How know the view size?

In Microsoft Word it says, 125%, 150 etc view.
What about Sarfari?
As I change the view with Zoom, how know where I am at?
And does the change stick, or does one have to do it every single visit? thanks!

imac, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Dec 6, 2009 8:18 AM

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Dec 6, 2009 9:13 AM in response to kevs55

You don't get any feedback on the percentage of enlargement or reduction in Safari, and you do have to do it for every visit, and every site that opens in a new window or tab.

However, you can create your own custom stylesheet to set a default zoom level for each page, regardless of anything else.

1. Create a file named defaultzoom.css (or any name you choose, as long as you save it with a .css file extension.)

2. Copy and paste the following:

body {
zoom: 150%;
}

*(Note: This 150% value is used as an example only; you should enter the value you want to use.)*

3. Save the file to Home/Library/Safari, then open Safari's Preferences > Advanced section. In the dropdown menu where it says "Style sheet:", click it and navigate to the style sheet you just created and choose it, then close the Preferences window.

4. Quit Safari and restart it, then browse the web as usual, with your new default zoom setting. If you want to change the amount of zoom at any time, open the style sheet and change the value, save it, then refresh the page(s) in Safari.

Dec 6, 2009 10:54 AM in response to kevs55

The icon it puts on the file makes no difference, but you can change it to open in TextEdit by using the Get Info command on the file and navigating to TextEdit and choosing that as the application to open it with.

If you have it selected as your Style sheet in Safari's Preferences, it should work. Did you try restarting Safari and testing various web sites to see if any of them enlarge automatically? Try the Reset Safari command and uncheck all but the top 5 checkboxes, then click the Reset button and test it again.

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