[tor-bugs] #18045 [- Select a component]: Default bowser window is unusably small on Hi-DPI screens

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#18045: Default bowser window is unusably small on Hi-DPI screens
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     Reporter:  zorlaguzellikolmaz   |      Owner:
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium               |  Milestone:
    Component:  - Select a           |    Version:
  component                          |   Keywords:  Hi-DPI, screen,
     Severity:  Major                |  resolution, browser window
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 I use Tor in a removeable pen, sometimes on an ultrabook with a Hi-DPI
 display 3200x1800, and the browser window is so small that it is unusable
 - the diagonal of the screen is the equivalent physical size of a 4.5 inch
 smartphone.

 My workaround is to:
 1) disconnect the ethernet cable
 2) maximize the window
 3) hit CTRL +++++ (zoom to 300%) so I can read the text

 To continue browsing i undo those steps.

 I have yet to find a website that this didn't work on, and I have no idea
 as to why Tor can't simply always tell websites one or two one-size-fits-
 all browser window sizes, and take the small risk that on some websites
 the info is going to be disorganized or unreadble. Zooming out or in
 should fix those few cases. There could even be a way to restore the
 correct browser window size if the information is distorted.

 It would make my life much easier, and would make it much safer. The
 average user doesn't have the patience to do this to protect their
 anonimity. It's almost impossible to get through a browsing session
 without maximizing a window that small, especially when you blow text up
 so much (200-300% is readable) that the website begins to lose
 functionality.

 thanks for the project, and the hard work. All of us depending on Tor to
 protect our anonimity, our freedom, and our safety appreciate it.

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