Restoring Browser default window

[Flashling]

Does anyone know of a script which will restore the browser window from fullscreen to its default state without relaoding the page? (IE restore tool bar, address bar etc) executed from a button.

I am running an .swf movie that I don't want to interrupt if the user wants to get out of fullscreen mode.

Thanks in advance...:rolleyes:

[eak]

once a window has been opened, you can not change anything about it except size and position. most people around here hate fullscreen mode and i am one of them. it covers up my task bar and i hate that.

any way, f11 is the key you press to toggle fullscreen mode so you may want to tell people that if you really want to use fullscreen mode.

[whackaxe]

the javascript equivelent of F11 is "chanellmode" use that instead of scroll bars and people will be able to use F11 to get back to normal mode

[Flashling]

Many thanks eak and whackaxe for the info.

Eak - I do agree about the issue of fullscreen, but it does enhance the intro movie leading into the site, so what I have done is a set timeout of 120000 milliseconds for the fullscreen to self kill, at the same time the swf movie launches a new browser default window containing the site's homepage once it has finished playing.

That way I hope the user will enjoy the initial fullscreen entry to the site (there is also a 'skip' button available should a user not wish to view the movie.)

Your answer is very informative, and again, many thanks.

Flashling

[Flashling]

whackaxe

Could I use 'channellmode' as a script attached to a button (which would be in the swf movie) and if so what would actually happen to the window? Not sure I fully understood...

Thanks

Flashling

[eak]

go here to see a simple example of channelmode in action.
http://www.eak.homeip.net/scripts/channelmode.html
i dont know how you would integrate it into the swf movie.