Reinstate initial-scale=1 in meta viewport defaults?

[alexgibson]

Now that iOS6 has finally fixed the infamous initial-scale bug on meta viewport handling, is it now time to reinstate initial-scale=1 as a default in MBP?

Also, should the current bundled scaleFix helper now be limited to work on just iOS5 and below?

Could it be removed even?

[alexgibson]

Closing this due to lack of feedback - although personally I think reinstating initial-scale is a good idea now that iOS6 has good adoption rates.

[necolas]

Hey Alex, I think this could be worth reopening since iOS6 has changed things. Just need to ping some of the people involved in the discussions in some of the old the @h5bp/html5-boilerplate issues (e.g. h5bp/html5-boilerplate#1099). Hopefully it will spur some feedback and opinions.

cc @Wilto @jonathantneal @scottjehl @Fatbat

[grayghostvisuals]

Not that I use the mobile boilerplate, but I like having my sites display at the actual size and not a scaled up version that occurs without initial-scale It's also good to note that the orientation bug was fixed in iOS6.

👍 for reinstating initial-scale=1

[maxw3st]

Since initial-scale=1 allows a developer the ability to have content initially displayed at intended scale I see it as a good thing. Further, it doesn't restrict the use of scale by the viewer/user, only sets a baseline from which the user can scale content as they like. That freedom to choose should also be a goal for developers, as well as a plus for users. Isn't that what we're all after?

👍 for reinstating initial-scale=1

[necolas]

It seems that it's particularly relevant for mobile web apps too.

[jonathantneal]

Agreed, with little to add :)

[maxw3st]

I'm definitely behind the idea of having the site display at initial-scale=1. It gives the developer a definite baseline to count on when designing layout.

👍

[alexgibson]

Ok, adding this back in - thanks for the feedback all :)

[grayghostvisuals]

Welcome back initial-scale=1 Make us proud! 🎆