Zoom Settings Change too Rapidly
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I am using Vivaldi with MX-18, 32-bit linux. I can set the zoom level either with Ctrl and +, or using the slider control on the bottom of the screen. However whenever I use PageUp or PageDown keys ... the zoom settings change down until they are illegible (<40%). Has anybody else observed this problem?? Any work-rounds about?
riccardo44
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@riccardo44 When the zoom slider has focus, Page Down will reduce the Webpage Zoom by 50% and Page Up will increase it by 50%.
This shortcut is undocumented. You can avoid it by going to Settings, Appearance, and selecting "Use Buttons for Range Controls."
Specs: AMD A10-6800K, 8 Gb on Win 10 64-bit 1809 build 17763.253 • Snapshot 2.3.1435.4 (64-bit)
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I reported this as a bug because it is undocumented, and may not be expected by most users. The behaviour of Left/Right cursor keys is, I think, expected behaviour.
(VB-48539) PageUp/PageDown and Home/End Change Webpage Zoom
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When using an input type=range instead of push buttons, it really should be an input type=range, with appropriate corresponding keyboard behaviour for usability and accessibility purposes.
Try this page in various other browsers, such as Chrome or Firefox:
https://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_input_range
They all behave the same keyboard-wise. This is not unexpected or non-standard but exactly how the keyboard interface for an input type=range should work.
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@Gwen-Dragon Which is exactly why it behaves this way, and why that's correct. It's simply a keyboard usability and accessibility feature.
I proposed in the filed bug report that we might not put or keep keyboard focus on the zoom slider when a mouse user drags the slider. That would probably solve issues where focus is put there unintendedly but still allows putting focus there by clicking and then using the keyboard. -
Thanks for the advice. Followed it and can report it works 100%. Thanks
riccardo44
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@Figaro_FV I suggest that this needs to be documented.
Undocumented features as it is not in the help topic on Zoom Options in Vivaldi
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@Gwen-Dragon If it is intentional, then it's not a bug, but it should be documented.
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