I would like dynamically (via JavaScript) hide the address bar. I realize this can be done when opening a pop-up, but in this case I don't have the luxury (the file is being opened from local disk and I don't want the address bar to show the horrible and confusing file:// etc URL).
Is this possible, and if so, how?
It isn't possible to change those settings once the window is open. Imagine how annoying that would be if sites could remove the address bar to stop you from leaving their site. In my experience most users never look at the address bar once they have plunked facebok.com into it.