Re: trashing files

[Steve Jensen <sjensen@primeneyourknifet.com>]

Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> writes:

: rfagan@calvin.stemnet.nf.ca writes ...
: > 
: > Please help. At the school that I work, we have several mac computers. I
: > am almost totally unfamiliar with macs. How can I make desktop icons
: > immovable? I want to prevent kids from putting files and games into the
: > trash.


:      A problem with this question is that several important pieces of 
: information are missing. You do not say anything about user ages or access 
: requirements or why users are trashing files. For example, if just 
: selecting which program a user will run is an option, then, starting 
: programs yourself is a simple way to avoid having young and/or stupid users 
: mistakenly trash programs on the desktop.

:      Is there some way to make icons non-movable on a Mac? I do not know. 
: On the standard, main desktop, it seems very unlikely that you would have 
: such an option.

:      There may be some kind of Mac program launcher/selector which lets you 
: choose icons to display or programs to list. Such a launcher would not, 
: normally, permit users to delete items and may be a solution for your 
: problem. (That is, when users sit down to use the computer, they see 
: choices offered by the selector; they are never permitted access to the 
: main desktop.)

:      If the trashing of programs is not accidental, you may wish to 
: consider that there may be no software/firmware solution. There is, always, 
: some way to screw up a computer. Anyone who intentionally destroys files 
: should not be permitted to use a computer.

:  
: Rubywand

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