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Desktop icon to launch browser with no toolbars

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TheDemon

TheDemon

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Feb 7, 2000
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Hello ppl,

I have created a web-based application which is used by a number of clients. To make their life easier I would like to add a desktop icon on their machines which opens the application in a browser, but without the toolbar/menu/address etc.

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance. The Demon

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Hi TheDemon,

You can have a shortcut to a web page that would have the following code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN&quot;>

<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled</title>
<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot; type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;>
<!--
newwin = window.open(' toolbar=no, location=no, directories=no, status=no, menubar=no');
this.window.close();

//-->
</script>
</head>

<body>

</body>
</html>

Of course, you can customize everything, included the size and width of the window.

Please let me know if you need further help.

Cheers,

xso
 
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Yeah, I know, but I want to control the browser features from the short-cut, not the browser itself. I'm pretty sure it's NOT possible, I was just clutching at straws! Thanks for your reply anyway, xso. The Demon

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If you created a HTML file containing the code suggested by xso and put a shortcut to that HTML file, it would do what you want

:)

Lesley
 
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I though of one idea just a second ago. You could create an html page and set it as your desktop picture. inside that html page you would have the <a href=&quot;#&quot; onclick=&quot;window.open('url.html','','options')&quot;>open</a> link set to what you would like it to be.

I don't know how well that would work. Let me know if it works. Gary Haran
 
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Hi TheDemon,

I read your post last week, and today this site came by.
I didn't examine the code, but it looks like a change that this is something you are looking for?


If not, it was worth trying,
Erik
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This year I will participate at the World Championships in Germany. (!! Many Happy Returns !! -->
 
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Only problem with that browser is if you have frame-buster code on your page Regards

Big Bad Dave

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again, I didn't examine the code. But I was thinking that you maybe can use only a part of it (for example only the <frame name=&quot;Content&quot; ) to launch your application ??

please let me know the results The Demon,

Erik <!-- My sport: Boomerang throwing !!
This year I will participate at the World Championships in Germany. (!! Many Happy Returns !! -->
 
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