[WEB4LIB] Disabling Netscape buttons

[Andrew Mutch]

I want to apologize.  I just realized that I didn't read Lynne's question
closely enough and didn't differentiate between the Search Button and the My
Netscape Button.  I hope I can redeem myself by including the information on
how to reset that button too.

Follow the same method as described for the Search button and make this
change to disable "My Netscape"

To change the My Netscape button, add:
config("toolbar.places.default_url","");

You can leave the URL blank or insert the "home page" URL so the users
will just be redirected back to your home page - or whatever page you
select - your preference!

I hope this helps!

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI

"L. E. Puckett" wrote:

> Our public library is running the Netscape 4.08 Standalone browser, with
> WinSelect, on Win95/Pentium machines. We have a problem with the "My
> Netscape" button in the latest version of the Standalone - it goes right
> to the Netscape home page.
>
> Since these machines are for database access only, not Internet
> generally, we need a way to get rid of that button, or disable it. I
> have tried modifying the prefs.js file as directed by the "How to Change
> the URL of the Netscape tool bar search button" article on the Sunsite
> Berkeley page, modified for the "my Netscape", but I must not be writing
> it correctly because it didn't work. I also tried disabling it with the
> instructions for "How to kill the Netscape Shop Button" but that didn't
> work either. I went through the Web4Lib archives for button disabling,
> but the only msg I found had no answers posted, it was just the
> question, like this one.
>
> So, how do I disable/delete/dispose of the "My Netscape" button? Can
> anyone help? Pretty please? would appreciate any possible assistance.
>
> Lynne
> --
> L.E. Puckett
> Parmly Billings Library
> 510 North Broadway
> Billings,  MT  59101