Window size

[jwhess]

I was making an entry in a reply window and I hit a key combination that shank my whole window display of this website to about 3/4 of what it was.  I can guess that I hit the <ctl> key instead of ,shift> when I hit the next letter (or two) the screen retracted to a smaller display.

 

I can't seem to find a combination to revert to the larger size.  Does anyone have a suggestion.  My eyesight is not the best and I need all of the monitor real estate that I can get.

[Hinata]

What device are you using? Are you on desktop PC or a mobile?

 

Most PC browsers support shrinking or enlarging the web site display. It can be achieved the pressing the ctrl key and scrolling your mouse wheel. I assume this may be what you accidentally accessed.

 

In the Chrome browser, it can be reset to the default value if you click the zoom icon in the address bar.

 

[jwhess]

Desktop PC using Windows 10 Pro. I have updated the windows to the May 2020 version (2004).  Dell PC with touch screen 21" monitor

[Hinata]

12 minutes ago, jwhess said:

Desktop PC using Windows 10 Pro. I have updated the windows to the May 2020 version (2004).  Dell PC with touch screen 21" monitor

 

I thought the problem may be with the browser you were using. But if the problem isn’t solved even after pressing ctrl + 0 key, (reset key for text zoom) it may be something else.

 

[Intercore]

22 minutes ago, jwhess said:

Desktop PC using Windows 10 Pro. I have updated the windows to the May 2020 version (2004).  Dell PC with touch screen 21" monitor

What browser are you using?

[jwhess]

58 minutes ago, Intercore said:

What browser are you using?

Chrome

[jwhess]

It used to be "full-page (no real margins) and now it is in the 3/4 of the middle of the page.

 

I have attached a couple of pictures.  First one is the way it looks to me now.  The sceond is the way it used to look (sort of).

 

 

[Musky]

Did you try hitting F11?

 

If that doesn't work hold down the ctrl key and keep hitting the plus key to make it bigger or the minus key to go smaller.

Edited July 20, 2020 by Musky

[jwhess]

1 minute ago, Musky said:

Did you try hitting F11?

F11 looks like <ctl>+O for a zoom.  It makes the page "full-screen" without menus and headers but the window that is open really doesn't get much bigger (wider) just has more room at top and bottom.  Thanks.

[Musky]

Try ctrl and +

[jwhess]

16 minutes ago, Musky said:

Try ctrl and +

Yes, much better.  I did ctrl and +  for 3 times to get it back to my "normal" size...Thank you.

 

I still can't figure out what key combination I hit to make it smaller by accident...

[Musky]

It's hard to tell. You have Windows keyboard shortcuts as well as Chrome's working at the same time. The CTRL + and - is the same as going into the setup menu and adjusting the zoom percentage (I keep mine at 110% as my eyes are going.) 

[Hinata]

6 hours ago, jwhess said:

I still can't figure out what key combination I hit to make it smaller by accident...

 

The ctrl and 0 will reset the page zoom to its default value. It may seem that all along, you actually have been using the web site on the enlarged version.

 

So, when you accidentally resetted the lager zoom, it would shrink down. But in reality, it was actually a reset. The reason I suggested this at first was because I wouldn't think of the possibility that you already were using the enlarged web site.

 

ctrl and + key will shrink up the web site zoom. And ctrl - will shrink down the web site. This also can be done with pressing the ctrl key, and rolling your scroll wheel. I also mentioned it in a passing note in the first post.

 

[Jay]

When next time you get type of thing, a magnifying glass icon appera at the address bar, click on it and select reset. It will change to normal.😃

[jwhess]

10 hours ago, Hinata said:

 

The ctrl and 0 will reset the page zoom to its default value. It may seem that all along, you actually have been using the web site on the enlarged version.

 

So, when you accidentally resetted the lager zoom, it would shrink down. But in reality, it was actually a reset. The reason I suggested this at first was because I wouldn't think of the possibility that you already were using the enlarged web site.

 

ctrl and + key will shrink up the web site zoom. And ctrl - will shrink down the web site. This also can be done with pressing the ctrl key, and rolling your scroll wheel. I also mentioned it in a passing note in the first post.

 

Thanks, I had checked other websites in Chrome (like JW.ORG and ebay) and they were unaffected. So I thought it must be confined to a setting here on jwtalk. With age-related vision problems, anything that causes problems with my viewing causes some anxiety.  When i could not find the problem nor the solution it was weighing on my mind.  Thanks to all for their advice and help.

 

Back in 1982 when I got into the computer business, this was not a problem (DOS and a "green" monitor)...

[Qapla]

It is possible that, when you reset the magnifying level on the JWT site your PC "set a cookie" to remember the change for this site and that is why other sites were not affected.

 

This can happen quite easy if you happen to hit the <CTL> key while scrolling - and when the screen size changes you tend to react by pulling both hands away and you may not realize that you had pressed/hit/rested on/had something press the <CTL> key

 

You know, kind of like having a book or some other object pressing on the space bar when you don't intent to