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0 points0x38B10y ago0 comments

A solution for this is a JS bookmarklet that enables zooming:

    javascript:document.querySelector('meta%5Bname=viewport%5D').setAttribute('content','width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=10.0,user-scalable=1');

I keep this on my bookmarks bar and use it most often to zoom in on text to read it better.

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xenadu0210y ago

Oh God, thank you. You've restored the mobile web for me. I can't stand the stupid "responsive" design crap. There shouldn't be any way to disable user zooming on mobile. Web developers simply can't be trusted.

briandear10y ago

Responsive is good, however dictatorial coding isn't. No reason responsive ought not be user friendly as well. The problem is that many devs seem to thing that they know best for their users. However a larger number don't actually understand that their vision of how a web page should operate isn't necessarily how a web page should operate. Too many cooks trying to be chefs. I admit that I don't have an expert grasp on the nuances of great front end either-- that's why I do my best to stay out of the front end as much as possible!

coldtea10y ago

>Responsive is good

I'll disagree. Responsive is a cop-out -- reminds me of the "mobile" versions of websites. Give me the full version, and stop messing with the layout and experience between the web and the phone.

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mattlutze10y ago

A solution for this is also bouncing from sites that get it wrong.

Though, being unable to address the site's developers as to why you're leaving makes it a bit of a blackbox-ed gesture.

"Why aren't we keeping mobile traffic?"

"I don't know sir, maybe we need to use more viral headlines?"

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