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krets
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Right-dead center
Insane since: Nov 2002

posted posted 08-11-2004 21:04

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.

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Hugh
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Dublin, Ireland
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted posted 08-11-2004 21:18

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.

Alevice
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Mexico
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted posted 08-11-2004 21:27

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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krets
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Right-dead center
Insane since: Nov 2002

posted posted 08-11-2004 23:02

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

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bitdamaged
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: 100101010011 <-- right about here
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted posted 08-12-2004 00:37

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.



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Hugh
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Dublin, Ireland
Insane since: Jul 2000

posted posted 08-12-2004 01:31

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)

NoJive
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: The Land of one Headlight on.
Insane since: May 2001

posted posted 08-12-2004 03:45

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White Hawk
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: out of nowhere...
Insane since: May 2004

posted posted 08-13-2004 01:22

I'm with NoJive on that one.

Nemesis
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Uranus
Insane since: Aug 2003

posted posted 08-15-2004 00:05

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

krets
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Right-dead center
Insane since: Nov 2002

posted posted 08-15-2004 05:19

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

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

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Skaarjj
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: :morF
Insane since: May 2000

posted posted 08-15-2004 05:31

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...

Gweilo
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: switzerland
Insane since: Sep 2002

posted posted 08-15-2004 09:12

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)

Nemesis
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Uranus
Insane since: Aug 2003

posted posted 08-16-2004 15:35

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

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