Catch browser's “zoom” event in JavaScript

Question

Is it possible to detect, using JavaScript, when the user changes the zoom in a page? I simply want to catch a \"zoom\" event and respond to it (similar to window.onresize e

Answer 1

Here is a clean solution:

// polyfill window.devicePixelRatio for IE
if(!window.devicePixelRatio){
  Object.defineProperty(window,'devicePixelRatio',{
    enumerable: true,
    configurable: true,
    get:function(){
      return screen.deviceXDPI/screen.logicalXDPI;
    }
  });
}
var oldValue=window.devicePixelRatio;
window.addEventListener('resize',function(e){
  var newValue=window.devicePixelRatio;
  if(newValue!==oldValue){
    // TODO polyfill CustomEvent for IE
    var event=new CustomEvent('devicepixelratiochange');
    event.oldValue=oldValue;
    event.newValue=newValue;
    oldValue=newValue;
    window.dispatchEvent(event);
  }
});

window.addEventListener('devicepixelratiochange',function(e){
  console.log('devicePixelRatio changed from '+e.oldValue+' to '+e.newValue);
});