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There is a web application (basically a web page coming from the server), which was developed for a client using MS Surface tablets, which were running Windows RT.

When there was a shortcut (tile) pinned to the start screen of the tablet and client run it from there, it looked like any other metro app - no address bar until user dragged edge up or down.

The client started using Windows 8.1 with IE 11. Now, when the user interacts with web page or javascript shows/hides something, address bar pops up from the bottom edge and hides some content.

Is there any way to make this page not to show this address bar popup?

All the application is on one page and there is even no ajax requests during the typical use. It is not possible to reconfigure all the user's existing and future tablets. So it has to be done using js or HTML.

Alex
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Rauli Rajande
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  • so, basicly, you want a guaranteed Fullscreen Mode ? – c69 Aug 30 '13 at 16:09
  • Basically, it would be enough if it wouldn't show this bar during user interaction with application. When app loads new page, it would be understandable and ok (and it worked this way before). Normally everything in tablet browser happens in fullscreen anyway, just this visiting popup address bar is really annoying now. – Rauli Rajande Aug 30 '13 at 17:01
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    Can you define "interaction"? What if you put everything in an ` – Ofir Israel Aug 31 '13 at 21:25
  • Interaction - when user presses a button (labelled "next" located in bottom right corner - that's why this problem appears), javascript (jQuery) hides a div and shows another one. This iframe idea is good one, I'll try it. – Rauli Rajande Aug 31 '13 at 21:30

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Try Calling the App Main Page with menubar, toolbar, location, directories and status excluded from the Default page.

From Default.html

window.open('YourAppMainPage.html','_blank',
'resizable=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no');
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  • Where did you take it from? This script just opens requested page in another tab – EvAlex Mar 05 '14 at 10:02
  • the above script should open requested page in a new window with address bar disabled. if you want a full screen in IE, then use the kiosk mode. ie:::: iexplore.exe -k "required url" – Derin Mar 18 '14 at 04:41
  • It's all about desktop mode, but the question is about metro mode – EvAlex Mar 18 '14 at 06:06