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Maximizing the Browser

This is an embarrasingly simple question, but how do you maximize the
browser when you've clicked a hyperlink that has a target of '_blank'?

Thanks.

Ross
Aug 30 '07 #1
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Hi,

Ross Culver wrote:
This is an embarrasingly simple question, but how do you maximize the
browser when you've clicked a hyperlink that has a target of '_blank'?

Thanks.

Ross
You cannot, and it would be quite rude to do that anyway. I have
1920x1200 on two screens. You think I really want your page to take all
that space?

HTH,
Laurent
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Aug 30 '07 #2
"Ross Culver" <rc*****@warrenalloy.comwrote in message
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But if it can't be done, it can't be done.
It can be done fairly easily but, as Laurent says, will achieve nothing
other than to really irritate your users...
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Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Aug 30 '07 #3
The code is probably just this:

<a target="_blank" href="javascript:window.moveTo(0,0);
window.resizeTo(screen.width,screen.height);locati on.href
='http://www.microsoft.com'">Click me</a>

Doesn't mean its a good idea though - not a good user experience to do this!

Regards

John Timney (MVP)
http://www.johntimney.com
http://www.johntimney.com/blog
"Ross Culver" <rc*****@warrenalloy.comwrote in message
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This is an embarrasingly simple question, but how do you maximize the
browser when you've clicked a hyperlink that has a target of '_blank'?

Thanks.

Ross

Aug 30 '07 #4
You don't know my users.

So, how is that done?
"Mark Rae [MVP]" <ma**@markNOSPAMrae.netwrote in message
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"Ross Culver" <rc*****@warrenalloy.comwrote in message
news:ev**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>But if it can't be done, it can't be done.

It can be done fairly easily but, as Laurent says, will achieve nothing
other than to really irritate your users...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Aug 30 '07 #5
"Ross Culver" <rc*****@warrenalloy.comwrote in message
news:O9**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>But if it can't be done, it can't be done.

It can be done fairly easily but, as Laurent says, will achieve nothing
other than to really irritate your users...
So, how is that done?
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...indow+maximize
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Aug 30 '07 #6
Perfect! Thanks, again, Mark. I thank you, my users thank you.

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <ma**@markNOSPAMrae.netwrote in message
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"Ross Culver" <rc*****@warrenalloy.comwrote in message
news:O9**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>But if it can't be done, it can't be done.

It can be done fairly easily but, as Laurent says, will achieve nothing
other than to really irritate your users...
>So, how is that done?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...indow+maximize
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Aug 31 '07 #7
"Ross Culver" <rc*****@warrenalloy.comwrote in message
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>OK, I can accept that - but if thats the case it may be better to put the
browser in Kiosk mode and be done with it
What exactly do you mean by 'kiosk mode'?
http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...2kiosk+mode%22
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Aug 31 '07 #8

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