Topic awaiting preservation: Defining browser properties through a shortcut

Is there anyway to define the properties of IE (fullscreen, no toolbars, no status bar, etc) through a desktop shortcut?

We have this program we use at work that runs inside of IE and I'd like to make my desktop shortcut open up IE with no toolbar nonsense.

:::11oh1:::

You could write a script to take input from the address bar, ye know ?address="dasda"&width=200&height=40

If then resizes the window and continues to visit that site.

If IE has such native parameters, then yes you can. Not really sure if that script thing would work, as it would parse as a server side thing, not a js one. Unless i mixed up something there :P

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Sexy Demoness cel

OK, so how might I go about doing something like that?

:::11oh1:::

Here's one. If you have active desktop turned on you can actually create an HTML link on your desktop (actually make your desktop a web page).

Make a webpage that has your desktop wallpaper as the background then set that page as your desktop. On the page include an HTML link that will launch the page in a JS window with properties set.

You can still create shortcuts etc as normal.

In your desktop properties click the desktop tab, and customize desktop button, then the web tab.

A way back we had a thread about this.

oh here's one which I think was what slime did from another thread.



.:[ Never resist a perfect moment ]:.

http://www.ozoneasylum.com/18454

I dont know the exact code to use, but I'm pretty sure I saved a script at home which did it better. Eitherway I'd say this would be your best option unless IE or similar can take parameters.

You could then make a batch file in the windows directory to create custom bookmarks, as there plain text. I.E

@echo off
cd\temp
echo [DEFAULT] >file
echo BASEURL=c:\temp\resizer.htm?width=20&height=20&url=%1 >>file
echo. >>file
echo [InternetShortcut] >>file
echo URL=c:\temp\resizer.htm?width=20&height=20&url=%1 >>file
echo Modified= >>file
move c:\temp\file c:\windows\favorites\NEW_LINK_RENAME_ME.url
echo done

most of the lines above need to be modified. and a c:\temp directory needs to be made. (%1 is parameter 1 fyi)

start run -> bookmark http://www.blahblah.woofwoof/

Then from the bookmark create a shortcut on your desktop, which would still retain the resizer.htm?width..&..

I'll try get that url parsing script in the morning.

(Edited by Hugh on 08-12-2004 01:57)

I love this place.

I'm with NoJive on that one.

IE's kiosk mode.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=154780

Here's another link that shows using Javascript to resize the window ect. as part of the shortcut. At the bottom it also gives you better instructions for making a shortcut.

http://www.g4techtv.com/techtvvault/features/34389/Windows_Tip_Kiosk_Mode_for_IE.html

Jason

That's just what I need but I'd like full screen mode, not kiosk mode.

Hmmm, I'll have to do some playing....

:::11oh1:::

well the bottom of the last article that nemesis posted tells you how to run javascirpt form the command line, so you could always put the javascript to pull the window up chromeless and full screen in there and get exactly what you want...

You mean something like this?
http://javascript.internet.com/navigation/full-screen-expanding-window.html
You should then just do the window opening automatically and close the opener afterwards.

(Edited by Gweilo on 08-15-2004 09:12)

Ok, what do you mean by full screen mode?

At the top you said full screen (no toolbars, no status bar, ect), which is what Kiosk mode is. Or are you refering to full screen as in the same way as switching IE into full screen manually, where you don't see the toolbar but its still there when you mouse over?

Jason