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Matthew McLennan
10,315 PointsResponsive
Is the use of the page zoom feature in browsers any positive indicator of a sites success as being responsive? ----maybe a dumb question.
2 Answers
Allison Grayce Marshall
Treehouse Guest TeacherHey Matthew! Not a dumb question at all. Great topic, actually. I'd say that's less about responsive design though and more in the realm of general accessibility.
Even though many modern browsers zoom in and out on the entire page now and not just the fonts, It's definitely important and simply good practice that we use relative sizes like % and ems, since we can never be 100% sure who or how the user will access our websites.
It's something that we can forget to test, so bringing this topic up for discussion is a good reminder!
James Barnett
39,199 Points@Matthew -
IMHO, what you are thinking of is progressive enhancement, not responsive design. Changing the redenering of a page according to viewport size, zoom level or DPI falls into the category of progressive enhancement, IMHO.
The term responsive design is often misused. It's not a generic term, to responding to the browser, instead it refers to combining 3 specific design techniques.