Specifying HTML window width 1

CliveC · Dec 14, 2001

Is it possible to specify the width of the first browser window (index.htm)? I would like the window to open on the left side of the screen with a width of say 35% of the screen.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Bentley22 · Dec 14, 2001

Function in the head:

Code:

function test()
{
window.moveTo(0,0);
var winW = (screen.width*0.35);
var winH = (screen.height*.35);
window.resizeTo(winW, winH);
}

In the body tag:

Code:

<BODY ONLOAD=&quot;test()&quot;>

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us"
Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

CliveC · Dec 14, 2001

Works great! Many thanks Bentley22. as an after-thought would it be possible to be able to position the window at the right side of the screen without needing to know the users screen size? Thanks again.

Bentley22 · Dec 14, 2001

Quite possible:

Code:

function test()
{

var winW = (screen.width*0.35);
var winH = (screen.height*0.35);
var winX = (screen.width - winW);
var winY = 0;
window.moveTo(winX, winY);
window.resizeTo(winW, winH);
}

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us"
Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

Bentley22 · Dec 14, 2001

Just a quick bug note, this will work in IE and Opera, but it won't move to the right hand side in Netscape 4.7, 6.01. Seems to be a problem with the .moveTo function. "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us"
Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

CliveC · Dec 14, 2001

Brilliant! Many thanks.

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