Full Screen Lock

no-reply@allegro.cc (Cody Harris) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:56:30 +0000

Hello again!
Is there a way to prevent users from switching away from the full screen application? Also, if it does switch away, when I put it back on fullscreen, I get an empty frame.

The purpose of the application is to prevent users from using my laptop. I display an image, and as soon as the user plugs in their USB drive, the program closes.

Thanks!

no-reply@allegro.cc (Kris Asick) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 06:19:50 +0000

http://www.allegro.cc/manual/api/graphics-modes/set_display_switch_mode

Though you also want to look up how to disable the CTRL+ALT+END combination Allegro has built-in and you'll also want to find out how to disable the CTRL+ALT+DEL combination built into Windows, because that combination will still work even if you disable Allegro's CTRL+ALT+END and there's nothing Allegro can do to stop it.

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no-reply@allegro.cc (Oscar Giner) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:46:08 +0000

set_display_switch_mode(SWITCH_NONE);

no-reply@allegro.cc (BAF) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:58:47 +0000

You can't stop ctrl+alt+delete.

Why do you need to use an Allegro program to do this though? What's wrong with Windows built in locking? Win key + L or ctrl+alt+delete->lock computer (if you have the pretty login screen on XP disabled) will be way more secure.