3 ms·

This is why Android reflows text on double-tap zoom. No more tiny text or zoom-and-pan. (I didn't know until recently that Mobile Safari has no comparable featu

This is why Android reflows text on double-tap zoom. No more tiny text or zoom-and-pan. (I didn't know until recently that Mobile Safari has no comparable feature) By the way, downvotes don't change the fact that this is a non-issue on Android and desktop because double-tap zoom puts the content at a comfortable and customizable font size effectively solving this issue and that desktop browsers have the same ability to set minimum font sizes and zoom levels. edit: Apparently Mobile Safari now has this as well. I don't know if it also allows you to adjust the font size but it just goes to show that there are existing solutions to this subjective problem.

geuis 14y ago
You aren't being downvoted for being pro-Android. You're being downvoted for making non-constructive commentary. If you don't have anything to commit to a conversation, remain silent.
- drivebyacct2 14y ago
  Really? A comment pointing out that this problem is solveable using existing features isn't relevant? Surely an angry rant about someone's preferences will force everyone to change their opinions about a subjective matter and is FAR more constructive. I expect all fonts on the Internet to be exactly up to Brent's expectations by next week. Ironically, the right reply to my post was "this is something that Mobile Safari now does as well" according to this comment. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5193498 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5193498 Again, existing solutions to a subjective problem. Or an angry rant. Hm. Maybe we'll get lucky and next week we can have a "Fonts are too big" post in typical HN-opinion-volley style.
  - egypturnash 14y ago
    Actually Mobile Safari does not do this. It simply has: double tap on an element, and it zooms such that the element's width matches the width of your screen. No reflowing is done. It may not be of much use; when I do this on HN, it only zooms in by a few percent because the elements already stretch most of the way across the screen. You are taking a magnifying glass to the page when you do this, NOT changing the layout to fit the screen and reflowing all the text.
robbrown451 14y ago
Sadly, this feature has gone away now that I have the latest greatest Nexus phone with Chrome and Jelly Bean. Why in the world would they get rid of this feature?
- drivebyacct2 14y ago
  Well WebKit in Chrome already does font resizing on the fly (hence some of the weirdness in HN comments for exmaple). I rarely, rarely find myself manually resizing, zoom or double tap in Chrome for Android.
- baddox 14y ago
  I suspect they got rid of the feature because users don't like it. I found it extremely frustrating.
  - drivebyacct2 14y ago
    Instead of manually zooming and constantly having to pan back and forth to read every single line of text? No thanks.

geuis 14y ago

You aren't being downvoted for being pro-Android. You're being downvoted for making non-constructive commentary. If you don't have anything to commit to a conversation, remain silent.

drivebyacct2 14y ago
Really? A comment pointing out that this problem is solveable using existing features isn't relevant? Surely an angry rant about someone's preferences will force everyone to change their opinions about a subjective matter and is FAR more constructive. I expect all fonts on the Internet to be exactly up to Brent's expectations by next week. Ironically, the right reply to my post was "this is something that Mobile Safari now does as well" according to this comment. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5193498 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5193498 Again, existing solutions to a subjective problem. Or an angry rant. Hm. Maybe we'll get lucky and next week we can have a "Fonts are too big" post in typical HN-opinion-volley style.
- egypturnash 14y ago
  Actually Mobile Safari does not do this. It simply has: double tap on an element, and it zooms such that the element's width matches the width of your screen. No reflowing is done. It may not be of much use; when I do this on HN, it only zooms in by a few percent because the elements already stretch most of the way across the screen. You are taking a magnifying glass to the page when you do this, NOT changing the layout to fit the screen and reflowing all the text.

robbrown451 14y ago

Sadly, this feature has gone away now that I have the latest greatest Nexus phone with Chrome and Jelly Bean. Why in the world would they get rid of this feature?

drivebyacct2 14y ago
Well WebKit in Chrome already does font resizing on the fly (hence some of the weirdness in HN comments for exmaple). I rarely, rarely find myself manually resizing, zoom or double tap in Chrome for Android.
baddox 14y ago
I suspect they got rid of the feature because users don't like it. I found it extremely frustrating.
- drivebyacct2 14y ago
  Instead of manually zooming and constantly having to pan back and forth to read every single line of text? No thanks.