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Hi
Searching this forum I can see that the iPad’s pinch-zoom (enlarge) feature has been a question raised by others.
From this I understand that zoom is disabled on the iPad when the site is in responsive mode. Testing on my iPad I can see that if the theme is switched to fixed-width layout then pinch-zoom works again. Okay, that’s all fine for desktop/laptop/iPad devices … but in fixed-width mode my site looks awful (and I mean totally illegible) when viewed on my Android smartphone. So, it appears that the only truly multi-device solution is responsive mode.But, the pinch-zoom feature is really important for the iPad, especially with Retina, as in responsive mode my site’s body text tends to render quite small on the iPad screen. This isn’t just a ‘nice-to-have’ feature – it’s a fundamental usability issue, especially for those with any visual impairment.
Is it really the case that this is a straight either/or choice: if responsive then no zoom capability on the iPad?
Most of the previous forum discussions on this subject seem to be from a couple of years ago – just wondering if anyone has come up with a workaround more recently.Thanks
DavidHey westernaspect!
Try changing line 35 in the header.php from this.
if( strpos($responsive, 'responsive') !== false ) echo '<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">';To this.
if( strpos($responsive, 'responsive') !== false ) echo '<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">';Best regards,
ElliottHey Elliot
Nicely! That’s done it. I feel so much better about my site now I know that’s fixed. Thank you.
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