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I'm opening a child window through the parent window, and I want the child window to be displayed in full-screen mode.

Andreas Köberle
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    Who honestly downvoted this question lol? It's a valid question for someone who doesn't realize the security implications. I'm upvoting as it's a fair and properly phrased question. – KP. Jan 28 '10 at 14:06

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There is no way to maximize the browser window to full-screen with JavaScript. This is considered a security restriction.

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The only workaround is to change the window size to fill the whole screen, as in the following example: 

window.moveTo(0, 0);
window.resizeTo(screen.availWidth, screen.availHeight);

However note that this is not really full-screen mode -- just a maximized window.

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