How can I make Safari zoom like Chrome?

O

odedia

macrumors 65816

Original poster

Nov 24, 2005

1,048

158

• Jun 7, 2014

• #1

Hi,
I really want to use Safari (especially with the new Yosemite update), but I can't stand the zoom in feature when I do a two-finger pinch on the trackpad. It makes no sense, the whole page is out of place. For example, try it while viewing an image on facebook. The zoom goes all the way to the right and bottom. Plus, it doesn't persist between pages.

On chrome (or on Safari when you type Cmd-+), you get the whole page to rezoom it's text. It's not a view change, it's a render change. It makes a lot more sense.

Has anyone figured out a way to make the same feature work on Safari?

 

matrix07

macrumors G3

Jun 24, 2010

8,226

4,896

• Jun 12, 2014

• #2

odedia said:

Hi,
I really want to use Safari (especially with the new Yosemite update), but I can't stand the zoom in feature when I do a two-finger pinch on the trackpad. It makes no sense, the whole page is out of place. For example, try it while viewing an image on facebook. The zoom goes all the way to the right and bottom. Plus, it doesn't persist between pages.

On chrome (or on Safari when you type Cmd-+), you get the whole page to rezoom it's text. It's not a view change, it's a render change. It makes a lot more sense.

Has anyone figured out a way to make the same feature work on Safari?

Click to expand...

Have you ever use Safari?

 

dangerfish

macrumors 6502a

Aug 28, 2007

584

133

• Jun 12, 2014

• #3

The zoom is dependent on where you have the cursor when you 2 finger swipe. If it is on the right side of the screen, it zooms there. If the cursor is on the left side of the screen, it zooms there. With Chrome, it zooms to the upper left of the screen regardless of where the cursor is. I prefer safari zoom.

 

960design

macrumors 68040

Apr 17, 2012

3,853

1,716

Destin, FL

• Jun 12, 2014

• #4

From your Mac: System Preferences->Accessiblity->Zoom

This will create a smooth zoom for everything.

 

mastermind6192

macrumors member

Jan 8, 2010

92

28

USA

• Jul 12, 2014

• #5

SmartZoom

Your best bet in Safari is to use a feature called smart zoom. When looking at a site and you need to zoom in a specific section double tap with two fingers on the trackpad.http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4721?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

 

M

millk18

macrumors regular

Jun 16, 2010

103

10

• Jul 12, 2014

• #6

My experience is that you reverse pinch in Chrome and the entire page zooms at center AND REMEMBERS THAT POSITION WHEN YOU RETURN TO THAT PAGE. That is a big deal. Safari forces you to double tap each and every time. Small thing to some perhaps but a big annoyance to me.

And one more thing... is there anything like Foxtab for Safari. Foxtab is a 3D tabbed-browsing extension originally for Firefox but now for Chrome also.

 

Gav2k

macrumors G3

Jul 24, 2009

9,216

1,608

• Jul 12, 2014

• #7

You can do cmd +/- in Safari and I missing something ?

 

M

millk18

macrumors regular

Jun 16, 2010

103

10

• Jul 12, 2014

• #8

Gav2k said:

You can do cmd +/- in Safari and I missing something ?

Click to expand...

Now close the tab/window, then reopen it. Did it remember your setting?

 

Gav2k

macrumors G3

Jul 24, 2009

9,216

1,608

• Jul 13, 2014

• #9

millk18 said:

Now close the tab/window, then reopen it. Did it remember your setting?

Click to expand...

But I don't want it to remember my setting. If I choose to zoom it's only ever temporary.

 

M

millk18

macrumors regular

Jun 16, 2010

103

10

• Jul 15, 2014

• #10

I want to take advantage of my glorious 27-inch screen. I set the page in Chrome to the ideal size and never have to worry about it again. "Set it and forget it." I just wish Safari had that baked in.

Just as I wish Safari had a great extension like Foxtab for my frequently used bookmarks. <sigh>