I need to make web-app work as windows full screen app. In IE-11 (last) for PC (WIN-7), full screen mode, with a button to close it

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I need to make web-app work as windows full screen app.

In Microsoft Internet Explorer - 11 (last) for PC (Windows-7), full screen mode, with a button to close it.

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The first task is a fullscreen mode.

I can make fullscreen easily (Thanks to another question here)

window.open ("mapage.html","","fullscreen=yes");  
window.open('','_parent','');  
window.close();

It work perfectly but only for "localhost", once I put files to the server the 'fullscreen' appears to be not fully fullscreen, but it also shows window header with /close/ and /minimize/ buttons and the /address bar/. And it reveals IE.

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The second task is a button to close it. Luckily IE window may be closed with simple

window.close();

But IE asks approval and it reveals itself. I find a way to bypass it with the code from above that I use to make IE work in fullscreen. Unfortunately, I cannot use this fullscreen solution. So If there would be another, please, take to account that I would need the close button for all application.

Unfortunately no, I have web server logic including DB usage in this app. — Yevgeniy Afanasyev, Oct 21 '14 at 03:50
well, you can use the HTA to iframe your remote url, and still get the menubar/fameborder, and other OS integration options HTA provides. much like a cordova app that just embeds a webview. — dandavis, Oct 21 '14 at 06:34
Thanks. If this possible, it would be an option for me, if only I had more experience with HTA. — Yevgeniy Afanasyev, Oct 21 '14 at 23:58
Why people minus me? It was what my boss wanted and I did not find similar question anywhere. — Yevgeniy Afanasyev, Oct 22 '14 at 00:01

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 21 '14 at 23:53

Ok, this is what I came up with:

Option 1

Use something to run Internet Explorer in kiosk mode.

like a .bat file

"%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -k "http://google.com/"

or Delphi (to have an .exe file):

var filename, parameters: string;
begin
  filename := '"iexplore.exe"'; 
  parameters := ' -k "http://google.com/"';
  ShellExecute(handle,'open',PAnsiChar(filename), PAnsiChar(parameters), nil , SW_MAXIMIZE);  
end;

Option 2

Use Delphi with EmbeddedWB component.

EmbeddedWB1.Navigate('http://google.com/');

One string of code and I have my own browser with or without address panel.

I need to make web-app work as windows full screen app. In IE-11 (last) for PC (WIN-7), full screen mode, with a button to close it

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