Javascript set browser window size

Question

What is the best way to set the size of the browser window when the page loads? I think this can be done in JavaScript. Please explain. Here is my code that is not working!

<html>
<body onload="window.resizeTo(640,480)">
<video src="rushmore.mp4" controls="controls">
your browser does not support the video tag
</video>
</body>
</html>

are you including some more javascript code that could be interfering ? — amosrivera, Mar 08 '11 at 21:43
No! That is the whole page source. I just figured out it doesn't work in Google chrome but it does in IE. — Web_Designer, Mar 08 '11 at 21:49
There is a known bug (feature ;-) it is reported here http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=2091 — , Mar 08 '11 at 21:52
Is there a way I could bypass this bug and have it work in Google Chrome? — Web_Designer, Mar 08 '11 at 21:56
@inquisitive_web_developer - I have posted a comment as an answer as it became to long - hope it helps. — , Mar 08 '11 at 23:00

score 16 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 08 '11 at 21:36

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This should do the trick, setting the height and width to your desired dimensions.

window.resizeTo(500,500)

You could set it onload.

<body onload="window.resizeTo(500,500)">

answered Mar 08 '11 at 21:36

Dustin Laine

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I am not sure that this works in Chrome. (Only if it is a new instance of the browser) – Mar 08 '11 at 21:46
@Julian, good point. From my experience and the following SO post it does not work in any browser with other tabs working, mainly for a popup. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3884116/how-to-move-and-resize-the-browsers-window-in-opera-and-chrome – Dustin Laine Mar 08 '11 at 21:49
I just tried it with Chrome as a stand alone window - doesn't work. There is a bug in chromium - see link in comment to question. – Mar 08 '11 at 21:55
This assumes that you are using px (pixels?) Perhaps a percentage of the window's width and height properties to be set to 98% would do a more intuitive approach since there are such a variety of devices that could access this content.. just an idea to be shared here.http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8130946/jquery-dynamic-height-with-window-resize – Jean G.T Jul 09 '16 at 20:30

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 08 '11 at 22:59

I put this in an answer as the comment became to long.

The only thing that I have found that is close to the resizing of the chrome window is to use a chrome extension that can resize the window. The actual extension command is chrome.windows.update(...).

Take a look here.

But I am not sure this is what you are looking for.
If it still interests you there are at least 2 extensions that can do this, that I have seen try this one

Be happy and good luck!

**Why this is accepted answer:** See "**Important notes:**" in this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/a/35801906/1835470 — jave.web, Mar 04 '16 at 17:09

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