Window size and TOC

Hi
Working in RH HTML,
Generating webhelp and webhelp pro manuals.
I want to restrict the size of my help window
1. I am able to define a custom default window for
webhelp/pro to use, and also able to default my custom window for
output in Webhelp/pro layout properties. But the help file output
is in my default browser size.
2. To over come the above I also wrote few commands in the
template(this is a custom template which has got company header and
footer created in RH HTML).
Command 1. <body
onload=self.resizeTo(600,500);self.moveTo(300,200) > or <body
onLoad = resizeTo(600,500) - None of this worked
Command 2.
<script>window.resizeTo(600,700);window.resizable=0</script>
- This didnt work also
NOTE: I used both Command 1 and 2 turn by turn.
3. Any changes to the template, should effect all topics
using it as a template?If I write a code in the template it should
effect all topics?
4. TOC - Is it possible to restrict the a user not to change
the size of the TOC pane?
Thx for your help
Kewal

Hi,
Thx for your reply
I used Rick's code to change the size of my window, but I had
to call in a different way I was not able to define the size in the
body, I dont know why this didnt just work. So I did the below.
I used the code for the below from Rick's site but I declared
the function in the HEAD.
<script language=JavaScript1.2>
function Resize ()
top.window.moveTo(0,0);
if (document.all) {
top.window.resizeTo(1000,700);
else if (document.layers||document.getElementById) {
if
(top.window.outerHeight<screen.availHeight||top.window.outerWidth<screen.availWidth){
top.window.outerHeight = 700;
top.window.outerWidth = 600;
</script>
after declaring the above function I called it in the
<body onLoad=Resize() >
and this worked. Finally my help opened in a defined size.
Code from -
http://www.robowizard.com/RoboWizard/NewProject.htm#MonthlyScry/032004.htm
Thank you for your help and advice much appreciated
Thx to rick for his code
Kewal
Have a great Monday ;-)

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