[WEB4LIB] Netscape Window Size

[Andrew Mutch]

Dale,

You'll need to go into your "prefs.js" file and find the following line:

browser.window_rect

you'll need to change the settings to match your screen resolution [i.e. 800 x
600].  Then you'll need to set your prefs.js to read-only to keep patrons from
changing that to some other size.  If you are using 4.08, you should have no
problem - if you use 4.7, setting prefs.js will cause errors when Netscape is
exited.

More detail on this setting is available at:

http://developer.netscape.com:80/docs/manuals/communicator/preferences/newprefb.html#browser_window_rect

For more information on editing "prefs.js", see my Netscape help files at:

http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/netscape.html

Start here for some more details:

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

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


"Dale E. Goodell" wrote:

> I'm working on the configuration for our new WebOPAC stations, which will
> run Windows 98SE, Netscape Navigator 4.08 and WinSelect software for
> security.
>
> When the workstations are booted, I want Netscape to launch automatically,
> maximized (taking up fhe entire screen).  I'm having a problem, however,
> getting Netscape to start maximized.  I've seen this now with both
> Communicator 4.7 and Navigator 4.08 (both running under Win98SE).  I've
> tried running Netscape, maximizing the Window size, then choosing
> File>Close, hoping that will somehow save a setting somewhere.  I've also
> tried this after uninstalling WinSelect.  Nothing I've tried has solved this
> problem.
>
> Has anyone else conquered this?
>
> TIA -- Dale
>
>
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> Dale E. Goodell
> Information Technology Consultant
> Computer Services Unit
> Western Oregon University Library
> Monmouth, OR 97361
>
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