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    • linuxmint7
      linuxmint7 last edited by

      Surely there's no real point in offering font size changing abilities, especially on Android with it's large screen phones and (double tap) zooming capabilities ?.

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by

        Surely there's no real point in offering font size changing abilities, especially on Android with it's large screen phones and (double tap) zooming capabilities ?.
        Except for the facts:

        • Don't assume everyone has a big screen, and remember that what defines the size of text is the resolution and the font size the web developer defined to their page, not the size of the screen. Also, my phone's default font size is a bit small and I can't change it (no option in the OS's Accessibility settings exists and the one there doesn't affect webpages anyway).
        • Having to double tap / pinch to zoom in every page load is annoying.
        • Some sites block zoom and Opera doesn't offer a way to unblock it.

        In Opera 12 I used to set default zoom to 150 or 175%, it's not possible anymore. A minimum font size setting perhaps would be the best solution, plus a way to override stupid web devs blocking zooming when it's not necessary (both options available in Chrome - though Chrome is unusable for me due to other annoyances and I prefer Opera).

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        • linuxmint7
          linuxmint7 last edited by

          I still use Opera classic 12.10 as my main browser in Android, so I guess it doesn't affect me. Double tapping to zoom and then scrolling around (especially with Text wrapping enabled) isn't really annoying for me, even when viewing on a 800x480 4.3" screen.

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          • A Former User
            A Former User last edited by

            Then realize we are talking about the newest version...

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            • linuxmint7
              linuxmint7 last edited by

              Well it obviously doesn't bother that many people, because in two days, apart from me, only one other person has responded to this thread. #shrugs#

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                This forum is a small representative of how many users may or may not want this setting, it's not the only channel of communication between users and Opera.

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                • doliprane
                  doliprane last edited by

                  I agree with having option to customise font size, again Opera lacks in this basic field, they want to appear more clever but end up leaving a bad impression.

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    I also need an option of increasing font size on Android. Even default samsung browser has such option. Opera isn't ussble without this feature for me.

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                    • acqii
                      acqii last edited by

                      1280x800 7inch screen here. One of the first things I noticed was that while I was fitting more web real estate on the screen, the default font size on many websites is small. Unfortunately Opera 12 runs with lag on my tablet while 22 runs smooth but has lost the functionality of old.

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User last edited by

                        And evev if I try to scale manualy, text wrapping doesn't work when turbo mode is on.
                        Is makes opera absolutely nonusable!

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                        • lxgr
                          lxgr last edited by

                          On my Nexus 5, the font size in Offroad (a.k.a. Mini) mode is too small as well. Everything works fine when using the Blink-based local renderer (i.e. Offroad/Mini switched off).

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                          • phil58
                            phil58 last edited by

                            Please just add the 'Force enable zoom' feature from Chrome. I don't mind the zooming in when it is available. Just some idiot Web designers disable it.

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                            • dvdsev
                              dvdsev last edited by

                              I also need the old 2x tap for zoom&wrap with the possibility to fix my own zoom level. Please Opera Team unlock this feature.

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                              • eaglesdawn
                                eaglesdawn last edited by

                                I wanted opera on my Samsung Galaxy tablet just because it has word-wrap which Chrome doesn't have that.

                                Downloaded Opera Mini first. Didn't have text wrap. Uninstall. Downloaded Opera 22. Pinch-to-zoom doesn't work on most websites. Double click doesnt work. opera:config doesn't work.

                                Uninstalled Opera. Let me know when you fix that.

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                                • linuxmint7
                                  linuxmint7 last edited by

                                  @eaglesdawn, What about Opera Classic ?.

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                                  • A Former User
                                    A Former User last edited by

                                    Opera Classic doesn't open important sites.
                                    It's too bad that we watch such malfunctioning of this beautiful in the past browser 😞

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                                    • linuxmint7
                                      linuxmint7 last edited by

                                      Important sites for who ?, everyone has different ideas of what sites are important to them.

                                      Opera Classic works great for me, I find it renders the sites I visit better than the other browsers I have installed, and thus is my most used browser on Android. YMMV

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                                      • A Former User
                                        A Former User last edited by

                                        Google and yahoo work today with opera classic. Good news!

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                                        • denisom666
                                          denisom666 last edited by

                                          5.3 hd display, text very big too
                                          In opera classic always 100%

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                                          • ralesk
                                            ralesk last edited by

                                            Bumping post and chiming in that the old way of scaling was much better than the new Chrome-like "let's make random blocks of text gigantic".

                                            I don't want any font scaling to be done for me.

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