I want to open a web page from a shortcut on the desktop, but I also want it not to show the browser toolbars, except for perhaps the address bar. I essentially want the web page to look almost as if it is its own standalone program as I use it. (More for aesthetics. It differentiates the page from the browser.) I use Firefox as my default browser.
Here's what I've tried:
#1 - Starting with an Internet Explorer shortcut I edited the Target to add -k and my webpage address to open in Kiosk mode.
[NOTE: I added spaces and $ so my fake links aren't seen as links.]
Example: Target of desktop shortcut set as "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -k "https:// any$webaddress.net/"
This works well, but makes me unable to minimize or resize if I wish to. I still want a window that I can manipulate.
#2 - I used the -jsconsole
tag within a Firefox desktop shortcut target with a JavaScript parameter. (By the way, apologies if I'm using incorrect terms. I'm not versed in JavaScript.)
Example: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -jsconsole "javascript:window.open('https:// my$webaddress.net','Title',toolbar=0,menubar=0); windows.close()"
This last attempted solution I found through Google searches. What keeps this from working is when I click on the desktop shortcut it opens Firefox with a blank tab and brings up the popup blocker. The option to allow says Allow popups for moz-nullprincipal:{0952f857-ddff-493e-844a-96cea2e964a6}. If I allow this and try again it generates a new hex. number at the end of moz-nullprinciple so the previous allowance doesn't help and allowing this one won't help either. If I click the bottom option that says Show 'http:// my$webaddress.net/' it opens up the web page in a new window just like I want without toolbars, except for the address bar which is fine with me.
I've done more searches to try and find an answer, but I've come up empty. It's probably because I don't know what to search for I'm sure. I've also seen this Super User post but it seems like a convoluted solution involving Firefox profiles and I'd rather not make separate profiles if possible. So how can I get around the popup blocker with my current solution or is there a better way?