Calling all .Net gurus

[jam1et]

Ok, in my vb/asp.net app I want to remove the explorer toolbar/address bar so that a)I get more screen space, b)users are encouraged to use application navigation and c)it looks more professional.

I used to be able to do this in standard asp/html using a .hta file and setting the attributes. I can also do it in .net using javascript but only when opening a new window or popup. How can I do it at an application level? If it is in fact possible?

[anonymous-user]

I don't believe it's possible.

Most sites that want to do this have a splash page that then opens the rest in a pop up. Yeugh!

[jam1et]

Hmmm, I dont think its possible either. Bit annoying really. I thought of the idea you came up with but it means the screen will proably flash each time they move to another form as it will be opening a new window each time rather than refreshing current window.

[gopher]

Any browser mods - size, position, menus etc will need to be done client side. A server side app can only affect the content not what it appears in - although you can effect the content based on what it will appear in.

[jam1et]

Yes, thats logical I suppose. Bugger.

[anonymous-user]

jam1et said:

Hmmm, I dont think its possible either. Bit annoying really. I thought of the idea you came up with but it means the screen will proably flash each time they move to another form as it will be opening a new window each time rather than refreshing current window.

It won't need to be opening a new window for each form if you do so at the start and for the whole application. Once you've opened the new window and loaded your webapp into it, then all navigation can just be standard html links or forms or ASP.Net controls and it will all stay in the javascript-opened browsers sans toolbars, etc.