Re: [pygame] full keyboard control

[James Paige <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Disabling the special keys on the operating-system level is going to be 
much easier than disabling them on a pygame/SDL level.

What you are trying to do is fairly common, you are trying to create a 
"Kiosk" application.

Since you have a registry hack, I suggest that  you write two .reg 
files, one that disables the keys and another that enables the keys.

Run your daughter's game with a batch file that first imports the .reg 
file into the registry, and then launches the pygame application.

Run a batch file in your startup that imports the other .reg file, so 
that your special keys work again after a reboot.

---
James

On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 09:22:54AM -0700, Brian Davis wrote:
> I've read these arguments elsewhere and fully agree with them, except
> in this case. What I'm making is a program for my 1 year-old daughter
> to bang on the keyboard and hear cool sounds and see colors change on
> the screen. So I suppose ctrl-alt-delete isn't a big worry but the
> windows key definitely is! And even alt-tab would be possible for her
> to hit. The only option I've found so far is a registry hack and I
> haven't tested it out yet. Does anyone know if there are any options
> in pygame or SDL for disabling the windows key(s)?
> 
> I should have said what I was doing in my original email. Sorry.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Brian
> 
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 6:59 PM, Greg Ewing <greg.ewing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Ian Mallett wrote:
> >
> > >  I don't think so.  Think about it.  If your program were to crash
> > > and lock up, the only way to stop it would be to restart the computer.
> > >
> >
> >  Besides, it annoys me when a game has the audacity to
> >  assume I won't want to do *anything* else with my
> >  computer while it's running. Like switching away to
> >  consult a hints file, for instance.
> >
> >  --
> >  Greg
> >
> 
>