Minimize browser window using Javascript

Question

Is there a Javascript or jQuery method to minimize the current browser window?

Answer 1

There is no way to minimize the browser window within javascript.

There are ways to change the size of the window, but no true minimization (nice word)

Answer 2

I hope this is what you are looking for:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

function Minimize()
{
window.innerWidth = 100;
window.innerHeight = 100;
window.screenX = screen.width;
window.screenY = screen.height;
alwaysLowered = true;
}

function Maximize()
{
window.innerWidth = screen.width;
window.innerHeight = screen.height;
window.screenX = 0;
window.screenY = 0;
alwaysLowered = false;
}
</SCRIPT>

<A HREF="javascript:onClick=Minimize()">Minimize</A>
<A HREF="javascript:onClick=Maximize()">Maximize</A> 

Answer 3

If you use an extension, then you can minimize by chrome.windows.update(window.id, { state: 'minimized' })

Answer 4

No, there isn't. However, depending on what you're doing and which browsers you're targeting, you could play around with the blur and focus events of the window to achieve similar effect.