Is there a RESIZE PAGE plug in available?

[cityguy]

I've been using the following script to automatically resize the page in V4, but it's not compatible with V5, and has been causing problems. Is there a plugin that will perform the same task?

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- Begin
if (window != top) top.location.href = location.href;
self.moveTo(0,0);
self.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);
// End -->
</script>

[Former Member]

What page is it you're wanting altered? It should be a simple edit rather than a plugin. Do you mean the entire forum width?

[Virgil Sovereign]

It's considered extremely bad form for a web page to tinker with the position and dimensions of the browser window. Most modern browsers disallow it by default.

The code is syntactically fine. It's just trying to perform an action that modern browsers don't allow (and for good reason).

You might look at some stopgap solutions to invoking "full-screen mode", but even these can only be invoked by some user action on the page (such as a click, etc.).

In general, your site should not be attempting to manipulate the position and dimensions of the browser window.

[cityguy]

This the page: www.cityspeak.proboards.com/

I don't know about form, tinkering, or manipulation, but none of it is subversive, I promise you.

When I visit a page that's about a quarter or less of my screen, the first thing I like to do is make it full screen so that I can view all of it.

That's all I'd like to do... I'm trying to save the visitor a step, I'm not insulting anyone's mother or attempting to crack and hack the government military computers in the basement of the Pentagon.

[Virgil Sovereign]

cityguy: I'm not accusing you of being subversive. I'm just giving you a heads up on what modern browsers do and don't allow. The latest generation of browsers don't allow scripts to reposition or resize the browser window.

The best we can give you here is a plugin that places a button somewhere that, if clicked, puts the browser into full-screen mode. That's the best any website can do nowadays.

On most browsers, hitting F11 puts the browser into full-screen mode. A simple solution is to add a small disclaimer to your homepage: "This site is best viewed in a window larger than X by Y pixels. To view this site in full-screen mode, press F11."

[Wormopolis]

one of the reason this wouldnt really be acceptable is its open to all sorts of abuse. someone could write a script that resizes the browser window to be 50x50 everytime a site is accessed.

so because of that kind of behavior, its been removed from browsers. even if YOU didnt write it, you never know what someone else could have snuck in there.

Virgil's idea for a message telling members about F11 is the fastest possible way to achieve your dreams there.

[cityguy]

Thank you all.