Close Netlet automatically on log out

Question

Simple tip that was passed on to me by my iPlanet SE on how to close the
little Netlet Launch window automatically when logging out of iPS...
modify menubar.html - found in
/etc/opt/SUNWips/desktop/your_template_dir/iwtDesktop
Change the "action=logout" to also perform a Netlet window close like this:
<A HREF="/DesktopServlet?action=logout
onCLick="window.open('','Netlet').close()">
Please note that the first parameter in window.open is TWO single quotes
(which represents a null URL). This may incorrectly look just like a
double-quote with some fonts.
This bit of code could be improved to first check to make sure the Netlet
window is open before closing it. As it is now, if the Netlet is already
closed, it will flash up a new empty Netlet window and immediately close it,
but this happens so fast, it is barely noticed.
Also, this only works if the user logs out, and not if they close the iPS
window by other means.
I think it would be great to close all orphaned windows created in an iPS
session, such as those created by Netlet rules for telnet, Citrix, etc.
But that's for another day to look at...
Gary Beshara
BP

Answer 1

You need a logout hook. See http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031005165919533