#3220 NORM First D: Write's "view" tab size control demands excessive horizontal scrolling (was: 'Write' needs a control to adjust the font size)

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#3220: Write's "view" tab size control demands excessive horizontal scrolling
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  Reporter:  ssb22                     |       Owner:  ssb22                 
      Type:  defect                    |      Status:  reopened              
  Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  First Deployment, V1.0
 Component:  write-activity (abiword)  |     Version:                        
Resolution:                            |    Keywords:                        
  Verified:  0                         |  
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Changes (by ssb22):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 I'm now on Build 605 and I can see the View tab and the magnification
 control.  Great work, so far so good.  But unfortunately, when I increase
 the font size, the lines become too long for the screen, and I have to
 scroll horizontally.  Horizontal scrolling is really awkward and annoying
 and breaks the recommendations of the W3C and other bodies.  What should
 happen is the text should be reformatted at the new size, i.e. the
 equivalent of Word's "web layout" view rather than the equivalent of
 Word's "normal" view.  Well at least I can change the font size in the
 Text tab and *that* works OK (no long lines or horizontal scrolling), so
 at least it is now *possible* to edit large text in Write, but it would be
 nice if the View tab did something more useful than requiring excessive
 horizontal scrolling (just try working on a document at 300% or 400% zoom
 to see what I mean).

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Ticket URL: <https://dev.laptop.org/ticket/3220#comment:4>
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