[PortableFirefox] USB .htm file as home page?

[John T. Haller]

Jeff Schallenberg wrote:
> Thanks for the links, John.
> 
> I tried some of the chrome url examples - they work in PFF, but why
> would anyone need them? What are they good for? For example,
> chrome://browser/content/bookmarks/bookmarksManager.xul
> opens the bookmarks manager in a new tab. Why is this useful?
> 
> I still don't get what chrome has to do with opening a file on the USB drive
> 
> This one looked promising:
> chrome://browser/content/openLocation.xul
> but, not only is it just a duplication of the file/open dialog, - it
> doesn't work :-(
> 
> And neither of the batch files on your site work, either. I am using
> the default directory structure. I changed the filename from
> homepage.html to nextaction.htm, but all I get is a DOS window that
> opens for about 250ms, then nada...
> 
> Ah, well. PFF works, and my shortcuts work, and PFF knows where to
> find its homepage file, so I'm OK.

As I said, you'd need to mess with them and lookup stuff and try stuff. 
  I cannot offer you more assistance as I do not have the time.

The batch file will work with a standard directory structure install. 
There is only ONE batch file that does what I mentioned:
http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/portable_firefox/#local_homepage

It must be placed next to your PortableFirefox.exe file in the default 
directory structure (no variations) and the homepage must be titled 
homepage.html and be within the profile directory.  If it isn't working, 
then you must have altered the directory structure or are using a 
different html file. (Or you are using Windows 98/Me which isn't really 
supported by this type of batch file.)  Other than that, you're on your 
own with the batch files.

Hope that helps.

Regards,
John