How Can I Resize The Web Browser? using javascript

how can i resize the window with javascript, and how to center an element in the browser window?thanks a lot!!!

Edited July 18, 2005 by BuffaloHELP (see edit history)

If I went to a site and it resized my browser window without asking me, I'd leave that site immediately, so in other words, I'd think carefully about implementing something like that.

I think you want to go with fluid CSS designs instead of forcing changes on the viewer's side... or are you talking about resizing/positioning an popup ad on the viewer's side?

how can i resize the window with javascript

If this is what you mean then no objections over here, although it may be an idea to tell the user's what you did (so they don't think they've been hacked)

 

Here's the code to maximize the window:

 

<script language="javascipt" type="text/javascript">self.moveTo(0,0);self.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);</script>

Here's an explaination of the code:

 

self.moveTo(0,0); - Moves the window to the top left land corner (x=0,y=0)

self.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight); - Tells javascript to resize the window to the available screen width and height.

 

And yes you can adapt this code:

 

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">self.moveTo(0,0);self.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight/2);</script>

The above will make the window fill up the top-left quarter of the screen.

 

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">self.moveTo(0,0);self.resizeTo(screen.availWidth/2,screen.availHeight/2);</script>

... And this the top half

 

an element in the browser window?

 

What do you mean by element? An image for example. If you do I'll get back to you on it

Sorry for double posting but I've found the answer

This code will show you how to put an image (maybe a piece of flash, haven't tested it yet, into the middle of the page)

<table align="center" height="100%" width="100%"><tr><td valign="middle" align="center"><img src="img.jpg" alt=""></td></tr></table>

It's the best I can come up with and it works. If this isn't what you wanted please say...

For a time, I stopped coding web pages (and testing browsers) to concentrate on my BA degree. I've started back up again and found using the "screen.ResizeTo" javascript "command" using screen.AvailWidth & Height, IE v8 would respond to the "moveTo" command; but, not resize to the whole window as I requested. Is this a new safeguard added like the permenant location bar which, at one time, you could turn off? Could there be another script on the page simply preventing the behavior?

-reply by Jim Farrell

Expanding layoutHow Can I Resize The Web Browser?

How can I create a webpage in expand. That mean fit to every browser.

For this I can give div height, width in percent but, in case of image hoe it will fit in proper div in percent.

-question by Vivek

browser size changedHow Can I Resize The Web Browser?Hi,Kids were on the pc last week and now when I open explorer the window fills the whole screen including the task bar! Obviously something either infiltrated the pc or they accepted a setting change. Can anyone tell me how to change it back so that when I click the maximize button on the browser it fills the screen but NOT the task bar? Thanks in advance for any help you might provide!