that send and receive OSC - chrome has an excellent kiosk mode that works well on most OS's and perfectly on Linux - this means you can run just about any old trash machine to do your UI and pass it on to Isadora.