Hide address/button bar in browser

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Can anyone tell me if there’s a way via Applescript to hide the address bar and menu bar in Internet Explorer and Safari?

#2

Hi there,

I think this may help, this is for Safari:-

tell application "Safari" to activate
tell application "System Events"
	tell process "Safari"
		click menu item "   Address Bar" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
	end tell
end tell

This should work for you.

Make sure there are 3 spaces in front the ’ Address Bar’ item on the ‘click menu item’ line. If there aren’t you get an error.
I found the ‘UI Element Inspector’ handy for checking this. If you do a search for it you should be able to find a link.

Not sure if someone can help me with a query. How can I tell if the ‘Address Bar’ is visible or not in Safari?

Thanks

Nick

#3

Thanks Jacques, I’ll give it a try.

Regards,

Nick

#4

Hi Jacques,

I’ve given that a try and all I’m getting is False, even with the address bar on?

I’m using Safari 1.3.2, not sure if that makes a difference?

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks

Nick

#5

Hi Jacques,

Thanks for the reply

I’ll give the new code a try and let you know how I get on.

Yeah, I definitely didn’t have the status bar on.

Thanks again Jacques,

Nick