Re: Disable Netscape 7.02 window reuse

On 27/05/2003 17:13, Michel Clement wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> thanks for your very fast reply!
> 
> "David Spade" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> 
>>On 27/05/2003 16:44, Michel Clement wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>is there a way to tell Netscape 7.02 to *not* reuse any existing browser
>>>windows, meaning that on every request (using for example ShellExecute() ),
>>>it'll open the URL in a new location?
>>>
>>>I've tried to set DDE-Parameters HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\http\shell\open\ddeexec
>>>to "%1",,0,0,,,, (default is '"%1",,-1,0,,,,' which means by -1 in window-ID
>>>to reuse windows). As NN7.02 deletes and adds this registry entry on
>>>exit/start, it's hard to have a permanent setting.
>>>
>>>Is there an
>>>
>>>a) official or
>>>b) approved
>>>
>>>way to achive this feature by central or worst case de-central settings? If
>>>there is none, is there a forecast for this feature yet?
>>>
>>>By the way: Is anyone happy when existing browser windows are reused? I'm
>>>not.
>>
>>user_pref("advanced.system.supportDDEExec", false);
>>user_pref("browser.always_reuse_window", false);
>>
>>Try either setting those preferences in your user.js or via about:config. They
>>should give you the behaviour you want.
> 
> I've added these two lines and using about:config I checked for existance
> (they were added), but it doesn't change anything. Windows are still reused.
> As said, using Netscape Navigator 7.02. Are there any other settings to
> apply?

Not that I know of offhand... Did you try restarting Mozilla fully and seeing if 
the changes then took effect? It might require a restart, QuickLaunch included.

-=Straxus=-