Status Bar (Eliminate)
hello
i have always been able to eliminate the stus bar from under the browser window.. but i did some windows upgrade and since then the security thing that installed makes the status bar on the bototm appear on all my webpages i make hide the status bar..
i was wondering if anyone out there knows the best way to eliminate the status bar from the browser window
thanks for your time
kb posted this at 22:50 — 5th October 2004.
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first off, this is a double post.
second, why would you want to do that? that infringes on the user's privacy/control
openmind posted this at 22:54 — 5th October 2004.
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duplicate post removed...
JeevesBond posted this at 12:34 — 6th October 2004.
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Definitively I don't know, however you seem to have answered your own question. It is presumably a function of the security update to stop people such as you removing the status bar due to - as Eskater says - it being an infringement on the users privacy/control.
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lost2 posted this at 14:37 — 6th October 2004.
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i appreicate your replys.. but i don't know why i should be questioned about why i'm doing this but my reason is because i do artist websites.. there's a pop up with a flash doc.. that status bar makes everythign look ugly.. here is the thing
Ross305.com
RobFrankMusic.com
CoolnDre.com
the list goes on and on..
i appreciate the replys and the time.. i just hope someone can helkp me out with this.. i posted it twice cuz i wasn't sure where to post it... i'm sorry.. i'm new here
thanks again
JeevesBond posted this at 15:45 — 6th October 2004.
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Heh, no problem... We question because we're suspicious of people who wish to potentially restrict the useability of a site. In this case it appears your reason is good, however it would appear that this security fix stops the author from removing the status bar.
The best direction I can point you in is the Microsoft Knowledgebase, firstly confirm the update removes the ability to do what you want and if you're lucky it'll also tell you why!
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lost2 posted this at 17:41 — 6th October 2004.
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thank you sir
lost2 posted this at 17:43 — 6th October 2004.
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oh and another thign it does that i despise.. it places the URL on the TITLE of the broswer.. wow i hate that .. all this happen after i did an update that installed a pop up blocker and firewall and all this other stuff that's not needed.. i really hate it .. i could easily take it off.. but i'm just thinking of all the peopel who do the update and they have it those settings
thanks again
Busy posted this at 22:44 — 6th October 2004.
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This also differs between browsers, those links you gave for example I see the status bar in all of them, I wouldn't trust a site without a status bar these days as I like to see where I'm about to go. Affiliate links have caused this mis-trust
lost2 posted this at 20:37 — 16th October 2004.
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yes but you won't be able to see any links regardless becuz all those sites are flash .. except for 1.. now that i look i only put 3.. but i'm using this for flash sites.. that's it
i understand what yall saying i hate that too but this is somethign dirffferent.. theres no ads or anythign on these
Abhishek Reddy posted this at 22:49 — 16th October 2004.
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Yes, it's unfortunate, isn't it?
Flash isn't all that usable either. Some of us web design extremists don't even like that.
kb posted this at 00:37 — 18th October 2004.
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I, personally, don't like Flash sites. I think it's taking the easy way out, and in many cases, a poor job of what could be done better by coding.
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