opening links in full windows

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Anita

When I click on some links on webpages, it opens that
link in a very small window (about 2 inches wide by 1
inch tall) and I have to maximize the window to see it.
It didn't used to do this and I don't know what has
caused it to do so. I've tried to find a way to change
that, but I can't. Does anyone know how I can set my
browser so that the links I click on will open in full
pages or at least big enough so that I don't have to
maximize the window. Thanks!
 
Anita...
IE does NOT remember a full screen window if you use the rectangular gadget
top right....

What it does remember is the size of the last sizeable window that closed...
so if you have 10 windows open and the last one closed is a small pop up ad
that will be the size IE opens up next time around....

So simply open IE... drag the bottom right corner out to the size you want
(maybe drag the top left up a bit first if you need to) and then close it.

If you get stuck with a really silly little window any time the F11 key is
untidy but can help you restore things and don't forget every window
generally has a taskbar button you can right click on down on the task bar.

Hope this helps

Charlie
 
Charlie may not have made it clear to you that the
window you close expecting its properties to persist
must be the *last* IE window closed. E.g. verify using
Task Manager's Processes tab that iexplore.exe is no longer
running after you resize the window and close it.

Unfortunately I don't think the Fullscreen idea will work because
Fullscreen mode seems to be keep its persistent properties
separate from any normal window's properties. (A proof of that
idea is that you can keep two different values for View, Status bar
(Alt-V,B) according to whether you change and save it in Fullscreen
mode or not.) BTW let's not confuse terminology here: Fullscreen
mode means the window was toggled into Fullscreen mode from either
Normal mode or Maximized mode (e.g.) by pressing F11. It is Maximized
mode which usually doesn't persist. (I can't remember the results of
any tests I may have done to know for sure if properties changed while
in Maximized mode persist in the originating mode when a maximized
window is closed.)

Two related things that you might try would be to clone the window
or use the Taskbar's Cascade command on it. Clone the window
with Ctrl-N, resize it and close it last. (Cloned windows often seem
to allow the user greater latitude in changing their properties.)
My favourite trick for "shaking up the bits in the registry" in order to
make a window's properties persist is to use the Taskbar's Cascade
command. (Minimize all other windows you do not want involved with
the operation.) Again though, the most important thing to note is that
only the properties of the last closed window will be saved for any one
mode.

If the problem is happening only with some particular links it may only
be due to the script coding of that page, in which case there is nothing
that you can do to change the way that that window opens but now that
you are aware of the need to close last windows whose properties you
want to preserve there is something you can do to avoid having that
small window's properties preserved--simply close it first and make
sure before closing it that you have another window in the same mode
which has the properties you want to preserve; if you don't have such
a window currently open you should be able to open one which will satisfy
those requirements. Fortunately most small windows usually behave
well so we can close them later than perhaps we should as if we were unaware of the consequences of closing them last.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
 
Yes, that was it. I wasn't closing that window last. I
was just closing it after I resized it. It worked now.
And I thank you all very much for your help.
-----Original Message-----
Charlie may not have made it clear to you that the
window you close expecting its properties to persist
must be the *last* IE window closed. E.g. verify using
Task Manager's Processes tab that iexplore.exe is no longer
running after you resize the window and close it.

Unfortunately I don't think the Fullscreen idea will work because
Fullscreen mode seems to be keep its persistent properties
separate from any normal window's properties. (A proof of that
idea is that you can keep two different values for View, Status bar
(Alt-V,B) according to whether you change and save it in Fullscreen
mode or not.) BTW let's not confuse terminology here: Fullscreen
mode means the window was toggled into Fullscreen mode from either
Normal mode or Maximized mode (e.g.) by pressing F11. It is Maximized
mode which usually doesn't persist. (I can't remember the results of
any tests I may have done to know for sure if properties changed while
in Maximized mode persist in the originating mode when a maximized
window is closed.)

Two related things that you might try would be to clone the window
or use the Taskbar's Cascade command on it. Clone the window
with Ctrl-N, resize it and close it last. (Cloned windows often seem
to allow the user greater latitude in changing their properties.)
My favourite trick for "shaking up the bits in the registry" in order to
make a window's properties persist is to use the Taskbar's Cascade
command. (Minimize all other windows you do not want involved with
the operation.) Again though, the most important thing to note is that
only the properties of the last closed window will be saved for any one
mode.

If the problem is happening only with some particular links it may only
be due to the script coding of that page, in which case there is nothing
that you can do to change the way that that window opens but now that
you are aware of the need to close last windows whose properties you
want to preserve there is something you can do to avoid having that
small window's properties preserved--simply close it first and make
sure before closing it that you have another window in the same mode
which has the properties you want to preserve; if you don't have such
a window currently open you should be able to open one which will satisfy
those requirements. Fortunately most small windows usually behave
well so we can close them later than perhaps we should
Click to expand...
as if we were unaware of the consequences of closing them
last.
 
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