Internet Explorer full screen mode?

Question

I am building a web based free dynamic news reader (aka "autoplay" feature), that you can test it from here:

http://www.fivetechsoft.com/news

and I would like to implement a button to fullscreen it. Any hints?

Please notice that only IE is supported by now. Other browsers support comming soon.

Solution 1

This will simply send F11. Will be good enough for IE with weak security settings. This is something you might want to keep for internal use only, though:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function max() {
        var wscript = new ActiveXObject("Wscript.shell");
        wscript.SendKeys("{F11}");
    }
</script>

Solution 2

Here is some information regarding that problem: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/dhtml/article.php/3470521

And to sum up the info, paste this bit of JS into the head of the code.

<script>
<!--
window.open("bigpage.html","fs","fullscreen=yes")
//-->
</script> 

Solution 3

If you have control of the machine, such as in a kiosk installation, you can launch IE in "kiosk mode" by running a batch file and supplying a URL: (save this string and name as "launch.bat")

start iexplore.exe -k "c:\Kiosk\default.htm"

or

start iexplore.exe -k "http://www.google.com"

Solution 4

You could add a "best viewed in full-screen mode" notice in your page - that would work, too.

[I want to programatically] fullscreen the currently viewed [window]

You see, what you're asking for is not possible in most browsers, and that is a Good Thing™

Imagine the possibilities - you enter a website, it programatically switches you to fullscreen and keeps you there if you try to go back. Living with uncloseable pop-ups was bad enough, manipulating the browser programatically would be a (security, usability, what-have-you) nightmare.

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Comments

[Admin]

uugh. Solution works but if I saw that on a website on the internet I would quickly get off and never return.

[Hitesh]

Can this be used for video player(Jwplayer) for own custom fullscreen button (Check here : stackoverflow.com/q/33842428/1877909)