Starting a fixed size browser window

Loz · September 6th, 2004, 07:38 PM

Hi

Im currently making some product videos at work, and as a simple method of showing these via a CD I want to have an Autorun html page that will have links to the various mpgs. My company doesn't want to get any additional software so this is the best way I can think of. To make it look less like a browser I'd like to start a fixed sized window with only the close x in the top right hand corner, so the user is not really aware that it is running through a web browser. I know how to create pop ups that will be of a certain size, and without any control features, but is it possible to start a browser in this way?

Thanks in advance if you can help.

Regards

Loz

joefawcett · September 7th, 2004, 02:15 AM

Only really possible if you use a stand-alone script (i.e. one not embedded in a web page) to start the browser. If you know what browser the person is using it's easier, below is a quick sample for IE, Netscape also has COM class that acts similarly but I don't have an example. You'll need to save this to a file named "startIe.js" and set it to start up in the autoRun.inf on the CD. You may also have to work out the path to the first page

Code:

var INITIAL_PAGE = "file:///f:\\startpage.htm" //path to first page goes here
var READYSTATE_COMPLETE = 4;
var oIe = new ActiveXObject("InternetExplorer.Application");
oIe.Width = 600; //Pixels
oIe.Height = 400;
oIe.AddressBar = false;
oIe.RegisterAsDropTarget = false;
//Add more styling code here

oIe.navigate(INITIAL_PAGE);
while (oIe.ReadyState != READYSTATE_COMPLETE)
{
  WScript.sleep(200);
}
oIe.visible = true;

For more stuff on IE look at IWebBrowser2 on http://msdn.com/

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Joe

Loz · September 7th, 2004, 09:20 AM

Thanks Joe

I'll have a go with that.

Regards

Loz

mr_goonie · September 21st, 2004, 04:17 PM

good stuff:D

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peptonicboy · April 3rd, 2006, 12:43 PM

Hello, I have a problem, I want to set a browser windows as a fixed size. I don't want to make a pop up but just open my index.html in a fixed size. !! How I can do that?

Thanks,

Math

richard.york · April 3rd, 2006, 01:33 PM

> Hello, I have a problem, I want to set a browser windows as a fixed size.

I strongly advise against that. Why do you have to change the size of the window? If it's design, look into liquid layout. It's fairly trivial to create a liquid design with modern web standards that scales to the user's screen resolution and font preferences.

Adjust to the user, don't expect the user to adjust to you, it's a battle you'll never win.

Having said that, for educational purposes, you use the following JavaScript to resize a window. This sort of control can be disabled by the user, and probably is disabled anyway if it isn't used on a popup window.

Code:

<script type='text/javascript'>

    window.resizeTo(x, y);

</script>

Replace "x" and "y" with the numerical dimensions.

Regards,
Rich

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peptonicboy · April 4th, 2006, 08:16 AM

Thanks I'm very happy! I will try it right now! thanks:)

Math

peptonicboy · April 4th, 2006, 08:23 AM

Hi It's me again !! Thanks it's work very well !! SO I have one more interrogation! It's possible to enable (turn off) the vertical scrool Bar ??

Math

richard.york · April 4th, 2006, 08:37 AM

> SO I have one more interrogation! It's possible to enable (turn off) the vertical scrool Bar ??

Sure, you'd do that with CSS.

Code:

    <head>
        <style type='text/css'>
            body, html {
                overflow: hidden;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>

If that doesn't work, try this:

Code:

    <head>
        <style type='text/css'>
            body, html {
                margin: 0;
                padding: 0;
                height: 100%;
            }
            div#wrapper {
                height: 100%;
                overflow: hidden;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div id='wrapper'>

        </div>
    </body>
</html>

HTH!

Regards,
Rich

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peptonicboy · April 4th, 2006, 12:56 PM

OKey the first one script work well but, I only want to enable(turn off) the Vertical one not the horozontal one !! It's possible to only show the horizontal scrolling bar?

Thanks,

Math