May 26, 2000 - Windows Manipulation

May 26, 2000 Windows Manipulation Tips: May 2000 Yehuda Shiran, Ph.D. Doc JavaScript

The following methods (N4+, IE4+) move, scroll, and resize a given window:

// move the screen position of the window to the specified x and y offset
window.moveTo(iX, iY)
// move the screen position of the window by the specified x and y offset
window.moveBy(iX, iY)
// scroll the window to the specified x and y offset
window.scrollTo(iX, iY)
// scroll the window by the specified x and y offset 
window.scrollBy(iX, iY)
// set the size of the window to the specified width and length
window.resizeTo(iWidth, iHeight)
// change the current size of the window by the specified x and y offset
window.resizeBy(iX, iY)

Notice that these methods belong to the window object, so they can be executed on the current window or any other referenced window.

Learn more about what can be done with windows in Tutorial 1, Working with Windows.