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A brief, related rant: Why the heck do mobile browsers not implement any sort of full page zoom or viewport resizing? (Perhaps better called "page scaling"; it
by jml7c5 6y ago
A brief, related rant:
Why the heck do mobile browsers not implement any sort of full page zoom or viewport resizing? (Perhaps better called "page scaling"; it's what desktop browsers do when you press control-plus/control-minus.)
My choice is either to increase the browser's text scaling and deal with tiny UI elements (e.g., upvote/downvote buttons on HN), or pinch-zoom and pan around. Both are awful.
All the machinery for full-page zoom ("page scaling") is already in the browser! Just let me use it!
- reshlo 6y agoiOS Safari does have this feature, in the top row of settings when you tap the “AA” button in the URL bar. You can tap the larger A on the right to make UI elements larger. HN works well at 125%.
- jonathanedwards 6y agoHow did I miss this? Thank you!
- jml7c5 6y agoDoes this affect images etc as well? I use an Android phone, so unfortunately can't play with it.
- reshlo 6y agoYes, it does.