Minimizing web-browser using javascript

Question

I have tried to minimize web-browser using javascript.

According to the document related to the issue, there is no way to do it.

However, I finally found the following document.

When I tried call the function, window.minimize(), error statement came up:

Uncaught TypeError: window.minimize is not a function(…)

Is there way to minimize web-browser using javascript?

shaochuancs · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-09 03:45:32Z

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According to https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window, window.minimize() is limited to "top-level XUL windows only". So it's only available when developing Firefox plugin.

There is no minimize() or similar method in window object (https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-window-object), it's unlikely to minimize browser using javascript on webpage.

answered Aug 9, 2016 at 3:45

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Thanks, I could not check the browser compatibility. Thank you for your answer.

Visveswaran · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-09 04:02:08Z

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There is no way to minimize the latest version of browser through JavaScript, because of the security reason, it won't work in latest browser..

we can only resize the browser but not to minimization level...

answered Aug 9, 2016 at 4:02

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