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I'm noticing that a quite a few websites that have been made 'responsive' (RWD) for mobile/tablet devices are using
I can't see why why they would do that as it only frustrates visitors who need/want to zoom.
It's ironic as they've gone to the trouble to be 'mobile friendly' producing a responsive website but end up making things uncomfortable (or impossible) to read for some visitors!
I'm guessing it's the frameworks some people are using where this is the default so might not always be on purpose. I sometimes contact websites when I come across this (most ignore me!), I recently mentioned it to the creators of SyncBack and they hadn't realised this was going on and corrected it within an hour.
So something to look at if you have or are creating a responsive website.
The good news is that if your are an Android user there's an option in Chrome to override this. In Chrome, go to Settings and Accessibility and turn this option on:
Force enable zoom
Override a website's request to prevent zooming in.
I've written this on a Bank Holiday while waiting for Freeola to sort out a query for me - which they've just done :¬) Glad to see I'm not the only one working on a sunny Bank Holiday!
viewport settings that stop visitors from zooming: maximum-scale=1I can't see why why they would do that as it only frustrates visitors who need/want to zoom.
It's ironic as they've gone to the trouble to be 'mobile friendly' producing a responsive website but end up making things uncomfortable (or impossible) to read for some visitors!
I'm guessing it's the frameworks some people are using where this is the default so might not always be on purpose. I sometimes contact websites when I come across this (most ignore me!), I recently mentioned it to the creators of SyncBack and they hadn't realised this was going on and corrected it within an hour.
So something to look at if you have or are creating a responsive website.
The good news is that if your are an Android user there's an option in Chrome to override this. In Chrome, go to Settings and Accessibility and turn this option on:
Force enable zoom
Override a website's request to prevent zooming in.
[s]Hmmm...[/s]I've written this on a Bank Holiday while waiting for Freeola to sort out a query for me - which they've just done :¬) Glad to see I'm not the only one working on a sunny Bank Holiday!
Hmmm... wrote:
Google are one of the [i]offenders - I've mentioned it to them on Twitter but didn't get a response.
This is a Google site for an example: https://www.en.advertisercommunity.com/
They are using
Why would they do that? :¬(
The earlier 'force zoom' tip sorts it out though :¬)
Well, there's a big slice of irony right there!
The whole "let's force people to be mobile friendly" thing does seem to have been thrown rather carelessly into the mix, with no real thought as to the impact. Kind of like using a jack hammer to pick your teeth...
Google are one of the [i]offenders - I've mentioned it to them on Twitter but didn't get a response.
This is a Google site for an example: https://www.en.advertisercommunity.com/
They are using
maximum-scale=1.0 AND user-scalable=no just to make sure!!!Why would they do that? :¬(
The earlier 'force zoom' tip sorts it out though :¬)
[s]Hmmm...[/s][/i]Well, there's a big slice of irony right there!
The whole "let's force people to be mobile friendly" thing does seem to have been thrown rather carelessly into the mix, with no real thought as to the impact. Kind of like using a jack hammer to pick your teeth...
Google are one of the offenders - I've mentioned it to them on Twitter but didn't get a response.
This is a Google site for an example: https://www.en.advertisercommunity.com/
They are using
Why would they do that? :¬(
The earlier 'force zoom' tip sorts it out though :¬)
This is a Google site for an example: https://www.en.advertisercommunity.com/
They are using
maximum-scale=1.0 AND user-scalable=no just to make sure!!!Why would they do that? :¬(
The earlier 'force zoom' tip sorts it out though :¬)
[s]Hmmm...[/s]
Yup, I think a lot of people have dropped the "viewport" settings into their web sites in order to meet Google's new "mobile friendly" criteria without actually considering the configuration and implications.
Wierdly, having zoom locked on a site still allows it to pass the Google checks for mobile compatibility despite it being incredibly inconvenient (Google only checks that a "viewport" setting is present, not what it is).
Yay for progress!
Wierdly, having zoom locked on a site still allows it to pass the Google checks for mobile compatibility despite it being incredibly inconvenient (Google only checks that a "viewport" setting is present, not what it is).
Yay for progress!
I'm noticing that a quite a few websites that have been made 'responsive' (RWD) for mobile/tablet devices are using
I can't see why why they would do that as it only frustrates visitors who need/want to zoom.
It's ironic as they've gone to the trouble to be 'mobile friendly' producing a responsive website but end up making things uncomfortable (or impossible) to read for some visitors!
I'm guessing it's the frameworks some people are using where this is the default so might not always be on purpose. I sometimes contact websites when I come across this (most ignore me!), I recently mentioned it to the creators of SyncBack and they hadn't realised this was going on and corrected it within an hour.
So something to look at if you have or are creating a responsive website.
The good news is that if your are an Android user there's an option in Chrome to override this. In Chrome, go to Settings and Accessibility and turn this option on:
Force enable zoom
Override a website's request to prevent zooming in.
I've written this on a Bank Holiday while waiting for Freeola to sort out a query for me - which they've just done :¬) Glad to see I'm not the only one working on a sunny Bank Holiday!
viewport settings that stop visitors from zooming: maximum-scale=1I can't see why why they would do that as it only frustrates visitors who need/want to zoom.
It's ironic as they've gone to the trouble to be 'mobile friendly' producing a responsive website but end up making things uncomfortable (or impossible) to read for some visitors!
I'm guessing it's the frameworks some people are using where this is the default so might not always be on purpose. I sometimes contact websites when I come across this (most ignore me!), I recently mentioned it to the creators of SyncBack and they hadn't realised this was going on and corrected it within an hour.
So something to look at if you have or are creating a responsive website.
The good news is that if your are an Android user there's an option in Chrome to override this. In Chrome, go to Settings and Accessibility and turn this option on:
Force enable zoom
Override a website's request to prevent zooming in.
[s]Hmmm...[/s]I've written this on a Bank Holiday while waiting for Freeola to sort out a query for me - which they've just done :¬) Glad to see I'm not the only one working on a sunny Bank Holiday!