How do you persist zoom settings for every website across browsers and devices?

lelandfe · on March 21, 2022

Every major browser has default zoom settings which will apply to all sites. For example:

Chrome: Settings > Appearance > Page zoom

Firefox: Settings > General > Zoom

iOS Safari: Settings > Safari > Page Zoom > Other Websites

remram · on March 21, 2022

A default zoom setting that is global to the browser does not in any way fix the problem of different websites using different font sizes.

lelandfe · on March 21, 2022

It does if you have a huge screen or feel that all sites' fonts are too small, right? Anyway, every browser I use also persists zoom settings chosen for each site.

TAKEMYMONEY · on March 21, 2022

On mobile devices as well? Genuinely asking. I keep a battery of custom CSS files for every site I visit just to keep the text settings in sync across OSes, browsers and devices. HN's CSS for example is...quaint I guess but incredibly antiquated.

lelandfe · on March 21, 2022

Here are my settings on Safari iOS, which get added as you change font sizes across sites: https://i.imgur.com/w2lJev4.png. You can see that I clearly agree with you regarding HN :)

TAKEMYMONEY · on March 22, 2022

That's good for one browser on one device on one OS. Not for consistent display across OSes, browsers and devices.

remram · on March 22, 2022

This thread was about this specific site using a 13px font. You replied that browsers have zooming and you pointed out the global zooming controls.

Sure, it can be used to fix a completely different problem. Great.