Hi, On Sun, 09 Dec 2018 18:03:53 +0000 "J.Arun Mani" <j.arunm...@protonmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > [I'M UNSURE WHETHER IT IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO ASK THIS QUESTION. IF NOT > PLEASE GUIDE ME TO THE RIGHT PLACE] I'm making a project(using Python3) > which opens whenever someone opens their computer (assume Linux-Debain > based) and asks them some details. The user should not be allowed to > use the computer without giving the details. The project is based on > GTK3 and is for Debian based OS. I need help in the following- How can > I make the application modal? That is, make sure that the user cannot > access any thing in desktop without giving the details (the application > is a compulsory one, thus one should not be able to close or minimise > it). > > I researched on this a bit and found the answers leading to Desktop > Managers. But I'm stuck how to start with them. So need some help here. you might want to have a look at https://developer.gnome.org/pygtk/stable/gdk-functions.html The gtk.gdk.pointer_grab(), gtk.gdk.pointer_ungrab(), gtk.gdk.keyboard_grab() and gtk.gdk.keyboard_ungrab() functions might be able to do what you want. Regards Michael
