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Disable browser window resizing in Firefox

April 11th, 2007 - Firefox, How to, Mac OS X, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting

Development etiquette has generally made web browsing a more pleasant experience over the years, removing such horrors as blinking text and the background midi. Unfortunately, there are a few annoyances still left on web sites, and one of the worst is the forced resizing of your web browser. Nothing peeves me more than having my browser window be resized to full screen without my permission, but if you’re a Firefox user, you can do something about it. Here is how to disable the resizing of your browser window in Firefox.

How to disable automatic browser resizing in Firefox

  • In Firefox, navigate to the Firefox menu and down to “Preferences”
    • (in Windows, it will be under Tools->Options)
  • Navigate to the Content tab
  • Find “Enable Javascript” and hit the button next to it that says “Advanced”
  • Uncheck the topmost item, “Move or resize existing windows”

That’s all you have to do. Firefox will no longer allow web pages to resize your browser window. If anyone knows how to disable browser resizing in Safari or other web browsers, please post how in the comments.

Posted by: Bill Ellis

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Comments: 7

Comment from anon
Time: April 12, 2007, 12:24 am

wow finally, thanks this is great

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Time: April 12, 2007, 2:17 am

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Comment from Bob Dolezal
Time: June 26, 2007, 12:51 pm

I have been having a problem with Firefox display on projectors. Even though the screen resolution is very high (e.g. 1280 X 854), the browser window for a 1024X768 page won’t fit the whole page on the projection screen. Is there any way to reduce the size of the browser window itself in Firefox?

Comment from kevin
Time: January 14, 2008, 9:19 am

i’m try to find this in firefox, thanks

Comment from casino
Time: April 27, 2008, 4:56 pm

the browser window for a 1024X768 page won’t fit the whole page on the projection screen

Comment from wonkette
Time: July 26, 2009, 7:30 pm

thank you thank you thank you… this was driving me crazy!

Comment from Vittorio
Time: October 17, 2009, 1:14 am

thank you very much!!!

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April 11th, 2007