[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Lightning talks - OPAC kiosk

[Ryan Eby]

James,

Used to use Opera as well for kiosks but ended up having issues with
configs and update notifications that didn't want to respect settings.
Their built-in command line kiosk mode is probably the most
comprehensive.

However, the kiosk settings in chrome/chromium have gotten better
recently w/ command line proxy config, incognito mode, etc. You might
see if the stock options fit your need or there was another post about
a customized version of Chrome. While not as complete it has worked
decently.

Note: We're not on Evergreen yet so apologies if there are chrome/EG
issues I don't know about. Our current opac stations are linux thin
clients running a stripped down Xorg w/ matchbox and chrome in
incognito mode. Has worked well so far for us and the clients are
imaged via usb drive so is about as easy for staff as can make it.

Eby

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Melissa Lowenberg
<mlowenberg at tnrdlib.bc.ca> wrote:
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 16:15:17 -0700
>> From: James Fournie <james.fournie at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Lightning talks - OPAC kiosk
>> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
>>       <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
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>> Hi there,
>>
>> Sorry for the vagueness, but at the conference, someone gave a
>> lightning talk about OPAC kiosks and I didn't catch your name or the
>> name of the software you used for kiosks.  I'm wondering if you could
>> maybe share some details on the list?
>>
>> At Sitka we have a number of libraries who have varying needs with
>> respect to OPAC kiosks and I'm always eager to hear about new options
>> to recommend to our sites.   I really liked Opera's built-in kiosk
>> mode as it was the easiest to set up for someone with no technical
>> skills, but sadly recent Opera+Dojo issues make me hesitant to suggest
>> it.  I've also found the BMA Kiosk for Firefox 3 plugin quite
>> comprehensive, it's available here:
>> https://www.mozdevgroup.com/clients/bm/
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> ~James Fournie
>> BC Sitka
>>