Change Screen Size

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csgraham74

Hi there,

im building a web application in asp.net. i was wondering if there is a
way to set the screen size automatically on the clients monitor to
1024*768 when they enter the application and return it to its original
size on exiting the application.

any ideas or advice appreciated.

thanks

CG
 
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Daniel Kirsch

im building a web application in asp.net. i was wondering if there is a
way to set the screen size automatically on the clients monitor to
1024*768 when they enter the application and return it to its original
size on exiting the application.

No, that's not possible using JavaScript.

Daniel
 
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David Dorward

No, that's not possible using JavaScript.

And a good thing too ...

One of my systems has a display that only has about 300 physical pixels
across, another has a 16:9 aspect ratio, and my main system is spread
across a 19" and a 17" monitor! Forcing that to 1024x768 on any of those
systems would break horribly.
 
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J Wynia

David said:
And a good thing too ...

One of my systems has a display that only has about 300 physical pixels
across, another has a 16:9 aspect ratio, and my main system is spread
across a 19" and a 17" monitor! Forcing that to 1024x768 on any of those
systems would break horribly.

However, keep in mind that not all web development or Javascript use is
for the wide-open range of parameters that "web sites" are. On my
current project, your monitor and displays are entirely irrelevant
because EVERY SINGLE monitor that will use the system is not only the
same size, but the same model. Every PC is the same spec, using the same
build of IE and is otherwise identical and locked down. There are
thousands of users, but they're all internal and using machines built
and deployed for the purposes of using the application we're building.
If you and your diverse range of monitors ended up using the
application, we've got bigger problems than the site not fitting on your
monitor (and need a serious security audit).

The answers on this newsgroup generally have a presumption that all of
the questions and solutions apply to the web at large. They often don't.
And, as a result, things that would, indeed, be a bad idea for
google.com aren't a bad idea for a very specific instance.
 
L

Lee

J Wynia said:
However, keep in mind that not all web development or Javascript use is
for the wide-open range of parameters that "web sites" are. On my
current project, your monitor and displays are entirely irrelevant
because EVERY SINGLE monitor that will use the system is not only the
same size, but the same model. Every PC is the same spec, using the same
build of IE and is otherwise identical and locked down. There are
thousands of users, but they're all internal and using machines built
and deployed for the purposes of using the application we're building.

But if you were asking a question related to that project,
you would have enough sense to mention the very special
circumstances, wouldn't you?

It's reasonable to assume that questions pertain to the web
unless otherwise specified.
 
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Richard Cornford

J Wynia wrote:
The answers on this newsgroup generally have a presumption
that all of the questions and solutions apply to the web
at large. ...
<snip>

This group's FAQ explains that the default assumption for questions
asked here is that they relate to an Internet context, and advises
individuals requiring answers appropriate for a more restricted context
to specify that when they ask the question.

As in the absence of information there will be assumptions it saves
everyone time and trouble to know up-front what those assumptions will
be.

Richard.
 
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Randy Webb

J said:
However, keep in mind that not all web development or Javascript use is
for the wide-open range of parameters that "web sites" are. On my
current project, your monitor and displays are entirely irrelevant
because EVERY SINGLE monitor that will use the system is not only the
same size, but the same model. Every PC is the same spec, using the same
build of IE and is otherwise identical and locked down. There are
thousands of users, but they're all internal and using machines built
and deployed for the purposes of using the application we're building.

You have that much control over the network yet you can't set the
settings on the monitors the way you need them set? That is ironic.
 
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The Magpie

Hi there,

im building a web application in asp.net. i was wondering if there is a
way to set the screen size automatically on the clients monitor to
1024*768 when they enter the application and return it to its original
size on exiting the application.

any ideas or advice appreciated.
The best advice - and one thing you will almost certainly have seen by
the time you get to my message - is "get your damn hands off ***my***
settings!! They are MINE!!!!".

Put simply - do not ever assume (or even try) to take control of someone
else's system. If it doesn't suit you as it is then work around however
they are already set up.
 

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