Catch browser's “zoom” event in JavaScript

Question

Is it possible to detect, using JavaScript, when the user changes the zoom in a page? I simply want to catch a \"zoom\" event and respond to it (similar to window.onresize e

Answer 1

This works for me:

        var deviceXDPI = screen.deviceXDPI;
        setInterval(function(){
            if(screen.deviceXDPI != deviceXDPI){
                deviceXDPI = screen.deviceXDPI;
                ... there was a resize ...
            }
        }, 500);

It's only needed on IE8. All the other browsers naturally generate a resize event.