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Peabody
Let me confess up front that I am not an html author, but only a
lowly surfer dude. But I thought someone here might have an answer
for me.
Last week I was running IE 5.01 SP2. I have since "upgraded" to IE
5.5 SP2. In the process I have lost the ability to Maximize certain
browser windows. So, a window comes up that's fixed in pixel size,
and at 800x600 it's too big so you can't see the whole window, but
at 1024x768 it's a good bit smaller than the screen, and therefore
more difficult to see the fine print. All attempts to fit it to the
screen are fruitless because Maximize is greyed out.
A good example is at:
http://www.chatpal.com
Go there, pull down the "Flash Chat" menu, and select a room. A new
window will come up with an error message about having to register,
but the point is that that window can't be maximized in IE 5.5 or
6.0, but I could do that in 5.01.
After much searching I've found out why:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;211068
Basically, IE 5.01 was defective - it ignored "resizable=no". Now,
Bill has "fixed" it. I just hate it when that happens.
In another thread here with the subject "display maximized" a number
of posters asserted that authors should not be trying to force
viewers to a certain window size, or take choices away from them. I
agree with that, so I thought I would try to find a way to restore
the 5.01 Maximize functionality and defeat the unjustified attempts
of certain authors to tell me wtf to do with my window size.
So I'm hoping someone here will have some ideas about how to do
this. My wayback machine is broken, so I can't go back to 5.01, but
I am very handy with registry entries (98SE) and know how to use a
hex editor.
Another possibility is that F11 did seem to work, sorta, but the top
of the previous window overlay the new window, and that's no good.
And, yes, I have sent email to the site in question, but have
received no response. But beyond that, I need a general fix for
this. All mankind needs a general fix for this. I just don't want
you guys disabling my Maximize button.
Hoping someone here will have a fix, but thanks for reading this far
anyway.
Peabody
lowly surfer dude. But I thought someone here might have an answer
for me.
Last week I was running IE 5.01 SP2. I have since "upgraded" to IE
5.5 SP2. In the process I have lost the ability to Maximize certain
browser windows. So, a window comes up that's fixed in pixel size,
and at 800x600 it's too big so you can't see the whole window, but
at 1024x768 it's a good bit smaller than the screen, and therefore
more difficult to see the fine print. All attempts to fit it to the
screen are fruitless because Maximize is greyed out.
A good example is at:
http://www.chatpal.com
Go there, pull down the "Flash Chat" menu, and select a room. A new
window will come up with an error message about having to register,
but the point is that that window can't be maximized in IE 5.5 or
6.0, but I could do that in 5.01.
After much searching I've found out why:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;211068
Basically, IE 5.01 was defective - it ignored "resizable=no". Now,
Bill has "fixed" it. I just hate it when that happens.
In another thread here with the subject "display maximized" a number
of posters asserted that authors should not be trying to force
viewers to a certain window size, or take choices away from them. I
agree with that, so I thought I would try to find a way to restore
the 5.01 Maximize functionality and defeat the unjustified attempts
of certain authors to tell me wtf to do with my window size.
So I'm hoping someone here will have some ideas about how to do
this. My wayback machine is broken, so I can't go back to 5.01, but
I am very handy with registry entries (98SE) and know how to use a
hex editor.
Another possibility is that F11 did seem to work, sorta, but the top
of the previous window overlay the new window, and that's no good.
And, yes, I have sent email to the site in question, but have
received no response. But beyond that, I need a general fix for
this. All mankind needs a general fix for this. I just don't want
you guys disabling my Maximize button.
Hoping someone here will have a fix, but thanks for reading this far
anyway.
Peabody