Reviews for Zoom Page WE
Zoom Page WE by DW-dev
499 reviews
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13347901, 7 years agoThe new functions are fine but I miss the one hand, one click +/- and the one click % drop down menu of the old version. Find a way to restore the functionality of the old version and you get five stars.
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posted 7 years agoWith the new Firefox WebExtensions API's, it is not possible for an add-on to have more than one toolbar button, which prevents separate +/- and dropdown buttons.
There are of course the Ctrl+0, Ctrl+- and Ctrl++ keyboard shortcuts. - Rated 5 out of 5by Ron, 7 years agoVery annoying reset button at history triangle in address line. When page zoomed and you trying to open history but there reset :/
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posted 7 years agoWith the new Firefox WebExtensions API's, it is not possible to hide the zoom indicator (reset button) in the address bar. - Rated 1 out of 5by keen, 7 years agomissing lots of the original functionality, and in both full and text zoom modes breaks page rendering all over the place.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoFull zoom is applied using Firefox's standard full zoom feature, so it is unlikely that this is broken.
Please can you provide more information. - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13344487, 7 years agoHi
Coming from defunct NoSquint, and as directly switching to NoSquint Plus would have been too easy and unfair I decided to give a try to Zoom Page WE. I installed and got a popup about some key that should be set to TRUE but I didn't had time enough to read & understand as non-english native speaker.
What to do ?
BTW : what does WE stands for ?
ThanksDeveloper response
posted 7 years agoThe popup tells you to set the 'browser.zoom.siteSpecific' preference in Firefox's 'about:config' to either 'true' or 'false', depending on whether you are using 'Per-Site' zoom mode or 'Per-Tab' zoom mode.
'WE' stands for WebExtensions, which is the name of the new Firefox add-on API's. - Rated 3 out of 5by browzer2, 7 years agoWhat I don't like is the fact that when a new page loads, it loads the Firefox default zoom, then the page loads again with the ZOOM PAGE settings. It's disconcerting. How do I eliminate this flickering, shuddering reloading?
Developer response
posted 7 years agoPlease can you answer these questions:
Which operating system are you using?
- Which version of Firefox are you using?
- Which Zoom Mode are you using?
- Which Zoom Type are you using?
- Are you using Minimum Font Size?
- Do yo have the 'Apply Autofit when page loaded or browser resized' option enabled.
Please email the answers to: dw-dev@gmx.com - Rated 5 out of 5by Polo, 7 years agoi don't like this extention at all .much worse than zoom page .
please at least add two function .
auto zoom page to fit width and fit specific width .this two function is very useful especially for tablet user .i give up to use chrome just because firefox have zoom page which have above 2 function but chrome dont have .
don't know why in new version developer remove the most competive functions .
please ,please add back please
after study more carefully the function ,just realize above is my misunderstanding ,it have auto fit width function in setting ,it's excellent .thanks for PERMALINK's replyDeveloper response
posted 7 years agoZoom Page WE provides site-specfic zoom, just like the original Zoom Page.
Since version 6.0 Zoom Page WE provides fully automatic fit-to-width zoom. - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13340688, 7 years agoI have used the previous version of zoom page for years it was amazing. The new version is useless. No matter what you set the zoom level at you have to reset it every time you follow a link, or go backwards and forwards.
It doesn't even remember the zoom level you have picked if you visited the site earlier in the day.
If I could give it a zero star rating I wouldDeveloper response
posted 7 years agoZoom Page WE has all the features of the original Zoom Page (and a few more), except for the image zoom features.
Zoom Page WE provides site-specific zoom. In the options, the 'Zoom Mode' must be set to 'Per-Site'. Also, in Firefox's 'about:config' page, the 'browser.zoom.siteSpecific' preference must be set to 'true'. - Rated 1 out of 5by DBpvr, 7 years agoorg app 5 stars this replacement is overrated with one star compared to the ease o use and a much better interface than the original addon this one mimics
- Rated 5 out of 5by Francewhoa, 7 years agoThe good
• Attractive GNU General Public License version 2. This means this add-on is owned and supported by a friendly not-for-profit community. Instead of a for-profit corporation. And more secure because its full code is publicly available for review.
• Easily and quickly set default zoom either per-site or per-tab
• Fast and responsive
• Lots of configurable options
• Add-on can be activated or deactivated without restarting Firefox
• Implemented using the new WebExtensions API. Which is the future of add-ons.
• Available for both Firefox and Chrome with identical functions and user interfaces. So one easier learning curve :)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoom-page-we/bcdjhkphgmiapajkphennjfgoehpodpk
• Friendly and fast support from author
The bad
• After you click on the toolbar button, the text on the following 3 buttons overlap the buttons: “Reset”, “Auto”, “Reset”. Which make those 3 buttons both hard to see and use. But the buttons are still usable. The author said there is a fix in progress to resolve that.
Note
• This is now fixed with version 6.3+. With the previous version 6.2 at “about:addons” under the add-on “Preferences” page the location of the configuration of options might be hard to find for newcomers. Because to find those the user has to scroll all the way under the very long add-on description text :( In my case, after an initial configuration I seldom need to change those configurations though. So it is still usable :) I suggest to keep the add-on description text concise. And move the long details to a webpage. Such as the add-on homepage at https://addons.mozilla.org
Then add link(s) from the add-on “Preferences” page to the add-on homepage. I understand Mozilla made a poor usability choice by moving the configuration to that location. But I’m assuming the developer has control over the lenght of the text and can add URL into that description of the add-on “Preferences” page? Any other suggestion to resolve this challenge?
Using
• Add-on version 6.3
• Firefox 52.4.0 (64-bit)
• Debian 8 Jessie 64-bit
• GNOMEDeveloper response
posted 7 years agoWith Zoom Page WE 7.1, both the popup panel and the options dialog will automatically adjust to accommodate the larger font sizes used on some platforms. - Rated 1 out of 5by JonnyOne, 7 years agoHello, this addons is pretty useless. Please make one to lock the zoom level for all opened tabs, and new tabs. Something like default zoom level.
I need to install a crx from chrome store for this functionality.
answer.
so, to modify a simple number (default zoom level), i have to make 6-7 different mouse clicks in different menu's?
no, sorry, better install
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoom-tab/legekacjhcjbkhjnggkbbibckddakkaa
i re-ask you if you can make a simple addon to do this in the more easy way. If you can't, or simply dont want, thanks anyway.Developer response
posted 7 years agoZoom Page WE 6.4 now lets you set the default zoom level from the toolbar button popup.
Just 'Ctrl+click' on the zoom 'Reset' button and this will set the default zoom level to the currently displayed zoom level. - Rated 1 out of 5by ers2258, 7 years agoAutofit STILL DOES NOT WORK!
Really nothing more than a Beta update time after time with each newer version.
Dev fix this "THEN" release a WE Version that actually works instead of using the rest of us users a test pilots.Developer response
posted 7 years agoThe 'AutoFit' button does a one-off fit-to-width operation that automatically resizes the page contents to fit the page width.
There is an option to automatically apply AutoFit every time a page is loaded and when the browser window is resized. This option is called 'Apply AutoFit zoom instead of default zoom level'. - Rated 3 out of 5by Umagic65, 7 years agoFor some odd reason, this addon will not automatically scale images to fit within the window; it makes them huge when I want ALL of them to fit and it will not quit.
It's like the "autofit" function doesn't even work. I have to resize all the pictures BY HAND.
Otherwise, this is a worthy replacement for the almighty "Zoom Page" addon (which had an autofit function that actually worked AUTOMATICALLY).Developer response
posted 7 years agoZoom Page WE 7.1 extends Firefox's 'View Image' functionality to scale small images to fit the browser window.
Note, this image scale feature is separate from the page AutoFit feature (which is suspended when viewing images). Developer response
posted 7 years agoWhich operating system are you using? Which version of Firefox are you using?- Rated 4 out of 5by Ziwdon, 7 years agoThis addon is a must have for me. Although this new version still appears to have some bugs (some sites do not seem to be affected for instance) and can be improved.
Still, great addon!Developer response
posted 7 years agoThe new WebExtensions API's do not allow certain types of operations on a few pages, specifically:
- about:
- moz-extension:
- https://addons.mozilla.org - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13333065, 7 years agoMost users just want to magnify the browser up to a preset level. Why would you change that and make it so hard just to set a default level, as in the previous iteration?
I was just about to uninstall add on because I could find no obvious way to set the default zoom level. Not one word of explanation is offered--just endless and (for me) pointless discussions about what the add on could do. Very strange.
By reading the reviews I found some hints on how to set the default level and was able to make the desired zoom adjustment.
The product is excellent. The instructions for busy people are horrendously bad. Do something about it if you want to have success.Developer response
posted 7 years agoThis issue is caused by Mozilla's design, not by Zoom Page WE.
Once you have discovered how to access the Options dialog, then setting the required options is very simple.
For some bizarre reason, Mozilla have decided to place the Options dialog (for add-ons that use the new WebExtensions API's) at the end of the add-on description page. - Rated 5 out of 5by joefiesta, 7 years agoNew, 20210608:
Your help states:
Zoom Page WE is implemented using the new WebExtensions API and is available for both Firefox and Chrome with identical functions and user interfaces.
I find this slightly incorrect. When I export per-site option in FF, the filetype is .TXT. From Chrome, the filetype is .JSON.
Not such a problem, but, I can't import the FF per-site options to CHROME, even if I change the filetype to .JSON
The onlyi thing I see may be a problem is the final statement from FF is
"subsitetypes":{},
}
It has a trailing comma, but when I export from Chrome there is none.
Can I import FF options into Chrome and how?
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Old:
I justinstalled Zoom Page WE. (getting away from Zoom Page).
It breaks the following page:
https://www.ebay.com/dsc/Fiesta-Vintage/87/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=&LH_TitleDesc=1&_sop=10
I get the "unresponsive script" dialog. Does it consistently. I disable ZoompageWE and the page refreshes fine.
Running FF 52.4.0 EST... win 7 Pro, 32 bit
Addition, 10/4: Maybe I'm doing something wrong, But, it looks like I can not make more than one review. I wanted to list each problem in a separate review, but it looks like Mozilla deletes a previous review when I make a new one. So, communicating problems with reviews is problematic.
My second problem:
I set up the options to define customized zoom amounts(30, 40 50, etc) . I also set the Zoom In/Out to fixed steps of 4%.
using CTRL+ and CTRL- makes the zoom amount change by the "customized zoom amounts". Using the drop down menu + and - makes the zoom amounts change by the "In/Out fixed steps" amounts.
a. This is not documented
b. This is clumsy. That is, using the drop down menu is clumsy just to change a zoom amount. Any time I have to pick up the mouse and use it I am not happy. It would be perfect if I could define a keyboard shortcut for the two zoom by In/Out fixed amount functions. Or, just have them defined (maybe ctrl 11 and ctrl 12 or anything besides the mouse).Developer response
posted 7 years agoThe unresponsive script problem is fixed in Zoom Page WE 6.2.
With regards to the Ctrl+- and Ctrl++ keyboard shortcuts, iIt depends on whether the page contents are focused or something else (e.g. the address bar) is focused.
If the page contents are focused, then Ctrl+0, Ctrl+- & Ctrl++ will use the user-defined zoom levels or zoom step.
If something else (e.g. the address bar) is focused, then Ctrl+0, Ctrl+- & Ctrl++ will use the standard Firefox zoom levels. - Rated 5 out of 5by gugarci, 7 years agoJust upgraded to this version this morning. I knew how to access the option menu because I had use the previous version that worked on earlier version of Firefox. But when I saw the option dialog box at the bottom of the option page I thought it was an image of the menu not the actual option menu. Sent email to the developer who responded within a minute of sending him a support email. All is well.
Outstanding! - Rated 1 out of 5by orosion, 7 years agoWhen clicking in the "preferences" button it shows the description, not the options dialog !!!
By the way, there is no "options" button.Developer response
posted 7 years agoThe pages shown by the 'More' link and the 'Options' (or 'Preferences') button are identical. The Zoom Page WE Options are at the bottom of the page. That is how Mozilla has designed it! - Rated 4 out of 5by bruceb, 7 years agoWill this new version work with FF 52.4.0 ESR or only with FF 57 and later ? ? Same question for your Print Edit WE add on ... Thank you
Developer response
posted 7 years agoZoom Page WE and Print Edit WE are both compatible with Firefox 51 and later versions. - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox User, 7 years agoAll the latest reviews are correct.
Limited functionality - I don't have time or patience to re-zoom every page, every time I reload it.
Set Zoom level once, and forget it. Should be that simple.
Have used the old version for years - time to find a new one.Developer response
posted 7 years agoYou just need to set the default zoom level. Please see the reply to the review by John Watson below. - Rated 4 out of 5by John Watson, 7 years agoEdit: Thanks for your reply, developer!
I found the options, thank you.
But why are they so hidden? You should make a shortcut to the options when you click the button in the add-on bar.
Aside from that, all is good.Developer response
posted 7 years agoTo access the Zoom Page WE options:
- If the Firefox menu bar is not visible, press F10 to show the menu bar.
- On the Firefox menu bar, click on 'Tools' and then click on 'Add-ons', to show the Add-ons Manager.
- In the Add-ons Manager, click on the 'Extensions' tab, to show a list of all installed add-ons.
- Now click on the Zoom Page WE 'Options' button, to show the Zoom Page WE description page.
- Now scroll to the bottom of the description page, where you will see the ‘Zoom Page WE Options’ dialog.
To set the Default Zoom Level for all pages:
- In the ‘Zoom Page WE Options’ dialog, click on the ‘Zoom Levels & Font Size’ tab.
- Change the value in the ‘Default Levels (%): Full’ box from ‘100’ to your preferred default zoom level.
- Click on the ‘Save’ button to save the option settings. - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 12303357, 7 years agohaving to click on it and then choose is clumsy. The plus and Minus for zoom should be visible without having to open it.
Zoom page by someone else is 1000 times better. But I appreciate you being here for us to choose. Maybe if you could just fix and make cleaner this app I will give it five starsDeveloper response
posted 7 years agoIt is not possible for "new-style" (WebExtensions) add-ons to have multiple buttons on the toolbar.
The original (legacy) Zoom Page will not work with Firefox 57 or later versions.
The original Zoom Page extension was also developed by dw-dev. - Rated 4 out of 5by Thomas, 7 years agowould it be possible to add the same controls as in the "old" addon? just - + and % in the tab bar.