JavaScript Forum

**Spud In Disguise** · 07-24-2007, 07:48 AM

Hey, is it possible to define the properties of a page within the actual page.

To elaborate, I want to link to a page, with a normal link and then for the page that is loaded to resize - but all the info (properties) to be contained within the new page...

Is this achievable?

Cheers

**Oneway** · 07-24-2007, 07:22 PM

If you're asking wether it's possible to use a script in the new page and have that script resize the browser, then yes, it is possible (if the user has allowed this behaviour from javascript).

You're looking for

Code:

window.resizeTo(x,y)

where x and y are the new width and height of the browser window respectively.

Check out this link for some more info.
http://www.quirksmode.org/js/winprop.html

**Spud In Disguise** · 08-01-2007, 05:55 PM

I see, so how would I place this in the page? Simply in the < JavaScript > tags?

**ADAM Web Design** · 08-02-2007, 12:08 AM

You'd create a function for it and call it in the onload attribute of the body tag.

Something like this:

Code:

function resizeTheWindow() {
     window.resizeTo(width,height);
}

...

Code:

<body onload="resizeTheWindow();">

Mind you, this is never a good idea...resizing the user's browser window is an affront to usability, especially on page load.

**ForrestCroce** · 02:28 AM

If you really need to display a page at a certain size, instead link to a js function that will throw up a pop-up at that size.

<a href="javascript:ThrowPopup()" />

Click the attachment; this is part of the FireFox options. The default is to let page code change the browser size, but it's pretty easy to make sure that doesn't happen. I have my browser in the size and position I want it ... if a site ****s with that, I leave and don't come back.