resizeTo causing flashing in hta

xwb · Sep 10, 2006

Here is a simple application. What I want to do is to set the size to 300x200 when the program loads up. The problem is when it starts up, it flashes. Is there a different way of sizing the form so that it does not flash?

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Load Size</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION
     APPLICATIONNAME="Load Size"
     BORDER="thick"
     CAPTION="yes"
     MAXIMIZEBUTTON="yes"
     MINIMIZEBUTTON="yes"
     SCROLL="no"
     SHOWINTASKBAR="yes"
     SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"
     SYSMENU="yes"
     WINDOWSTATE="normal"
>
</head>
<body language="vbscript" onload="resizeTo 300,200">
</body>
</html>

xwb · Sep 10, 2006

After 3 hours of googling (what a way to spend a Sunday afternoon) - I found the answer by experimenting. It is strange that nobody has even mentioned this.

It is basically the order in which the HTML is excuted. When it executes WINDOWSTATE=normal, it sets the window size. It then gets to body which resizes, hence the flashing. If we don't want it to flash or show a window of the wrong size, the resize has to be done before the HTA statement.

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Load Size</title>
<script language="vbscript">
   resizeTo 300,200
</script>
<HTA:APPLICATION
     APPLICATIONNAME="Load Size"
     BORDER="thick"
     CAPTION="yes"
     MAXIMIZEBUTTON="no"
     MINIMIZEBUTTON="yes"
     SCROLL="no"
     SHOWINTASKBAR="yes"
     SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"
     SYSMENU="yes"
     WINDOWSTATE="normal"
     />
</head>
<body>
	Hello
</body>
</html>

strebor · Sep 11, 2006

Or you could try:

Code:

<script language="vbscript">
sub window_onload
   window.resizeTo 300,200
end sub
</script>

strebor

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