How can I hide the address bar in a modal dialog?

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How can I hide the address bar (location bar ) in a modal dialog? Here is my code:

var dialogFeatures = 'center:yes; dialogWidth:600px; location:no;dialogHeight:400px; edge:raised; help:no; resizable:no; scroll:no; status:no; statusbar:no; toolbar:no; menubar:no; addressbar:no; titlebar:no;';
newwindow2 = window.showModalDialog('Combo?start1=' + calEvent.start + '&end1=' + calEvent.end + '&ownerType=' + < %= ApplicationConstants.OWNER_TYPE_CALENDAR % > , 'app', dialogFeatures);

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 12 '10 at 12:59

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It's not possible. The address bar is a security feature in most browsers, in IE since version 7, in Firefox (I think) since version 2.

answered Nov 12 '10 at 12:59

Pekka

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@pavan edited - it really applies to most browsers these days – Pekka Nov 12 '10 at 13:00
any option for modal feature on window.open – pavan Nov 12 '10 at 13:01
@pavan `window.open` works the same way, you will always have an address bar. – Pekka Nov 12 '10 at 13:03
i hv another doubt..how to refresh parent window,ven u closing popup – pavan Nov 12 '10 at 13:07
@pavan re jQuery popup though, yes, JQuery UI Modal dialog will work – Pekka Nov 12 '10 at 13:12
how can i pass my servlet call to jquery modal dialog – pavan Nov 12 '10 at 13:12
In showmodaldialog i pass servlet call as a one parameter...in jquery modal how? – pavan Nov 12 '10 at 13:13
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pls stop ignoring everything you are told – Pekka Nov 12 '10 at 13:22
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@Pekka: +1 for the ordeal you've had to go through. – Andy E Nov 12 '10 at 13:25
@Andy thanks! If this were my day job and I *had* to do it, I would be weeping by now, and/or seriously thinking about quitting :D – Pekka Nov 12 '10 at 13:34
But because we volunteer we're willing to put up with more crap? :P – Nov 13 '10 at 08:37
@Roger Pate somehow, magically, yes! :D Jeff Atwood's thought this through very well. – Pekka Nov 13 '10 at 08:38
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It's quite the paradox in which I fear I'll forever participate and never understand. – Nov 13 '10 at 08:39

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 12 '10 at 12:52

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You can't hide the address bar, location: no is not a valid option for the features argument.

In Internet Explorer 7 and later, all windows opened by the browser have an address bar. The same is true of Google Chrome and other browsers supporting showModalDialog.

answered Nov 12 '10 at 12:52

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@Andy this answer was clearly not satisfactory, which is why the OP chose to [ask it again](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4164824/how-to-hide-address-bar-on-showmodaldialog/4164844#4164844). He got the same answer there, we'll see whether he'll open another one – Pekka Nov 12 '10 at 13:21
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@Pekka: he could have at least copy and pasted the improved grammar/formatting from here! – Andy E Nov 12 '10 at 13:23
@Andy read the comments underneath my answer there. I've never seen anything so bizarre on SO – Pekka Nov 12 '10 at 13:24
@Pekka - Yep, [there's another one](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4164824/how-to-hide-address-bar-on-showmodaldialog-closed). – Nick Craver Nov 12 '10 at 13:30
@Nick yeah, we were just merged from there :) – Pekka Nov 12 '10 at 13:31
@Nick I think so, too. Looks like an incurable help vampire – Pekka Nov 12 '10 at 13:33

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 12 '10 at 13:00

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You can't.

Hiding the address bar is disallowed in most browsers, for security reasons.

answered Nov 12 '10 at 13:00

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 22 '12 at 07:32

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in about:config change this parameter:

dom.disable_window_open_feature.location
and for menubar and any other components you have to change their feature in about:config

answered Jul 22 '12 at 07:32

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How can I hide the address bar in a modal dialog?

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