Browser window expanded, HELP!
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- alloyd
Hey,
Thought you guys would know best, so here's a question if anyone would feel free to give comments or suggestions.I was going to design my Flash site where the main stage would be 1024x768, the outer bounds being Flash as well (Using Stage.onResize etc), so the entire clickable area of the browser page would be Flash-based. When the user first gets to the site, I wanted the page to be large enough so that it doesn't get cut off if the browser window is too small. But I hate it when I go to a site and it automatically goes full screen when you get there.
I'm contemplating on whether or not on using an 'Enter Page' with a button that says "Launches Fullscreen Window". I really don't want the user to take that extra step. I kind of just want them to go to the site and do whatever without having to make extra clicks.
I've seen scripts that allow you to resize the window after it has already been opened. I was also thinking about doing a delay before calling that Javascript to expand and resize the window. Does that work? What do you guys think about that? Does that work with most browsers? Anyone have any experience with using that? My audience will mainly be other designers and hopefully clients, so I would think they would at least be on 1024x768.
What are your thoughts on going fullscreen automatically when the user gets to your site?
Do I have any other options to expand the browser window?
I don't want to surprise the user and I don't want to make them take an extra step to get into the site. Any comments or suggestions would greatly be appreciated. Thanks.
- UndoUndo0
I'd let the user choose what size the window is, use a one pixel high gid image for the max width and align it in the html alongside the swf, do the same with a one pixel wide gif the min height you want the movie and align it to the right of the swf. This way the browser will be fored to scroll at the min height and width but expand at larger sizes
- water_lowa0
try the power button
- alloyd0
Thanks Undo Undo, you are always helping everyone on here. Will the GIF thing work even if the Flash will always be at 100%x100%?
Does anyone know what the most common browser window size would most likely be? Do you think 1024x768 or higher is a safe bet for a site nowadays?
- UndoUndo0
yep that method will (only)work when flash is embedded at 100%. the size thing is dependant on the user demographic but we are starting to create sites at 1024 (yahoo is too for example). Take a look at the site on my profile - it uses the gif method but hasnt been updated froma table yet so you'll have to figure out the div layout for yrself!!
:)
- alloyd0
Awesome, that works out great UndoUndo. Thanks.
Thanks weestu. I guess 1024x768 was a good choice.
Cheers.