crossBrowserFullScreen.js - Try fullscreen mode on most browsers. HTML5 alternatives only work when bound to an interaction event (click/ keyboard/ etc).

crossBrowserFullScreen.js

/*
    Copyright 2013 Leonardo Dutra Constancio.
    https://gist.github.com/LeoDutra/ - leodutra.br@gmail.com
    
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*/

var crossBrowserFullScreen = (function ()
{
    "use strict";
    var crossBrowserFullScreen;

    function log(str, ex)
    {
        if (crossBrowserFullScreen.debug)
        {
            str = 'CrossBrowserFullScreen :: ' + str + (ex ? '\n(' + ex.message + ').' : '');
            try
            {
                alert(str);
            }
            catch (str)
            {}
        }
    }
  
    crossBrowserFullScreen = {
      
        debug: false,
        maximize: function ()
        {
            var win = top.window;
            try
            {
                win.moveTo(0, 0);
                if (document.all) win.resizeTo(screen.availWidth, screen.availHeight);
                else if (document.layers)
                {
                    win.outerHeight = screen.availHeight;
                    win.outerWidth = screen.availWidth;
                }
            }
            catch (win)
            {
                log('Could not maximize window.', win);
            }
        },
        requestFullscreen: function (el)
        {
            el = el || document.element;
            if (el.requestFullscreen) el.requestFullscreen(); // HTMl5 spec
            else if (el.webkitRequestFullScreen)
            {
                if (navigator.userAgent.match(/\bchrome\b/i)) el.webkitRequestFullScreen(Element.ALLOW_KEYBOARD_INPUT);
                else el.webkitRequestFullScreen(); // Safari
            }
            else if (el.msRequestFullScreen) el.msRequestFullScreen(); // ie
            else if (el.mozRequestFullScreen) el.mozRequestFullScreen(); // mozilla
            else // old ie
            {
                var ex;
                try
                {
                    new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").SendKeys("{F11}"); // security settings dependent
                }
                catch (ex)
                {
                    log('Could not send "F11" key.', ex);
                    this.maximize();
                }
            }
        },
        exitFullscreen: function ()
        {
            if (document.exitFullscreen) document.exitFullscreen(); // HTMl5 spec
            else if (document.cancelFullScreen) document.cancelFullScreen();
            else if (document.webkitCancelFullScreen) document.webkitCancelFullScreen();
            else if (document.msExitFullscreen) document.msExitFullscreen(); // ie
            else if (document.mozCancelFullScreen) document.mozCancelFullScreen(); // mozilla
            else // old ie
            {
                var ex;
                try
                {
                    new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").SendKeys("{ESCAPE}"); // security settings dependent
                }
                catch (ex)
                {
                    log('Could not send "escape" key.', ex);
                }
            }
        },
        isFullscreen: function ()
        {
            return !!(document.fullscreen || document.webkitIsFullScreen || document.mozFullScreen || document.msFullScreen || document.webkitFullScreen ||
                /*OLD FF*/
                window.fullscreen ||
                /*OLD IE*/
                (window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth | 0) == screen.width &&
                (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight | 0) == screen.height);
        },
        getFullscreenElement: function ()
        {
            return document.fullScreenElement || document.mozFullScreenElement || document.msFullscreenElement || document.webkitFullScreenElement || null;
        },
        isFullscreenEnabled: function ()
        {
            return !!(document.fullScreenEnabled || document.webkitFullscreenEnabled || document.msFullscreenEnabled || document.mozFullScreenEnabled);
        },
        toggleFullscreen: function (el)
        {
            if (this.isFullscreen()) this.exitFullscreen(el);
            else this.requestFullscreen(el);
        }
    };
    return crossBrowserFullScreen;
})();