Make site your homepage

[Kamran]

Hi,

I've seen on a few sites, links to make that website your default homepage - does anyone know the code for this?

Thanks

Kam

[maximumedge]

try this:

<script languag=JavaScript>
function setHomepage(f) {
if (f.style != null) {
f.style.behavior='url(#default#homepage)';
f.setHomePage('http://www.yoursite.com/')
}
else {
alert("Your browser does not support this function.");
}
}
</script>
<a href="#" onClick="setHomepage(this);return false;">Make This My HomePage</A>

Jason Weinstein
webmaster@MaximumEdge.com
http://www.MaximumEdge.com/

[mmj]

Although you may not desire that "Your browser does not support this feature" message. Here's one that always includes the text but only makes it a link if the browser supports that function. It is only a link on IE though.

You might want to use a combination between this and maximumedge's code.

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
pageurl="http://amphigory.8m.com/";
pagetitle="The Mostly Amphigory Website";
if ((navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") > 0)
  && (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4)) {
    var sText = "<U><SPAN STYLE='color:navy;cursor:hand;'";
    sText += "onclick='window.external.AddFavorite(pageurl,";
    sText += "pagetitle);'>";
    document.write(sText);
}
// -->
</script>

Keep up to date - bookmark this page

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
if ((navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") > 0)
  && (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4)) {
    document.write("</SPAN></U>");
}
// -->
</script>

[gthorley]

Originally posted by maximumedge
try this:

<script languag=JavaScript>
function setHomepage(f) {
if (f.style != null) {
f.style.behavior='url(#default#homepage)';
f.setHomePage('http://www.yoursite.com/')
}
else {
alert("Your browser does not support this function.");
}
}
</script>
<a href="#" onClick="setHomepage(this);return false;">Make This My HomePage</A>

Jason Weinstein
webmaster@MaximumEdge.com
http://www.MaximumEdge.com/

Jason does this work in NS as well as IE?


O.T.

I have noticed you have provided some excellant answers on a variety of subjects. Nice website. I particularily like the map function. How is this done? Do you keep the map on your database or just refer to another. Can anyone do this on their site.

[lynlimz]

You all include option to show an alert etc.
How about totally concealing it in NS?

Why show the user when its not going to be of use anyway?

[maximumedge]

Originally posted by gthorley

Jason does this work in NS as well as IE?

the automatic setting of the homepage only works in IE. if the browser doesn't support it then it alerts the user with a message.

Originally posted by lynlimz
You all include option to show an alert etc.
How about totally concealing it in NS?

Why show the user when its not going to be of use anyway?

the idea i meant was that you could provide useful information in the alert box instead of what i put in the code. for example, on my site i provide detailed instructions in the alert box on how to change their homepage in netscape by changin their preferences when their browser doesn't support this function. also, it's a subtle way of convincing users to set your site as their homepage.

Jason Weinstein
webmaster@MaximumEdge.com
http://www.MaximumEdge.com/

[lynlimz]

Yes. You have a point.

[BC]

Any JavaScript bookmark utilities do not work in Netscape, as there is no current method for a JavaScript coder to access Netscape's bookmark DOM.

Thus, all bookmark scripts only work in IE