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cyrad2001
06-28-2003, 05:32 AM
Hello all. I have a project that i need help with.
I have the task of setting up Kiosk PC. I have to setup Netscape Communicator 4. 8 in Kiosk mode to use only the navigation toolbar with limited control. The tool bar can only have the Back, Forward, reload, and Home buttons.

I have done some research and found this script that worked.: But the only problem is that on the tool bar I still have the search button, MY Netscape button, Print button, Security button, Stop button, and the Netscape logo button that redirects you to netscape home page.

This the script that i used : http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/netscape.html

<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
function WinOpen(){
window.open("http://your.server.here","test", "status=yes,hotkeys=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes");
timeoutID=setTimeout("WinClose()", 1000);
}
function WinClose(){
window.close();
}
//-->
</SCRIPT>
</head>
<body onLoad="WinOpen()">
</body>
</html>

Thanks again for your help.:)
brothercake
06-28-2003, 09:54 AM
sorry to be predictable - I don't mean any disrespect - but are you mad?? :eek: Is there a concrete reason why you want it for netscape 4?
cyrad2001
06-29-2003, 04:33 AM
Hey brothercake, no disrespect is taken. It is all good! The reason why I was going to use Netscape 4.8 it is because that is what the client or should I say our User wants. I have tried IE6 but i still get the toolbar with all the functions. I can switch to another option .Do you have a better solution . Just to let you know the kioski Pc is going to be running windows 2000 and I already know i can lock it down using group policys.

Thanks again

:)
brothercake
06-30-2003, 02:16 PM
Well as far as I know, but I may be wrong, it's not possible to do total fullscreen mode in netscape 4.

But if you control the computer you're using for this - why don't you just install a different browser?

But even told, only in IE5 or IE6 (but not IE6 SP1) is it possible to open fullscreen windows with javascript - the ability was removed from SP1 because it was considered a security flaw. There is a hack round that, I believe, but I don't know what it is.

But again - if you control the computer, you can just select fullscreen from the view menu.