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softcode
softcode

Reputation: 4658

Javascript unmaximize browser

On click, unmaximize current browser.

resizeTo() apparently doesn't work for open tabs on chrome (correct me if I'm wrong).

Was wondering if there was a way to manipulate the window itself.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 82

Answers (2)

laptou
laptou

Reputation: 7029

You can only manipulate a window if you opened it yourself (i.e., via window.open()).

You could open a copy of the current window by doing this:

var popup = window.open(window.location);
popup.resizeTo(250, 250);

This is for security and user convenience. This way, it's very difficult to create a website that jumps around your screen as soon as it is opened, for example, which would annoy users a lot.

Upvotes: 1

Sigismundus
Sigismundus

Reputation: 625

This should work:

myWindow = window.open("", "", "width=100, height=100");  // Opens a new window
myWindow.resizeTo(250, 250);                             // Resizes the new window

The resizeTo method for current browser window is disabled by default in several browsers, and I know that it can also be manually disabled in Firefox. It has been widely misused, so most browser vendors feel that it should be disabled, or at least a user controllable option.

Upvotes: 0

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