[ken39]

Hi,

Nice to see you guys, since this is my first day in this forum let me share one of my favourite tools.

Its called the IE maximizer

well if you like me, always wanted to let any IE page that you click on to be auto maximized, this is the tool you should use.

have a go and tell me whar you think.

http://www.jiisoft.com/iemaximizer/index.htm

Cheers
ken

[TonyKlein]

Thanks for the heads up!

However, I think it's always best not to use a third party tool, if something can (and will) be done without.

This is how you get windows opened by hyperlinks to open maximized:

Start IE, right click any link on a web page, and select Open in a New Window.
Go back to the first IE window you opened and close it.
Return to the second window and manually drag it to fill the screen.
(Do not use the maximize button, for that's a temporary setting that will not be retained.)

Now press the Ctrl button, and close this second window, holding the Ctrl button depressed, using 'close' in the File menu (important!).

This should force Windows to remember the settings, and windows will now open maximized.

[lyrical]

I guess that there is a certain amount of "sceptical-izm" I hold against something like that for a number of reasons.

1. If it opens the link into a new window, it is like running IE more than once. This causes system degrigation.

2. You can do the same thing my manipulating the windows config to open new items into a new window. Hyperlinks included.

3. Why would you want everything you click on to be maximized? Half the time I am browsing, I get all these popups. Not nessesarily because I click on a certain thing/link but because I am simply at a certain site. Running multiple programs slows you down, plain and simple.

I just don't see the use in the program your talking about. Plz enlighten me if there are any certain reaons you DO like it. I'd like to know all perspectives.

cya !

~ Lyrical ~

[ken39]

Hi,

Thanks for replying TonyKlein,
although your method worked but I am not sure it is maximised. Next time when you click on a link it will be in the same size that you set, but I dont think it is maximised. Will try it out again though!

Thanks for replying lyrical, to answer your
pt1) well when you click on a link on some web page its target is a new blank page, and my purpose of this proggie is meant to maximise this new page automatically.

pt2) can you elaborate on what do you mean by manipulating the win config? As I am not familar with it.

pt3)the reason is simple, I am a very freq visitor to a free online story site which on its main page contain links to the related stories. And the default IE window size produced when link was clicked is jus too small.


Thanks for replying again!

[TonyKlein]

Originally posted by ken39:
Hi,

Thanks for replying TonyKlein,
although your method worked but I am not sure it is maximised. Next time when you click on a link it will be in the same size that you set, but I dont think it is maximised.

Well, yes, actually it should retain the size that way.

It probably is the most frequently asked question on boards like this, and this is the usual way of fixing it.

BTW, this is not a bug. This behavior is by design.

[RandyG]

OK, a slight change in Tony's method, for those of us who don't like manually dragging the edges of a wiondow to fill the screen.

When you have your one IE window open, right-click your taskbar and select Tile Windows (Vertically or Horizonatlly doesn't matter). Since you only have one window, it will fill the entire screen. Hold CTRL down while closing by using the X at the top right, and it will save it.


Now, to Lyrical's questions:

1) Ever heard of multitasking? the main reason, beyond allowing none programmers like us to use and enjot computers, is that Windows allows you to do more things at once. You could not do this in DOS. I spend hours on the internet daily (it's part of my job, but I enjoy it too) and I have multiple browser windows open all the time. it's a necessity in many cases. By the way, using your IE icon in Quick Launch, or from the Desktop, or from the Start Menu uses more resources, but right-clicking a link and selecting open in new window doesn't.

2) That method does not work consistantly with IE browser windows. Mine and Tony's does.

3) Since I do alot of work on the internet, I like to see more of the page at once. I understand the necessity to scroll up or down, but detest scrolling left to right. Having the enlarged window allows me to see more at once. This does not affect popups, cause almost all popups are coded to open a specific size window.

[RandyG]

BTW, ken39, the window is not "maximised" in that you still have the option to click the "box" at the top right to make it maximised, but it is essentially the same in that it fills the entire window.

That's just a matter of semantics, though!!

[ken39]

Hi again!

tony, yup i know its jus the design.

and randy i know its the semantics..hehehehe




oh and if anyone had tried this proggie, mind tell me what you think of it?

Thanks

[perris]

Originally posted by RandyG:
BTW, ken39, the window is not "maximised" in that you still have the option to click the "box"
That's just a matter of semantics, though!!

not so, it's a mich bigger differance then semantics...as you know, you can't minimize the window to a more funtional multitasking configuration when it's already minimized...this elongated minimum window far from the functionality of having it open maximized.

personally, I like the new windows open minimized, I can always maximiz it when I need to concentrate on that window.

btw..the blue ie bar at the top of the browser serves as a minimizer and maximizer...just double click that, and never use that tiny box again

[RandyG]

Originally posted by perris:
not so, it's a mich bigger differance then semantics...as you know, you can't minimize the window to a more funtional multitasking configuration when it's already minimized...this elongated minimum window far from the functionality of having it open maximized.

Depends on everybody's definition of functional. Yours and mine are different. Functional for me is the largest size I can get. Functional for you is smaller. Po-ta-toes . . .Po-tay-toes.

As long as we're all happy.

ken39 gave a link to a bit of software that automatically opened his browser to the largest size. Tony, lyrical and I gave alternate options to doing exactly that, without extra software.

[perris]

I'm just pointing out that opening maximized has more funtionality then opening minimized to the full screen.

I don't use either, but you can open maximized without a program...i believe tk posted the method a while back...I'll be back when I find it

[perris]

ah...can't find it, it's on a site that's down right now...I'll post the method when they're back up

[RandyG]

If you find a way that works all the time, I'd love to hear it.

You have to understand that I looked for the correct answer to this over 2 years ago when I first came here (Browser Window), and I see this question at least every other week since then.

[perris]

I have a way, but I won't be able to get to it till next week...I'll post back when the source is back up...see you then

[perris]

all right...try this, I believe this might work, a coupla people I gave this to have had good results...i personally don't know, because I open new windows to half screen, so I don't know how long this will last, but give it a shot;

hit windows key+e...(explorer, obviously)

now, get maximized, now save the view to all folders, (you know how to do this)

next, hold control, and close the window.

for good measure, open windows explorer again, (this time it will open maximized), save to all folders again, and close again holding the control button

explorer is obviously integral to ie, and settings have better stick when they're done from here...let me know how long this lasts for ya