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Minimum Size For PopUp window
I have seen people ask this question a couple of times within the past couple of weeks. A pop up window does have a minimum size, the reason for this is to keep people from opening up windows that are too small to use.

The smallest size that you can make a pop up window is about 100 pixels by 100 pixels. It may differ from browser to browser.

The same size restriction applies to window.resizeTo(100,100)

Eric Pascarello
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Author of: JavaScript: Your Visual Blueprint for Dynamic Web Pages

TrackBacks[0] Comments[4] Posted by pascarello on February 24, 2005 9:20:10 AM EST

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Hi, Is it possible to define the window size so that it will always be the same regardless of how it has been linked? For example, can you make a panorama picture popup window that will always open the same size, regardless of what kind of page it has been linked to?

Comment from Clueless on March 24, 2005 9:31:47 PM EST

Reply | Permalink It is Possible

Yes you can I explain it here on my site:HERE

Hope that helps.
Eric Pascarello

Comment from Eric Pascarello on March 25, 2005 9:41:13 AM EST

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Isn't such a restriction a bit draconian? I have a popup that needs to be about 250 by 40. I really does not need to be any bigger than that because of its function as a popup on my web application. I know you have nothing to do with setting this limitation, but I aphor limitations. If you create a popup window that is "too small", so what? I know it might finds its way into "evil" uses but doesn't everything.

Comment from Steve Kincaid on March 17, 2006 11:26:28 AM EST

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Then use a layer with an iframe and avoid a pop up. Back years ago, you could open a pop up window off of the screen without all of the chrome and make it small. It was a pain as a user to try to get rid of these things. Since people abused them, you have restrictions. Eric

Comment from Eric Pascarello on March 19, 2006 10:19:15 AM EST

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