How to open two different home pages on start up?

Having two different Home Pages automatically opening at start up in two different tabbed windows is possible by using inline JavaScript, HTML with JavaScript or AppleScript (with or without timeout).

Important: If you choose one of the JavaScript solutions, don't forget to uncheck the access Referer and check the open windows automatically of the JavaScript Filter section in the preferences. Also, I advise you to choose Referer: Only within the same domain in the HTTP/DNS (network) preferences. (Disabling the referers is necessary for security reasons: document.referrer of JavaScript can get a local path with iCab and IE. I'm afraid it's dangerous.)

HTML with JavaScript solution

Download the HTML file hompages.html (that's option-click on the link in iCab) and change its contents to fit your home pages. Then drag & drop it into the URL field of the Default Home page preferences.

Inline JavaScript solution

Use one of the following as value for your home page URL in the preferences:

• <code>javascript:window.open('http://www.google.com/');location.href='http://www.apple.com';void(0)</code>

• <code>javascript:void(window.location.href="http://telcontar.net");void(window.open("http://www.google.com/"));</code>

AppleScript solution

Save this script as application and double-click it instead of iCab icon.

tell application "iCab"
    Activate
    OpenURL "http://www.apple.com/" toWindow -1
    OpenURL "http://www.google.com/" toWindow -2
    OpenURL "http://www.yahoo.com" toWindow -2
end tell

AppleScript solution with timeout

I've heard that iCab sometimes fails to return the result of OpenURL, and I don't guess the connection speed has something to do with the problem. The solution will be as follows:

tell application "iCab"
    Activate
    try
        with timeout of 1 second
            OpenURL "http://www.apple.com/" toWindow 0
        end timeout
    end try
    try
        with timeout of 1 second
            OpenURL "http://www.google.com/" toWindow -2
        end timeout
    end try
    try
        with timeout of 1 second
            OpenURL "http://www.yahoo.com/" toWindow -2
        end timeout
    end try
end tell

-- Ken