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>Do you know of a browser that doesn't already have a "Go Full Screen"
>button? Why would you ever have to provide one yourself?
I don't recall one in IE4; I don't see one in IE6.
In IE6 at least, F11 will do it, but that's not a visible button. For
some types of user, only visible controls will do.
On re-sizing in general : it's clearly arrogant, for most pages, to go
full-screen onLoad. But, in particular cases, it can certainly be
appropriate to allow the user to select a particular width.
For example, I have a page with an image 15*8388 pixels (more-or-less in
the right margin) and a parallel optional
about 5 ex wide and as
deep as the user chooses (more-or-less in the left margin); it also has
other images and boxes. I think I've now got it more-or-less
satisfactory at any window-width that would accommodate a about 60
characters wide; but it might certainly be good to provide a button to
make the page look, as much as possible, like the author habitually
uses.
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