[WEB4LIB] Re: Netscape stand alone 4.5

[Andrew J. Mutch]

Mike,

One way to deal with this is to change the settings in the prefs.js file
to the following:

user_pref("custtoolbar.Browser.Location_Toolbar.showing", false);
user_pref("custtoolbar.Browser.Personal_Toolbar.showing", false);

This will set the location and personal toolbars to hidden when Netscape
loads.  However, as Cynthia pointed out, a knowledgable user can redisplay
these toolbars.  However, if you set your prefs.js file to read-only, the
next time Netscape is exited and reopened, the toolbars will be hidden
again.  

The only way to permanently lock these down is using 3rd party security
software or using signed scripts.  For a more complete overview of this,
see:

http://developer.netscape.com/docs/technote/javascript/window/index.html

In practice, I've used the read-only prefs.js method and it seems to
do a good job of limiting the average user.  If you need more control, for
instance, you are trying to limit the use of the browser to a specified
set of url's -- online databases, for example -- see the following page
for more information on how to do that:

http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/lockin.htm

Andrew Mutch
Electronic Services Support
Northville District Library
Northville, MI


On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Cynthia Peterson wrote:

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> Mike Diehl wrote:
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> > Anyone know how to remove the url location box from the browser so patrons
> > cannot type in a address.?
> 
> Go to View in the menu and choose Hide location toolbar.  Unfortunately, the
> user who knows how to do it can easily have it show again the same way.
> 
> Cynthia Peterson, Director of Library Services
> Easley Library
> Bluefield College
> 3000 College Drive
> Bluefield, VA 24605
> 540-326-4235
> 540-326-4268: Fax
> cpeterson at mail.bluefield.edu
> 
> >
> >
> > thank you
> >
> > Mike
> 
> 
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