Comments on: Stop resizing my web browser window!

By: nonW00t

nonW00t — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:47:25 +0000

#1 reason not to use IE anymore. FF e.g. has a specific setting that can be disabled to prevent window resizes via script. It’s a darn shame too for MS, they have to wonder why so many abandon IE.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:55:08 +0000

Even if I use a small program to size or resize my browser window quickly, i can fully agree with you. I don’t love that.

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:57:57 +0000

Thanks trovster- I needed that content java script setting! Finally an answer to this resizing nonsense.
Hope it works every time

By: Deon

Deon — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:54:38 +0000

In IE8 I just found “Enable visual styles on buttons and controls in webpages”. After disabling it, the site I use do not resize. For most sites I also use FF. I hope this will help some users.

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:28:44 +0000

Just went to this website for a small local event at the town where I grew up and the idiot web designer has done this !!!!
Its so annoying !

http://www.michaelmasfair.org.uk/michaelmas/home.html

By: Emilio

Emilio — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:11:12 +0000

Very annoying indeed, but maybe firefox is an option?
In firefox you can simply turn this off.

By: Aditya Saxena

Aditya Saxena — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:14:45 +0000

Yes yes! dont resize my browser windows for god’s sake

By: Stefan

Stefan — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:22:44 +0000

Aren’t you guys just a bit anal retentive control freaks that can’t stand when someone messes with your stuff? So what if someone breaks the monotony with their creativity once in a blue moon? Also think small pop ups and roll-over layers can be great when they speed up the browsing experience, not talking about casino ads.

Having said that I certainly don’t make a habit of designing sites that resize windows, I prefer to keep a size around 800 to 1000. But to really appreciate art and photography you are better off using all available real estate. Today screen resolutions are getting high enough that you can actually appreciate creative genius online.

Devil’s advocateâ€¦

By: Sergio

Sergio — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:42:59 +0000

I always have my browser maximized for better efficiency. Sites that resize my browser disrupt everything I’m doing and are really annoying.
Lets STOP that from happening!!!

By: mel

mel — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:56:52 +0000

does anyone have a really great article link they can share on this topic? we are building a website for a traditional design agency and they are really stuck on having us force the user’s browser to resize. we have tried to talk them out of this, but they seem to think it would compromise their beautiful design (that btw was totally designed like a print ad – yay!). their creative director claims he is an expert in web design and insists we do this. help!

By: Shetty

Shetty — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:48:47 +0000

hi people,

I agree to all point , its annoying to see the browser window resizing, but in some cases the WD is left with no choices when the controls in the window are less, like some wesites other than a social sites, mail sites…………….

By: anjali

anjali — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:19 +0000

Pl. tell me how can create a fixable window in web site in any screen resolution

thx

By: Nashville SEO

Nashville SEO — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:00:53 +0000

If a programmer wants to resize the screen then let them.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:57:45 +0000

I agree! Web devs keep complaining that their pages need to be seen on an X:Y resolution, but they forget that nowadays all monitors are at least 17″ . I have a 20″ widescreen and many web pages keep making my browser window SMALLER. Also, many of them move it partially below the screen, making content less visible.

Firefox does a nice job of inhibiting this, and most of the sites are afraid of maximized browser windows and don’t touch them, but it is still an issue.

By: Philip Norton

Philip Norton — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:48:23 +0000

Fully agree with you! If I come across any site in StumbleUpon (or any other social bookmarking site) then it gets an instant thumbs down.

By: Douglas

Douglas — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:14:29 +0000

At least madmaz warns you before resizing, but I feel if that is the way the developer wants to design the site they should do it, but if most people don’t like it they will not get the traffic that they are looking for.

By: Robert Nyman

Robert Nyman — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:45:55 +0000

Michael,

To begin with, I’m fairly sure the images will fit into the web browser window of most people. Just surround it with black or something to give it a good focus (or, alternatively, use a pop-up window if you have to).

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:24:12 +0000

I am doing a gallery website for my wife to present the photo essays she did for her thesis. Would I be burned with the rest for resizing the browser window to display the full images? I despise the unsolicited window resize however I really want to be able to display full images in the browser by default for the best dramatic impact. All the images are a set size so only an initial resize in necessary. I know I am in denial… What other alternatives exist?

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:33:25 +0000

So while on Weather.com, I clicked to vote on one of their polls and it resized my web browser! Very annoying (if you take a long time to get the right browser dimensions like i do)

Then I typed in google searching to see if anyone else hates this as much as I do, and found this… thanks for posting – made me fell better!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:50:04 +0000

I was just thinking about this the other day. STOP doing it, web developers! It’s especially annoying when stumbling