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Zooming a responsive web site

Reply with quote This came up today and started a discussion. A responsive site that we’re looking at changes from ‘normal’ to ‘mobile’ as you zoom the page in.

Should this be failed as unexpected behaviour experienced by the user when using the page?
Reply with quote Hmm, really interesting question. I’m inclined to say probably yes in most cases, because most mobile responsive designs look quiet different to their desktop counterpart and will definitely cause some confusion if you find yourself bumped from one to another when you just thought you were enlarging the text.

James Coltham – NHS web content manager by day, web and accessibility blogger at lunchtime, freelancer by night. Tweets at @prettysimple.
Reply with quote Thanks for the replies. My thinking is the same as yours James, that the sudden change may disorientate the user.
Reply with quote Yes it may change when you zoom in. AS normal website behave differently with respect to the responsive one. But in some cases you find not too much change in this scenario

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