Re:Mobile app startups are failing like it’s 1999
by vardump on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @10:29PM
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> can be annoying about actually reflowing the text as well, as a lot of the mobile layouts are already cramped, and as such zooming could cause other issues.
No, it's fine, as long as it reflows individual columns to full screen width. Reflowing whole width (multiple columns side by side) is not useful (like what desktop browsers do) exactly because it'd get too cramped on a mobile device screen.
It can be an annoying feature, though there are other things that can be annoying about actually reflowing the text as well, as a lot of the mobile layouts are already cramped, and as such zooming could cause other issues.
It's a situation where you're given several really bad options, and you need to pick one you feel is most optimal. Locking the viewport to a specific zoom-level to prevent the side-to-side swiping is an accessibility issue, but makes the layout simpler.