I have need to create 2 buttons on my site that would change the browser zoom level (+) (-). I\'m requesting browser zoom and not css zoom because of image size and layout i
You can use the CSS3 zoom function, but I have not tested it yet with jQuery. Will try now and let you know. UPDATE: tested it, works but it's fun
Possible in IE and chrome although it does not work in firefox:
<script>
function toggleZoomScreen() {
document.body.style.zoom = "80%";
}
</script>
<img src="example.jpg" alt="example" onclick="toggleZoomScreen()">
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
var currFFZoom = 1;
var currIEZoom = 100;
function plus(){
//alert('sad');
var step = 0.02;
currFFZoom += step;
$('body').css('MozTransform','scale(' + currFFZoom + ')');
var stepie = 2;
currIEZoom += stepie;
$('body').css('zoom', ' ' + currIEZoom + '%');
};
function minus(){
//alert('sad');
var step = 0.02;
currFFZoom -= step;
$('body').css('MozTransform','scale(' + currFFZoom + ')');
var stepie = 2;
currIEZoom -= stepie;
$('body').css('zoom', ' ' + currIEZoom + '%');
};
</script>
</head>
<body>
<!--zoom controls-->
<a id="minusBtn" onclick="minus()">------</a>
<a id="plusBtn" onclick="plus()">++++++</a>
</body>
</html>
in Firefox will not change the zoom only change scale!!!
Try if this works for you. This works on FF, IE8+ and chrome. The else part applies for non-firefox browsers. Though this gives you a zoom effect, it does not actually modify the zoom value at browser level.
var currFFZoom = 1;
var currIEZoom = 100;
$('#plusBtn').on('click',function(){
if ($.browser.mozilla){
var step = 0.02;
currFFZoom += step;
$('body').css('MozTransform','scale(' + currFFZoom + ')');
} else {
var step = 2;
currIEZoom += step;
$('body').css('zoom', ' ' + currIEZoom + '%');
}
});
$('#minusBtn').on('click',function(){
if ($.browser.mozilla){
var step = 0.02;
currFFZoom -= step;
$('body').css('MozTransform','scale(' + currFFZoom + ')');
} else {
var step = 2;
currIEZoom -= step;
$('body').css('zoom', ' ' + currIEZoom + '%');
}
});
I could't find a way to change the actual browser zoom level, but you can get pretty close with CSS transform: scale(). Here is my solution based on JavaScript and jQuery:
<!-- Trigger -->
<ul id="zoom_triggers">
<li><a id="zoom_in">zoom in</a></li>
<li><a id="zoom_out">zoom out</a></li>
<li><a id="zoom_reset">reset zoom</a></li>
</ul>
<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function($)
{
// Set initial zoom level
var zoom_level=100;
// Click events
$('#zoom_in').click(function() { zoom_page(10, $(this)) });
$('#zoom_out').click(function() { zoom_page(-10, $(this)) });
$('#zoom_reset').click(function() { zoom_page(0, $(this)) });
// Zoom function
function zoom_page(step, trigger)
{
// Zoom just to steps in or out
if(zoom_level>=120 && step>0 || zoom_level<=80 && step<0) return;
// Set / reset zoom
if(step==0) zoom_level=100;
else zoom_level=zoom_level+step;
// Set page zoom via CSS
$('body').css({
transform: 'scale('+(zoom_level/100)+')', // set zoom
transformOrigin: '50% 0' // set transform scale base
});
// Adjust page to zoom width
if(zoom_level>100) $('body').css({ width: (zoom_level*1.2)+'%' });
else $('body').css({ width: '100%' });
// Activate / deaktivate trigger (use CSS to make them look different)
if(zoom_level>=120 || zoom_level<=80) trigger.addClass('disabled');
else trigger.parents('ul').find('.disabled').removeClass('disabled');
if(zoom_level!=100) $('#zoom_reset').removeClass('disabled');
else $('#zoom_reset').addClass('disabled');
}
});
</script>
Not possible in IE, as the UI Zoom button in the status bar is not scriptable. YMMV for other browsers.