That might sound like a stupid one but I can't find anything relevant : how to maximize the window on document ready with jquery ? Or any other generic solution that will work fine on all browsers...

Thanks guys ;)

That might sound like a stupid one but I can't find anything relevant : how to maximize the window on document ready with jquery ? Or any other generic solution that will work fine on all browsers...

Thanks guys ;)

• javascript
• jquery

• 7 No. Just no. You don't get to resize my windows, I'm in charge of that, thank you very much. Have you any idea just how annoying this 'feature' would be? – David Thomas Commented Dec 5, 2011 at 20:16
• Don't do it at all. It way too annoying. – maiwald Commented Dec 5, 2011 at 20:16
• Do you want to make the browser window full-screen or make the content of your webpage fill the browser window? – Jasper Commented Dec 5, 2011 at 20:17
• 1 Sounds like the 90' all over again... – Didier Ghys Commented Dec 5, 2011 at 20:18
• @DidierG., everything old is new again. Sigh. – David Thomas Commented Dec 5, 2011 at 20:19

4 Answers 4

window.moveTo(0, 0);
window.resizeTo(screen.availWidth, screen.availHeight);

This is not possible for main windows, only for dynamic created windows( created with window.open)

according to:

• https://developer.mozilla/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/resizeTo
• https://developer.mozilla/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/moveTo
• https://developer.mozilla/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/moveBy

Quote:

• You can't resize a window or tab that wasn’t created by window.open.
• You can't resize a window or tab when it’s in a window with more than one tab.

The same of for chrome. Haven't checked IE/Safari though.

I found this method. But I can't make it work. Theoretically, it should be possible to change the width and height of the screen, using positive values.

window.resizeBy(xDelta, yDelta);

For more information, visit http://www.w3schools./jsref/met_win_resizeby.asp.

NO

You cannot do this

Control over the user's browser (minimize, maximize) is for the user only.