[Request] Child-proof xbmc skin or lock-out for menu access?

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[Request] Child-proof xbmc skin or lock-out for menu access?

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Pretty much as the title says - I'm kitting out an old xbox (softmod job) for a friends kids. I want to install xbmc, but I don't want the kids to have access to, well pretty much *any* of the menus (side-bar/white button & main menus) because I'm not going to be on hand to fix it every time they break it :D
So is there a way? or a skin that can be catered for this?
Failing that, is there another dash that would do a similar job while retaining most of the media functions of xbmc?
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XTV-SAF maybe?

Its an Apple TV clone.... Apple tend to program for.... errmmmmm I'll stop there! :lol:
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That might actually work - I can't find a link here, do you (or does anyone else) have a link for it?
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What you want is kiosk mode enabled. I'd say xtv-saf would definitely be the best option for kids. You should still be able to install if from the old XAI too, none of the old addons will install but the skins should as they are kept on a different repo.
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Thanks for the assistance guys! :D
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whufclee wrote:What you want is kiosk mode enabled
Actually, I didn't know this was an option - how do I do this?
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You'll find it in skin settings, not all skins have it as an option but xtv-saf does. Most mainbranch skins have it as a standard option these days, I've been out of the loop a bit on xbox skins so not really sure what other skins have it as an option but I'm fairly certain xtv-saf does and it's a perfect skin for wives/kids ;)
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