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General Options of Maxthon

Options générales de Maxthon

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Allow Only One Instance of Maxthon

This options makes sure that you can't start Maxthon twice. If you click on the Maxthon shortcut again, it will not open a new Maxthon instance, but it will focus the open Maxthon.

Display Animation Icon

The icon in the taskbar and the title bar changes color while loading a page.

Enable Boss Key

With this option enabled you can quickly hide Maxthon for your boss. Maxthon isn't visible in the system tray, taskbar. You can only bring it back if you press the key you have defined here.

Show Tray Icon

If you enable this option you see a Maxthon icon in the system tray. If you right click this icon you have quick acces to your external utilities, simple collector and Maxthon and IE options.

Minimize to System Tray

If you click on the minimize button (in the upper right corner) Maxthon will be visible on the system tray only, so you don't see Maxthon on the taskbar anymore.

Close to System Tray

If you press the close button Maxthon doesn't really quit, but it stays visible in your system tray.

Show All Webpages in Predefined Zoom Factor

Maxthon can zoom webpages and with this option you can set the default zoom factor.

Disable Script Error

If you disable script errors you don't see an annoying message box with a script error message. If you enable this option you can still view the script errors if you double-click on the icon in the left corner of the statusbar. It's recommended to enable this option!

Use Flat Browser Scroll Bar

If you enable this your scroll bars look a bit more flat. This is just a setting to change the style of scroll bars, it doesn't affect performance or anything.

Ignore Window ID assignment in Frames

It's recommended not to enable this setting or frames might not work as they should.

Lock Home Page

This option makes sure that webpages can't change your home page. You can only change your home page manually.

Add Maxthon User-Agent Identification

This will add Maxthon in your useragent string. This is used to identify your browser, but it's not required to enable this option since webpages can still see you are using the IE engine, and that's required for the functioning of some webpages.

When Starting

Perform these actions when you start Maxthon:

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Do Not Load Start Page When Opened by Other Program

If Maxthon (as the default browser) is called by another program to open a specific webpage Maxthon doesn't open the default start page/group.

Check for new version

If you check this option Maxthon will connect with his server every time you start Maxthon to check if there is an update available for Maxthon.

Check for new server messages

Maxthon connects with his server to check for messages from the authors, to inform you about important Maxthon news.

Automatically download new security enhancement update

This option is only available for people who have enabled 'Appreciation Service' (only if you have donated money to Maxthon).

Check Whether Maxthon is the Default Browser

Check if Maxthon is still set as the default browser.

Set Maxthon as Default Browser

If you set Maxthon as your default browser most programs will open Maxthon if they connect to a webpage.

Some programs have hardcoded Internet Explorer as the browser that is opened. It's not possible for Maxthon to open these links. But you can check the Maxthon Forum if there is a solution for your program.

When Closing

Perform the following actions when you close Maxthon:

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Clean Undo List

Clear the list with last opened tabs that is used by the undo function (ALT + Z)

Clean Address

Clear the addresses you have inputted in the address bar.

Clean Search Bar History

Clear the history of the Maxthon Search Bar.

Clean History

Clean your history (all the webpages you have opened).

Clean Cache

Clear your temporary internet files

Clean Cookies

Clear all your cookies (small files that can store passwords, visited pages and other private information)

Clear Form Data

Clear the data from forms saved by the AutoFill feature.

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