Hide Status bars

[TrueFangz]

Hi, anyone know of a way to hide all of the status bars in Internet explorer via html?

I found a few scripts, but they aren't really what I am looking for.

Basically, on some of my web pages, I do not want the status bars to show.
(File Edit ..., and the buttons)

On the animated window script, it opens a new window that moves on the screen, and none of the status bars are there, that's similar to what I am looking for, but I don't want any new windows to open. I just want it when someone clicks a link, when they go to the page, nothing will be there.

Is this possible?

Thanx in advance

[cr3ative]

"I just want it when someone clicks a link, when they go to the page, nothing will be there."

AFAIK, this is not possible. You will need to spawn a new window with parameters to give a "chromeless" appearance.

cr3ative

[jscheuer1]

Well, in theory, if you set up your site so that after a certain point all windows are opened using javascript and you don't mind having at least the first page having full chrome and you don't mind excluding all people without javascript enabled and don't mind that some folks with javascript enabled will choose to override your specifications for your window(s). It can be done. You will have to leave one window open that has full chrome for the user to deal with as he/she sees fit. The rest (and it could just be one additional window) can be created as you like using the window.open() method.

[mwinter]

Hi, anyone know of a way to hide all of the status bars in Internet explorer via html?

Using recent service packs? Not possible. The ability was removed due to abuse by authors that wanted to trick users by hiding information about link destinations or security.

Mike

[jscheuer1]

Ah, the good old days/bad old days but, and I really cannot remember, was it ever possible to do this with HTML alone, as the OP asked? I don't recall ever seeing anything like that. There are sites out there today, and I would not recommend imitating them, that in IE, at least accomplish this within the site's own confines using the method I outlined with its drawbacks and caveats, as mentioned. Some go as far as excluding other browsers which wouldn't be compliant with their schemes as well as all browsers without javascript enabled.

[mwinter]

[...] was it ever possible to do this with HTML alone, as the OP asked?

No. The only other way to open a new tab or browser instance is via the target attribute, but what that produces is up to the browser.

Some [websites] go as far as excluding other browsers which wouldn't be compliant with their schemes [...]

IE has been slow to accomodate user preferences with regard to scripting and new windows; other vendors like Mozilla and Opera have had pop-up blockers and scripting restriction options for a while now.

Mike