IE doesnt hide status bar on window.open "status=no"

5 Nov 2007 9:24 AM

Ronen Yacov

Hi There,
I've using IE 7.0.5730.11 on Windows XP.
I want to open a pop up using javascript without showing the status
bar, and to do so I use the function:

function openwindow()
{
window.open("http://www.javascript-
coder.com","mywindow","menubar=1,resizable=1,status=no,width=350,height=250");
}

which was taken from an example.

When activating the function IE opens the pop-up but still shows the
status bar.
Anyone has any idea whats wrong here? How can I hide the status bar?

Thanks,
Ron

5 Nov 2007 10:04 AM

Ronx

IE7 can be set up to ALWAYS display the status bar and address bar, no
matter what any pop-up window parameters state should happen.
In IE7,
Tools->Internet Options->Security tab
Click Internet, then Custom Level
Scroll down to Miscellaneous
Scroll down to
"Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars"

FireFox 2 has similar options.

Note that IE7 can also be set to open pop-ups as a new tab, which
effectively means any parameters regarding window position, size, status
bar, and menu bars will be ignored.

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"Ronen Yacov" <rdim***@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1194254650.375284.315990@z9g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

> Hi There,
> I've using IE 7.0.5730.11 on Windows XP.
> I want to open a pop up using javascript without showing the status
> bar, and to do so I use the function:
>
> function openwindow()
> {
> window.open("http://www.javascript-
> coder.com","mywindow","menubar=1,resizable=1,status=no,width=350,height=250");
> }
>
> which was taken from an example.
>
> When activating the function IE opens the pop-up but still shows the
> status bar.
> Anyone has any idea whats wrong here? How can I hide the status bar?
>
> Thanks,
> Ron