Align viewport meta with the canonical width=device-width, initial-scale=1 pattern#5609
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…ale=1 pattern The previous value `width=device-width,minimum-scale=1` worked correctly with the project's responsive CSS, but diverged from the documented best-practice shipped by Bootstrap 5 starters and the Angular CLI default. `initial-scale=1` guarantees the page renders at 100% on first paint across mobile browsers and embedded WebViews; dropping `minimum-scale=1` removes the unneeded pinch-zoom-out restriction. References DSpace#5604
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Thanks @bram-atmire for the updates and fixes. I’ve reviewed the changes and everything looks good. Approving this PR.
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Description
Align the viewport meta tag with the canonical
width=device-width, initial-scale=1pattern used by Bootstrap 5 starters and the Angular CLI default.Instructions for Reviewers
List of changes in this PR:
src/index.html— viewport meta updated fromwidth=device-width,minimum-scale=1towidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.How to test:
main, the project renders correctly on every modern browser tested. This change is hygiene: it brings the meta tag in line with the documented best-practice and removes aminimum-scale=1restriction that pinch-zoom-disables on some mobile browsers. Verify the homepage and an item page on a mobile browser still render at 100% on first paint and that pinch-zoom now works without the artificial floor.This is not fixing a current WCAG failure — see the issue for the full rationale.
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mainbranch of code (unless it is a backport or is fixing an issue specific to an older branch).npm run lintnpm run check-circ-deps)package.json), I've made sure their licenses align with the DSpace BSD License based on the Licensing of Contributions documentation. (n/a)