Is there a way to zoom and text wrap on ipad safari

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From_subu Author

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Is there a way to zoom and text wrap on ipad safari

Dear all

Now I am in iOS 6 and still the text doesn't wrap on safari *after pinch and zoom*

So one is forced to keep scrolling to read *every* line !! And that is annoying

The grey reader ikon does NOT appear on all web pages ...I know I know there are limitations

So what is the solution to wrap text on a web page after pinch and zoom ?

Does one have to still run around to other browsers ( like atomic or whatever ) or is there some hope in safari ?

Or should one go to the android world ?

Or what ?

I tried installing the readeability book marklet but that too does NOT work on all pages ( again checked on safari )

SO IT BOILS DOWN TO word wrap on safari OR whatever browser after pinch and zoom

Is there a way to wrap text AFTER pinch answer zoom on safari ?

Any help , tips, workaround (free ) would be appreciated whole heatedly

TIA

regards

Subu

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.1, Two products ipad 2 and iPhone

Posted on Mar 8, 2013 12:07 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 8, 2013 12:32 PM in response to From_subu

When you zoom in on a web page, no it doesn't reformat the display and wrap text that didn't previously wrap. That isn't the way the zoom function works. The reader bar depends on correct coding onteh web page, so no, it will not be available on some web pages. Text wrapping the need to scroll left to right is also principally a function of how the page is designed.

Or am I misunderstanding your issue?

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From_subu Author

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Mar 9, 2013 2:33 AM in response to Kilgore-Trout

Thanks for the reply James

I am NOT sure if we are on the same page / same understanding ...so let me try again

All below on an ipad 2, iOS 6+ OS , all legal NO jailbreak

1. Take a sample public page ...example http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50104/000005010413000019/tso10k2012-ex322 .htm

2. Pl open this on an iOS ...mobile safari browser

3. When I open it on my ipad 2 , iOS 6+ OS browser I do NOT see the reader facility and for my old eyes the font is small

4. However BEFORE zoom the text IS properly text wrapped to fit inside an iPads screen

5, I need to read this page , as I said the font is too small for me , so I pinch and zoom on my safari page as displayed on ipad 2

6. Now the lines are longer than the ipad screen and I need to keep scrolling left and right to read any line fully !!!

7. I want the text to be aligned AFTER zoom

8. Am I making myself clear ?

Thanks in advance for your tips , ideas

Regards

Subu

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Answer 3

Mar 11, 2013 9:56 AM in response to From_subu

Yep, I get what you are saying. However, the zoom function works on the iPad's screen, not the web page itself. In fact, wrapping text in the zoom mode would partially defeat the purpose.When you zoom, yes, you will need to scroll not only up and dowmn, but left to right, to veiw specific portions of the screen.

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Answer 4

Nxtiq

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Oct 30, 2013 8:21 AM in response to From_subu

Dude...you just double tap the paragraph you want to wrap. The only time this doesn't work is on the iPhone when it's a mobile themed page.

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lizdance40

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Oct 30, 2013 8:34 AM in response to Nxtiq

Which is exactly the "Dudes" question, he want to do this on Safari web pages. Please read before you respond!

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Answer 6

lizdance40

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Oct 30, 2013 8:39 AM in response to From_subu

I too have older eyes and those government web sites have tiny print. Unfortunately this isn't a problem that Apple, Safari or we can resolve for you. I'll add this is no different on a computer. You can zoom text, but if you exceed screen width, you have to scroll back and forth.

I can make suggestions, based on what I do:

1. have a number of reading glasses of various magnification on hand.

2. Copy the entire text into email or other app where you can control the type size and margins. Delete when you finish reading.

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Answer 7

Mav2013

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Nov 14, 2013 10:42 AM in response to From_subu

I was really struggling with this too, and only just now believe I have experienced the solution. Now, I have the IOS 7 on my iPhone, so it may be different for iPad, which I do not own.

Anyway, on the address bar, on the top far left, I saw an icon that looks like 3 lines of equal length followed by a slightely shorter line. This reminds me of the Microsoft Word Paragraph editing icon.

I tapped on that Icon, and suddenly the page was readable at a much larger font with text wrapped.

Hopefully that will work for you too 🙂

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Answer 8

ddkilzer

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Nov 15, 2013 7:56 AM in response to Mav2013

Mav2013: That's "Reader" mode in Safari. It does have the desired effect of wrapping the text to the screen width by presenting only the content of the web page in a ledgible font. However, it's only available on web pages that Safari thinks are "articles" with a large body of text.

On other pages, you will still have to zoom and then pan to see the text.

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