Prevent #$^%&^%% self maximizing IE windows?

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Ok, I've almost won the freakin internet pop-up window wars.. one I havn't
won is.. when I Open a window (on purpose) sometimes the provider
automatically resizes the window to match my available screen size. I
beleive this is a javascript. Is there any way to tweak the java settings
to kill this java capability? It is extremely annoying.. the resultant
window fills both screens of my dual monitor setup, and if you close it it
then resets windows to that size as the default window size for IE. This
means you have to take the time whist cursing the webmaster to change the
window back to where you want the default to be. So.. does someone know how
to 1. prevent the auto maximize action or 2. prevent windows from taking
this window as the new default size/position for new instances of IE.
Someone could probably package the solution to this common ^#&^%&% annoyance
and sell it for like a million bucks.
 
Thanks! Tested.. the actual purpose of the program is to maximize new
windows.. as a aside it purports to prevent maximizing popup windows. the
popups i have stopped.. i want to prevent java code from maximizing
windows.. thanks anyway for your time...
You could try this little freeware program to control IE window sizes and
behaviors:
http://www.jiisoft.com/iemaximizer/index.htm
 
"robreeve" wrote:
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if you close it it then resets windows to that size as the default window
size for IE. This means you have to take the time whist cursing the
webmaster to change the window back to where you want the default to be.
Click to expand...

It only changes your settings while it is the last window closed.
Therefore, before closing it make sure that you have another
window you can close after it which will preserve your preferences.
If you don't have one open, open one. If you do have one open
but you don't want to close it immediately, clone it (e.g. press Ctrl-N).

BTW in order to open a window of a particular size in a particular position
try the appended trick courtesy Helmut Rohrbeck. In addition you could
modify your shortcut and give it a keyboard shortcut to launch it from anywhere.

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From an old reply of mine. (I think that this was in fact a repost of me
trying it on IE55sp2 with NT4sp6a + WDU after the OP claimed it didn't work.
For "last year" read two years ago.)

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http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...-8&selm=O8QsW2xTCHA.1996%40tkmsftngp12&rnum=1 >


I haven't bothered trying it on XPsp1 yet.


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Try Helmut Rohrbeck's trick for fixing the size
and position of a window.

Here is his suggestion in IE5.Browser last year:
"
Try this: Make a shortcut to IEXPLORE.EXE, put it into the QuickLaunch Bar.
Right click the shortcut, choose properties and add behind the line in "Target"
"C:\Programs\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe" javascript:resizeTo(900,720);window.moveTo(450,360)

900 is the width
720 is the height
450,360 is the position of the upper left corner

Change these values as you like.
"

Worked for me! Is it WDU? (It has to be WDU because
he specifically mentions Quick Launch tray.) Is it because
my Home Page is About:Blank? The Address bar of the
new window is now showing only that Javascript appendage.
(no more sign of About:Blank)

It was sort of weird. The window popped up in its normal
spot and then shifted to this new position, which BTW is
partially off the screen.

Mysteries...


Robert Aldwinckle
 
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