ZOOM!
August 30, 2012 9:43 AM
What percentage of desktop web browsers are set to a zoom level of 100%?
Bonus points for knowing what they're likely zoomed to if it's not 100%.
(I'm asking because we're unsure how important it is to support zoom levels in a cumbersome legacy site that has various issues below and above 100%. We are going to start detecting zoom level using techniques like these in the meantime, but are trying to discover a ballpark figure more quickly and for future reference.)
Bonus points for knowing what they're likely zoomed to if it's not 100%.
(I'm asking because we're unsure how important it is to support zoom levels in a cumbersome legacy site that has various issues below and above 100%. We are going to start detecting zoom level using techniques like these in the meantime, but are trying to discover a ballpark figure more quickly and for future reference.)
Anecdotally, I use the built in OSX zoom and/or chrome's cmd + increase size thing on probably 90% of websites I visit because I keep my displays at 1080p. I have significantly better than 20/20 vision (lazer surgery).
posted by cmoj at 11:26 AM on August 30, 2012
posted by cmoj at 11:26 AM on August 30, 2012
I use this feature all the damn time, it's one of the best tricks out there. I've shown it to at least a half a dozen other people though, not one of whom had ever seen it before. So I think only a smallish minority at most are using browser zoom.
posted by Scientist at 11:47 AM on August 30, 2012
posted by Scientist at 11:47 AM on August 30, 2012
Scientist, when you present it as a superior way to browse it makes me think we should go out of our way to support it.
I still can't find any statistics; I suppose we will have to be the first to compile them.
posted by michaelh at 1:15 PM on September 1, 2012
I still can't find any statistics; I suppose we will have to be the first to compile them.
posted by michaelh at 1:15 PM on September 1, 2012
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posted by michaelh at 9:45 AM on August 30, 2012