chrome-pt-blog-2

resize_message_recv.js

<!-- Force a reflow of the page by changing its dimensions. -->

var redraw = function() {
  chrome.windows.getLastFocused(function(window) {
    var dimensions = {};
    dimensions.width = window.width;
    dimensions.height = window.height;
    dimensions.left = window.left;
    dimensions.top = window.top;

    dimensions.width--;
    chrome.windows.update(window.id, dimensions);
    dimensions.width++;
    chrome.windows.update(window.id, dimensions);
  });
}
chrome.extension.onRequest.addListener(function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
  if (request == 'redraw')
    redraw();
});

resize_message_send.js

toggle_header: function() {
  $('#header').fadeToggle(function() {
    chrome.extension.sendRequest('redraw');
  });