[WEB4LIB] Re: Controlling popup windows in Netscape

[Cindy Murdock]

It doesn't seem to work.  I really wish it did, because then I could get rid
of Muffin altogether.  Netscape must allow javascript to override the
preferences in this case.  :(  I've found an option for Muffin, though, that
will allow me to change window.open statements into regular links.  I'll try
that.

Thanks Andrew!
Cindy

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Mutch <amutch at waterford.lib.mi.us>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 2:13 PM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Controlling popup windows in Netscape


>Cindy,
>
>I would encourage you to start here:
>
>http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/communicator/preferences/newpref
c.html
>
>and review the options under the "custtoolbar" settings.  I haven't worked
with
>Netscape on Linux so I don't know if you can do the same kinds of changes
to the
>"prefs.js" file.  If you can, look at my help pages that explain how (in
>Windows) to change those default preferences.
>
>Andrew Mutch
>Library Systems Technician
>Waterford Township Public Library
>Waterford, MI
>
>Cindy Murdock wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I have several thin clients at my library that run the linux version of
>> Netscape in kiosk mode with no window manager, hence no X to click on to
>> close a window.  This poses a problem when it comes to popup windows that
>> open with no toolbar, as I've added a "Close Window" button to the
toolbar
>> to allow the user to close multiple instances of Netscape.  I thought I
had
>> a handle on the problem by using a program called Muffin to change any
>> instance of "toolbar=no" in the javascript window.open function to
>> "toolbar=yes", but to my chagrin I've discovered that Netscape's default
for
>> this function is toolbar=no when nothing is specified in the window.open
>> statement.  Since there's nothing there, I can't use Muffin to replace
it.
>> Does anyone know of a way to change Netscape's default for this function?
>> I've combed through the web4lib archives as well as Andrew Mutch's great
>> page on securing Netscape, to no avail.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Cindy
>>
>> Cindy Murdock
>> Network Administrator
>> Meadville Public Library
>> www.meadvillelibrary.org
>