Menu frame

[Thomas PLESSIS]

Yes, the frame. And i need to do that bcause my flash application crash
after the launch when this menu frame is not enable... it's a mistake for
me. So to fix that rapidly, i'm trying to show the menu frame before the
game appears.

Tom

2010/9/21 Sascha Silbe <sascha-ml-reply-to-2010-3 at silbe.org>

> Excerpts from Thomas PLESSIS's message of Tue Sep 21 16:35:15 +0200 2010:
>
> > Do you know a way to launch the menu frame from terminal?
>
> I suppose you mean the Frame [1]?
> If so, I don't think there neither is nor should be a way to do that.
> The Frame is the UI to manage the system (including closing renegade
> activities). It's essential that the way to bring up the Frame always
> works (Trusted Path [2]) and that the user only learns this way
> (otherwise they would be trained to be victims of trojan attacks).
> While the current state of security in Sugar is rather sore (*), it
> doesn't mean we should make it even worse.
>
> > i need to show it from a button of my activity....
>
> Why? I.e. what are you trying to accomplish?
>
> Sascha
>
> (*) Lack of activity isolation, no resource limits, no way to kill
>    runaway activities and no Trusted Path to name just a few issues.
> [1] https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Human_Interface_Guidelines#The_Frame
> [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_path
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