[Web4lib] IE7 address bar

[Michael McEvoy]

IE7 works with Public Web Browser, which is a layover for the Internet
Explorer web browser engine. You CAN remove the address bar by using
Public Web Browser (but you lose tab browsing functionality)

http://www.teamsoftwaresolutions.com

On Tue, May 22, 2007 1:10 pm, Will Kurt wrote:
- > I think it's pretty unlikely that you'll find a  method for doing
- > this as a non-hideable address bar is intentionally built into IE7
- > for security reasons.
- >  From microsoft:
- > "Simply put, Internet Explorer 7 requires all windows to contain an
- > address bar. This helps folks surfing the Internet determine the
- > actual originator of the information that they are viewing, making it
- > more difficult for the user to be duped."
- > source:
- >
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/securityupgrade.mspx
- >
- > Also even under full screen mode I wasn't able to get IE7 to hide the
- > address bar. It will auto-hide, but it's still accessible if you move
- > the mouse to the top of the screen.
- >
- > --Will
- >
- > At 03:21 PM 5/21/2007, Junior Tidal wrote:
- >>Hello there,
- >>
- >>Does anyone know how to remove the address bar from IE7? We have some
- >>computer stations that we'd like to disallow patrons from inputing web
- >>address.
- >>
- >>Much thanks,
- >>
- >>Junior Tidal
- >>Web Services and Multimedia Librarian
- >>CUNY New York City College of Technology
- >>300 Jay Street
- >>Brooklyn, NY 11210
- >>718.260.5481
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