How to make the window full screen with Javascript (stretching all over the screen)

Question

How can I make a visitor\'s browser go fullscreen using JavaScript, in a way that works with IE, Firefox and Opera?

Answer 1

Here is my full solution for Full Screen and Exit Full Screen both (many thanks to help from tower's answer above):

$(document).ready(function(){
$.is_fs = false;
$.requestFullScreen = function(calr)
{
    var element = document.body;

    // Supports most browsers and their versions.
    var requestMethod = element.requestFullScreen || element.webkitRequestFullScreen || element.mozRequestFullScreen || element.msRequestFullScreen;

    if (requestMethod) { // Native full screen.
        requestMethod.call(element);
    } else if (typeof window.ActiveXObject !== "undefined") { // Older IE.
        var wscript = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
        if (wscript !== null) {
            wscript.SendKeys("{F11}");
        }
    }

    $.is_fs = true;    
    $(calr).val('Exit Full Screen');
}

$.cancel_fs = function(calr)
{
    var element = document; //and NOT document.body!!
    var requestMethod = element.exitFullScreen || element.mozCancelFullScreen || element.webkitExitFullScreen || element.mozExitFullScreen || element.msExitFullScreen || element.webkitCancelFullScreen;

    if (requestMethod) { // Native full screen.
    requestMethod.call(element);
    } else if (typeof window.ActiveXObject !== "undefined") { // Older IE.
        var wscript = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
        if (wscript !== null) {
            wscript.SendKeys("{F11}");
        }
    }    

    $(calr).val('Full Screen');    
    $.is_fs = false;
}

$.toggleFS = function(calr)
{    
    $.is_fs == true? $.cancel_fs(calr):$.requestFullScreen(calr);
}

});

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