@@ -524,7 +524,9 @@ Computed value: auto, or a non-negative number or percentage as specified
524524Specifies the largest allowed zoom factor. It is used as input to the
525525<a href="#constraining-procedure">constraining procedure</a> to constrain
526526non-''zoom/auto'' 'zoom' values, but also to limit the allowed zoom factor
527- that can be set through user interaction. The UA should also use this
527+ that can be set through user interaction. Note that the UA may choose to ignore
528+ this limit for accessbility/usability reasons – see the relevant note in
529+ the 'user-zoom' section. The UA should also use this
528530value as a constraint when choosing an actual zoom factor when the
529531used value of 'zoom' is ''zoom/auto'' .
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@@ -578,6 +580,22 @@ Values have the following meanings:
578580 </dd>
579581</dl>
580582
583+ <div class="note">
584+ Authors should not suppress (with <code> user-zoom: fixed</code> )
585+ or limit (with <code> max-zoom</code> ) the ability of users to resize
586+ a document, as this causes accessibility and usability issues.
587+
588+ There may be specific use cases where preventing users from zooming
589+ may be appropriate, such as map applications – where custom zoom
590+ functionality is handled via scripting. However, in general this
591+ practice should be avoided.
592+
593+ Note that most user agents now allow users to always zoom, regardless
594+ of any restrictions specified by web content – either by default, or
595+ as a setting/option (which may however not be immediately apparent
596+ to users).
597+ </div>
598+
581599<h3 id="orientation-desc">
582600The 'orientation' descriptor</h3>
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