Configuring SEB
Configuration files
There are two configuration files for SEB: Seb.ini and MsgHook.ini, both of them are located in the folder SEB.
Seb.ini is the main configuration file. Below is a working example.
HOOK_DLL=MsgHook.dll
MESSAGE_HOOK=1
EDIT_REGISTRY=0
REG_DISABLE_LOCK_WORKSTATION=0
REG_DISABLE_TASKMGR=0
REG_DISABLE_CHANGE_PASSWORD=0
REG_NO_CLOSE=0
REG_NO_LOGOFF=0
WIN9X_KILL_EXPLORER=1
WIN9X_SCREENSAVERRUNNING=0
NEW_DESKTOP=1
SHOW_WINKEYOX=0
STRONG_KILL_PROCESSES_BEFORE=firefox.exe
STRONG_KILL_PROCESSES_AFTER=firefox.exe
PROCESSES=Seb,SebFirefox/firefox.exe -profile SebFirefox/profile -chrome chrome://kiox/content/
AUTOSTART_PROCESS=Seb
SHUTDOWN_AFTER_AUTOSTART_PROCESS_TERMINATES=0
PROC_MONITORING=1
A Seb-Process is defined and started automatically (see PROCESSES and AUTOSTART_PROCESS).
SHOW_WINKEYOX=1
PROCESSES=Seb,SebFirefox/firefox.exe -profile SebFirefox/profile -chrome chrome://kiox/content/;Calc,calculator.exe
You can run SEB together with other applications, i.e. the calculator.
In this case enable the application-chooser-window (set SHOW-WINKEYOX
to 1) and add these external applications to PROCESSES after the
Seb-entry. They must have the form [application1,
path-to-application1/application1-name;application2,path-to-application2/application2-name;application3,
path-to-application3/application3-name]. The applications are separeted
by semicolon.
PROC_MONITORING=1
If PROC_MONITORING is enabled, all the running applications/processes
are monitored. If someone tries to start an application that is not
allowed (no entry in PROCESSES), this application is stopped. You can
disable this behaviour (set PROC_MONITORING to 0).
MESSAGE_HOOK=1
If MESSAGE_HOOK is enabled, SEB catches shortcuts like Ctrl + Alt + Del
or the right-mouse-click. In MsgHook.ini you can configure in more detail
which shortcuts are allowed.
MsgHook.ini configures the message hooks. In this file you can define, how SEB interacts with the users.
DISABLE_CTRL_ESC=1
DISABLE_ALT_TAB=1
DISABLE_ALT_ESC=1
DISABLE_ALT_F4=1
DISABLE_START_MENU=1
DISABLE_RIGHT_MOUSE=1
DISABLE_F1=1
DISABLE_F2=1
DISABLE_F3=1
DISABLE_F4=1
DISABLE_F5=1
DISABLE_F6=1
DISABLE_F7=1
DISABLE_F8=1
DISABLE_F9=1
DISABLE_F10=1
DISABLE_F11=1
DISABLE_F12=1
DISABLE_ESCAPE=1
KILL_CALLER_HOTKEY=Winkeyox
In the example above, all the shortkeys are disabled (set to 1).
That means that with this configuration, no shortkeys are allowed.
One exception is the SEB exit sequence, which allows for finishing the SEB at any point of time. It is a combination of three function keys which must be pressed in a certain order and then held down simultaneously (just like Ctrl + Alt + Del for starting the Windows Task Manager). By default, the SEB exit sequence is set to F3 + F11 + F6, which means the user must press and hold down the three function keys F3, F11, F6 in this exact order.
The SEB exit sequence can be customized in MsgHook.ini by setting the variables B1, B2 and B3. The function keys F1, F2, ..., F12 are coded as decimal values ("virtual key codes") according to the following table:
| Function key | Code |
|---|---|
| F1 | 112 |
| F2 | 113 |
| F3 | 114 |
| F4 | 115 |
| F5 | 116 |
| F6 | 117 |
| F7 | 118 |
| F8 | 119 |
| F9 | 120 |
| F10 | 121 |
| F11 | 122 |
| F12 | 123 |
If we now set the variable B1 to 115:
B1=115
the first function key to be pressed changes from F3 to F4, since we changed the first variable B1, and 115 is the decimal value for the virtual key code for F4. Since we did not change B2 and B3, the second and third function key are left intact, so in summary the SEB exit sequence changes from the default sequence F3 + F11 + F6 to the custom sequence F4 + F11 + F6. With B2 and B3 you can change the other two function keys of the SEB exit sequence as well, for example the values
B1=115
B2=116
B3=117
will explicitly set the SEB exit sequence to F4 + F5 + F6.
Remark: If you want to admit third-party applications in SEB, you have to admit the shortkey Alt + Tab by setting
DISABLE_ALT_TAB=0
in MsgHook.ini, as well as setting
SHOW_WINKEYOX=1
in Seb.ini. In SEB, you must then press Alt + Tab, which will launch the Winkeyox popup window, from which you can choose the desired third-party application.
Connect between browser and test
When you start SEB the sourceforge site gets launched (default). To change the start URL of SEB you can open the folder SEB>SebFirefox and then double click on start-firefox.bat. Please note: The browser Firefox need to be closed first.
Fill in the URL to the LMS installation or a direct Link to the test, click OK and then close the window.
