toolbar.visible does not operate

[DEN]

Hello,
I need to remove toolbar and menubar from my current window (not opened
with window.open, it would be too easy!!!).
I've tried to use the window.toolbar. visible=false property,
but it has no effect.
No error message in the javascript console, nor any effect on the
current window.
I've tried Firefox and IE, same effect....
What should I do

[Daniel Kirsch]

DEN wrote:

I've tried to use the window.toolbar. visible=false property,
but it has no effect.

IIRC This "feature" was removed from Mozilla, you cannot change the
visibility property anymore. window.toolbar was never a scriptable IE
element.

Daniel

[Martin Honnen]

DEN wrote:

I need to remove toolbar and menubar from my current window (not opened
with window.open, it would be too easy!!!).
I've tried to use the window.toolbar. visible=false property,
but it has no effect.
No error message in the javascript console, nor any effect on the
current window.
I've tried Firefox and IE, same effect....

With IE you should get a script error as window.toolbar is undefined. As
for Firefox only privileged script is allow to perform such changes so
you would need to sign your script and then ask for the privilege e.g.

netscape.securi ty.PrivilegeMan ager.enablePriv ilege('Universa lBrowserWrite') ;
window.toolbar. visible = false;

--

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[DEN]

Martin Honnen a écrit :

DEN wrote:

I need to remove toolbar and menubar from my current window (not
opened with window.open, it would be too easy!!!).
I've tried to use the window.toolbar. visible=false property,
but it has no effect.
No error message in the javascript console, nor any effect on the
current window.
I've tried Firefox and IE, same effect....

With IE you should get a script error as window.toolbar is undefined. As
for Firefox only privileged script is allow to perform such changes so
you would need to sign your script and then ask for the privilege e.g.

netscape.securi ty.PrivilegeMan ager.enablePriv ilege('Universa lBrowserWrite') ;

window.toolbar. visible = false;

Thanks for this answer,
but as IE is the most used,
does someone know the way to do it for any browser ?
Thanks again
DEN

[Grant Wagner]

"DEN" <de********@u3. fr> wrote in message
news:d8******** **@mso1o020.u-3mrs.fr...

Martin Honnen a écrit :

DEN wrote:

I need to remove toolbar and menubar from my current window (not
opened with window.open, it would be too easy!!!).
I've tried to use the window.toolbar. visible=false property,
but it has no effect.
No error message in the javascript console, nor any effect on the
current window.
I've tried Firefox and IE, same effect....

With IE you should get a script error as window.toolbar is undefined.
As for Firefox only privileged script is allow to perform such
changes so you would need to sign your script and then ask for the
privilege e.g.

netscape.securi ty.PrivilegeMan ager.enablePriv ilege('Universa lBrowserWrite') ;
window.toolbar. visible = false;

Thanks for this answer,
but as IE is the most used,
does someone know the way to do it for any browser ?

The answer you seek was already explained above your reply. To do this
in Firefox or other Gecko-based browsers you do:

netscape.securi ty.PrivilegeMan ager.enablePriv ilege('Universa lBrowserWrite') ;
window.toolbar. visible = false;

But:

- if you attempt to do this locally, the user will get a big scary
dialog explaining that a script is about to do something scary and ask
the user if they really want to let the script do this scary thing
- if you attempt to do this from an untrusted Web site the request to
enablePrivilege () will simply be denied

You will need to sign your script (by a certificate) for it to run
without prompts and denial, and then it will only work on the
Gecko-based family of browsers. That's a lot of work and expense to do
something that won't work on all the browsers you expect to support.

Rethink your design.

--
Grant Wagner <gw*****@agrico reunited.com>
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Grant Wagner wrote:

[...] netscape.securi ty.PrivilegeMan ager.enablePriv ilege('Universa lBrowserWrite') ; window.toolbar. visible = false;

But:

- if you attempt to do this locally, the user will get a big scary
dialog explaining that a script is about to do something scary and ask
the user if they really want to let the script do this scary thing [...]

Instead of the FUDish term "scary", the more reasonable and really
used term "potentiall y dangerous" and the like should also be used
here, especially in an explanation for beginners.
PointedEars

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Grant Wagner wrote:

[...] netscape.securi ty.PrivilegeMan ager.enablePriv ilege('Universa lBrowserWrite') ; window.toolbar. visible = false;

But:

- if you attempt to do this locally, the user will get a big scary
dialog explaining that a script is about to do something scary and ask
the user if they really want to let the script do this scary thing [...]

Instead of the FUDish term "scary", the more reasonable and really
used term "potentiall y harmful" and the like should also be used
here, especially in an explanation for beginners.
PointedEars

[Randy Webb]

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:

Grant Wagner wrote:

[...]

netscape.securi ty.PrivilegeMan ager.enablePriv ilege('Universa lBrowserWrite') ;

window.toolba r.visible = false;

But:

- if you attempt to do this locally, the user will get a big scary
dialog explaining that a script is about to do something scary and ask
the user if they really want to let the script do this scary thing [...]

Instead of the FUDish term "scary", the more reasonable and really
used term "potentiall y harmful" and the like should also be used
here, especially in an explanation for beginners.

Oh bullshit. Learn to handle reality.

--
Randy
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq & newsgroup weekly

[Dr John Stockton]

JRS: In article <15************ ******@PointedE ars.de>, dated Sun, 26
Jun 2005 13:14:12, seen in news:comp.lang. javascript, Thomas
'PointedEars' Lahn <Po*********@we b.de> posted :

- if you attempt to do this locally, the user will get a big scary
dialog explaining that a script is about to do something scary and ask
the user if they really want to let the script do this scary thing [...]

Instead of the FUDish term "scary", the more reasonable and really
used term "potentiall y harmful" and the like should also be used
here, especially in an explanation for beginners.

One should not criticise foreigners for loose or colloquial use of
English, especially when one is oneself an error-prone foreigner.

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[Grant Wagner]

"Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn" <Po*********@we b.de> wrote in message
news:15******** **********@Poin tedEars.de...

Grant Wagner wrote:

[...]

netscape.securi ty.PrivilegeMan ager.enablePriv ilege('Universa lBrowserWrite') ;

window.toolbar. visible = false;

But:

- if you attempt to do this locally, the user will get a big scary
dialog explaining that a script is about to do something scary and
ask
the user if they really want to let the script do this scary thing
[...]

Instead of the FUDish term "scary", the more reasonable and really
used term "potentiall y harmful" and the like should also be used
here, especially in an explanation for beginners.

I was using the term "scary" deliberately and repeatedly to exaggerate
the fact that the script shown has a serious drawback (in addition to
the fact that it does not work in the default security environment of
Internet Explorer on Internet Web sites). That drawback is that it
requires end-user interaction that will most likely (hopefully) result
in most users choosing to not allow the script to continue running.

Teaching end-users that it is okay to agree to this prompt is a mistake,
and will lead to end-users taking other actions that would be
ill-advised.

--
Grant Wagner <gw*****@agrico reunited.com>
comp.lang.javas cript FAQ - http://jibbering.com/faq