Safari 9.0 Reader View

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Safari 9.0 Reader View

I'm probably the only person in the world who cares about this, but ...

I am not happy with the new look of "reader view" in El Capitan. I use it quite a bit and would prefer to return to the text being presented in a "page" format rather than spread across the entire window the way it is now. It is just not convenient to resize the window and text every time I wish to read an extended article.

My question -- are there reader view preferences anywhere which would allow for page size adjustments as well as for fonts?

Thank you.

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11), 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 32 GB RAM

Posted on Oct 4, 2015 2:56 AM

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dominic23

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Oct 4, 2015 4:56 AM in response to OldLehrer

Safari Reader view preferences

Click AA at the right most part of the url/address bar.

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OldLehrer Author

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Oct 4, 2015 8:35 AM in response to dominic23

Sorry - I know about increasing font size.

I was referring specifically to the way the "reader" page increases in size getting wider and wider and wider as the font is increased. Before the "page" stayed the same size centered in the window and just the font increased.

Before --

Now -

Well, my screen shots don't work very well here. The first one is just the size of with reader page, the second fills up the entire window.

I know this is no big deal but it was just more comfortable to read the old way.

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dominic23

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Oct 4, 2015 11:48 AM in response to OldLehrer

I tested with "Zoom Text Only" option enabled.

But the Safari 9 default Reader mode behavior doesn't change.

You should submit a feedback to Apple.

Apple may consider your request.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/safari.html

Best.

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OldLehrer Author

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Oct 4, 2015 2:53 PM in response to dominic23

Thank you - I did just that. My wife (who use's a phone and iPad) suggested that I was a dinosaur still using a laptop - an old 17" MacBook Pro screen. People with smaller screens probably don't notice this "problem" anyway and they are in the majority. But I put my two cents worth in. Thanks for the time and help.

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Answer 5

Oct 4, 2015 5:33 PM in response to OldLehrer

Right, the old reader adjusted the line length as the text got bigger. It's a well known issue in type design. Too many words in a line makes it more unreadable. Also line height is more cramped, should be a little higher and open, and should auto adjust. Where are the type designers at Apple?

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Answer 6

Oct 4, 2015 6:21 PM in response to OldLehrer

Try using Charter, Iowan or San Francisco. They have fewer characters per line.

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