<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
Due to the fact that user-scalable=no means we do not let the user zoom in or out of the page. Then why do we need to use initial-scale=1.0 and maximum-scale=1.0? Is it necessary to use them?
Your intuition is correct, maximum-scale=1.0 is unneeded since the page can't be zoomed anyway. Setting minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0 is a common pattern that's almost equivalent to user-scalable=no. Almost because some browsers will load the page at a scale such that all content width is visible (e.g. Chrome on Android does this) so the user may start off at a scale that's not 1.0 and can't zoom. However, adding initial-scale=1.0 forces the zoom to 1.0.
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I am working on a website: www.sc1.online-folio.com
for mobile and tablet devices I want to show this site 100 zoomed out (or maybe a little more) so user can see full site at first glance and zoom in the area he wants to view.
I am using this meta tag to zoom out
<meta name="viewport" content="width=1100" initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0" />
I set the width 1100 so the website look a little zoomed out for better viewing of slider area. This is all working fine on android devices but on ipad and iphone the site is zoomed like this: http://www.responsimulator.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsc1.online-folio.com%2F and no changes in meta properties are working.
So guys can you tell me what exactly I do to control the zooming on iphone and ipad devices.
You have written the attribute incorrectly, replace the quote after width with a comma.
So that:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=1100" initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0" />
Becomes:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=1100, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0" />
But to answer your question, viewport is the thing!
I am having a problem finding the right viewport meta tag to use for a responsive site while restricting user scaling.
Currently I am using:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, height=device-height, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0">
I am getting some really weird issues on my iPad2. Upon orientation change, the layout for the previous orientation, including elements that should be hidden by media queries, is taken and posted over-top of the correct layout.
I appreciate any help.
Thanks,
just this and nothing else, remove the rest
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
I have a site that is 2048px wide. Is there a way to automatically have the iPad fit the entire site width on the screen when the site is loaded? I've tried experimenting with meta viewport in a few different ways:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width maximum-scale=1.0">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width initial-scale=1.0">
This hasn't worked though. The site is still too wide and spills off screen on the iPad.
You can pass a fixed size to the content width like so:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=2048" />
May need some tweaking to allow for padding either side, but should load the site at that size and allow users to zoom in.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
That's what I use for my website.
The correct way to fix this problem are by using percentages rather than fixed widths. But if you "cannot" change that, you can force your viewport to scale down by using 0.x in initial-scale like:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=0.625, user-scalable=yes" />
Try setting min-width: 2048px; to the html and body tags in css. That's fixed some weirdness on iPads for me before, but not sure if it will apply to this one.
I was working on a site with the same problem recently, it wouldn't stay zoomed out between page clicks for a fixed 960px width site. Try:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=-100%" />
So far so good, passed on my Ipad Air.
This works fine:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=no">
<meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
it's possible with jquery or metatag remove the automatic resize in my website when i visit it on ipad? Is there a way to preveni this action of safari ipad?
I've come across the metatag "viewport".
I use it to strictly define the size of mobile websites and prevent scaling.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
By changing the width I expect you can force your website to a given width on all devices.
By querying the device using Javascript navigator.useragent you can restrict this to just iPad.
if (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i)) ...
Is there any way to prevent the application from zooming? My app has this annoying habit of zooming all way in when you focus on a text input (only on Android, using an HTC amaze).
Sure:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0"/>