ClippyBeer
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As a quinquagenarian the main reason I use Windows 10 is the Pinch-to-Zoom feature. I simply can't surf the web without it. It works the same way as your tablet or smartphone - it zooms in and allows you to scroll around the page if your PC is equipped with a multi-touch trackpad (mine is).
I never cared for the built-in zoom feature of XP browsers where it reformats the page causing some elements to disappear. Here is a page in MyPal 68 at 100% zoom.
Here is the same page at 130% zoom.
Note how the page has been re-formatted while the elements on the left and menu bar items have completely disappeared.
I discovered this Chrome extension for Thorium XP that simulates pinch-to-zoom using a mouse.
Here is the page at 100%.
Here it is zoomed in with the extension.
Note how the formatting hasn't changed, you can scroll around the page as you would on your smartphone. As you get older tiny text gets harder to see without reading glasses. Put them away, you won't need them with this extension and an external mouse with scroll wheel.
I never cared for the built-in zoom feature of XP browsers where it reformats the page causing some elements to disappear. Here is a page in MyPal 68 at 100% zoom.
Here is the same page at 130% zoom.
Note how the page has been re-formatted while the elements on the left and menu bar items have completely disappeared.
I discovered this Chrome extension for Thorium XP that simulates pinch-to-zoom using a mouse.
Mouse Pinch-To-Zoom - Chrome Web Store
Zoom in on a specific part of the website, like you would with a touchpad gesture!
chromewebstore.google.com
Here is the page at 100%.
Here it is zoomed in with the extension.
Note how the formatting hasn't changed, you can scroll around the page as you would on your smartphone. As you get older tiny text gets harder to see without reading glasses. Put them away, you won't need them with this extension and an external mouse with scroll wheel.
Releases · Alex313031/thorium-legacy
Repo for Windows XP/Vista & 7/8/8.1 Thorium Builds - Alex313031/thorium-legacy
github.com
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