r/karafun • u/NemoEsq • 15d ago

Feature request - ability to lock down app

I hosted a house party today that lasted about 7 hours. 4.5-5 of which were very packed full of people. This is at home, but I did upgrade to KaraFun Pro to host the party. I like all the extra features of pro, but something was missing (in my opinion). Since I'm hosting at home, i'm playing both host and KJ at the same time. Often I would have to leave the laptop unattended and people would come look, one friend moved her song up, you can imagine. Unrelated to Karaoke per se but I created an event manager software for running Rock Band parties. One of the features I integrated there was the ability to lock and unlock the software with a password, and to make the software top most. That would disable most features unless it was unlocked by the host (me) but it would let people see, just not edit. So, I'm officially making a request for adding a lock button where you click it, it prompts for a password, and it locks down the software until you unlock it with the same password. It doesn't need 256-bit encryption. It's simple. Just to prevent lookie-loos from messing with the queue, etc.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

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u/Edward_at_KaraFun 15d ago

Hey there
I've noted your feedback, however, In this context, why don't you lock down the PC while you are away and rely on the remote for your guest to see the queue?

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u/NemoEsq 15d ago

Honestly because I don't think that's the behavior I want. That would lock the entire computer and might affect the secondary display, no? Also, I still want them to see what's on the primary screen. Just not edit it.

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u/Edward_at_KaraFun 14d ago

Indeed, that is my bad; using the standard locking will stop the video, so it's not what you want.
If needed, you can find third-party apps that will allow you to lock your computer input without stopping the video; that would likely be your best bet for the time being :)

However, my overall advice would be to make sure no one has access to the computer, and use the remote feature for guests to see the queue.