[webkit-dev] WebKit zooming behavior

[Javed Rabbani]

Hi David,

If that API is not recommended for mobile platform then what are other
possible options to get the job done on such a platform? Does there exist an
alternate API or scheme to accomplish this task? Thanks.

Regards,
Javed

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 7:39 AM, David Hyatt <hyatt at apple.com> wrote:

> That API is more about desktop zooming.  I wouldn't really recommend using
> it as a model for zooming on a mobile platform.
> dave
> (hyatt at apple.com)
>
> On Jun 25, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Javed Rabbani wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I was trying to zoom a web page (text + images) through WebKit API:
> frame->setZoomFactor(). The call forces WebKit to recalculate the page
> layout and send repaints to the application via Chrome Client. What I have
> noticed is that zooming takes considerable time and that effect becomes more
> evident running on an embedded platform. The number of repaint calls that
> are routed to the application through Chrome Client are far more than for
> the case when the page is displayed without zooming.
>
> As a result, from the user point of view, the zooming operation takes
> considerable time that is proportional to the content length of the page
> being displayed. For instance if *BBC mobile* is displayed, the page is
> zoomed quickly from zoom factor of 1.0 to 1.2. However, for *
> edition.cnn.com*, it takes quite a few seconds to complete and there are
> far more repaint calls sent to the application. Is this the normal behavior?
> Is there a way to get this done in a much quicker way, even for sites with
> more content? Any suggestion in this regard will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Javed
>
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