Forceing a link to open Maximized

[doofus125]

I'm working on my website and the links are set to open new windows.....is there a command to put in so that when the link is clicked on that the new browser opens maximized? I'm using frontpage XP, but I know basic html.......

 

[Stryper]

i want to know too....

 

[WeakButHopeful]

I did a Google search and found this link to a JavaScript. I didn't test it, figured I'd leave that to you.

http://www.markprijs.nl/web/javascript/maximize/

 

[paulewog]

As a word of advice...

I hate popups that do that.



Be careful and very tactful about using popups. A lot of people hate them. Sorta like frames. They CAN be used very well, but often are plain abused, heh.

 

[plum]

I don't think doofus is talking about an automatic popup, but instead opening perhaps a subpage in a new window that requires an expanded window for full resolution viewing.

but yeah, big popups are what my seven year old cousin would call "stinkiemeanies"

 

[SirKenin]

target=_blank

 

[doofus125]

I don't think doofus is talking about an automatic popup, but instead opening perhaps a subpage in a new window that requires an expanded window for full resolution viewing.

but yeah, big popups are what my seven year old cousin would call "stinkiemeanies"

This is what I am doing, I'm working on my web page and I want a new window to open when a link is clicked on from the main page, but it needs to be full screen when it opens for it to all be seen.......

 

[doofus125]

target=_blank

Could u elaborate a little, I'm not sure where to put it, lol

 

[USAF]

Doofus125



My suggestion if using FrontPage it would be easiest to create a blank page, then hyperlink the link your wanting into that page, it should make it a full screen.

 

[PennylessZ28]

WORD OF ADVICE
From Fellow Webdeveloper ~


DO NOT USE A FULL SCREEN POPUP. DO NOT USE POP-UP's period unless for spefic things, not for each individual page of your website.

REASONS: Broswer support, Netscape, Opera, Mozilla, Mozilla Firebird all block popups'

FULL SCREEN POPUP WINDOWS are the biggest most hated thing on the internet in the profesional web developement community. Why, becuase PORNO sites & SPAMERS are so well known for popups and windows that go fullscreen on you before you knew what happened.

Not everyone will want to look at yoru website in full screen.

Think about what you are coding.

 

[doofus125]

WORD OF ADVICE
From Fellow Webdeveloper ~


DO NOT USE A FULL SCREEN POPUP. DO NOT USE POP-UP's period unless for spefic things, not for each individual page of your website.

REASONS: Broswer support, Netscape, Opera, Mozilla, Mozilla Firebird all block popups'

FULL SCREEN POPUP WINDOWS are the biggest most hated thing on the internet in the profesional web developement community. Why, becuase PORNO sites & SPAMERS are so well known for popups and windows that go fullscreen on you before you knew what happened.

Not everyone will want to look at yoru website in full screen.

Think about what you are coding.

Ok, I'm going to say this one more time to everyone....I AM NOT CREATING A POP UP AD FOR MY SITE!!!!.........I want the original page to stay open when people click on the links within my site, the only problem is that when you click on the links they all open in a smaller window and I want them to open in a full browser windows......

 

[jones_of_pbf]

I think drfeelgood meant this:

<A HREF="URL" TARGET="blank"></A>

I don't know that it will cause it to open maximized though.

If you'd like a good web "cheat sheet" try Barebones Web Help.
http://werbach.com/barebones/barebones.html

 

[Pseud]

Doofus,

for a link to open in a new window when clicked use the following code:

<a href="http://www.yourlinkhere.com" target="_blank">LINK</a>

 

[Pseud]

or you can use some javascript

<a href="#" onClick="javascript:window.open('http://YOURLINKHERE','width=1024,height=768,
toolbars=yes,'); return false">LINKYLINK</a>

 

[SirKenin]

Doofus,

for a link to open in a new window when clicked use the following code:

<a href="http://www.yourlinkhere.com" target="_blank">LINK</a>

Pseud got it right.. but no quotes around "_blank" IIRC.

 

[PennylessZ28]

I KNOW YOU ARE NOT CREATING POPUP ADS, READ WHAT I WROTE.

ITS NOT GOOD DESIGN EDIQUITE TO FORCE A FULL SCREEN.

 

[Pseud]

Pseud got it right.. but no quotes around "_blank" IIRC.

*beams* do i get points?

 

[doofus125]

I KNOW YOU ARE NOT CREATING POPUP ADS, READ WHAT I WROTE.

ITS NOT GOOD DESIGN EDIQUITE TO FORCE A FULL SCREEN.

it doesn't matter, I just need to know how to do it, also, I'm not talking full screen, I'm talking Maximized, there is a difference.......

 

[PennylessZ28]

it's still annoying and there is no difference, its an annoyance.

Go read www.webpagesthatsuck.com

 

[paulewog]

You haev to use javascript to force a new window to be maximized... it's a bit more involved than just setting the target to _blank.

There would be two approaches. First, you could have the "parent" window open the "child" window, and force the "child" window to be maximized.

Secondly, you could put the maximization script inside the child window's actual content page.

However, it gets really tricky. To my knowledge, there is no scriptable "Maximize" function. You have to set the actual pixel height and width. So, you have to take different resolutions into account.

It'd be better to figure out what the window is best viewed at. For example, I have some popups on my sites... for something like poetry. Click the title, and it opens up a very small popup window with the actual poem. Usually around 300px in height and 150xp in width. If something has to be maximized to look right... then you are probably making something that will only look right on the same resolution that your computer is on. That's another huge issue. Most people have 1024x768 now, I think, but many still use 800x600, and some go higher than 1024x768.

So that's another issue to keep in mind. What if someone views it at 800x600... his "maximized" window will still be too small, if it has to be a maximized window on a 1024x768 screen.