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What is the difference between pinch zoom and Ctrl + plus/minus page zoom, and how can I use both with a keyboard and mouse?

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I am confused about the difference between the two ways of zooming: 1. Pinch-to-zoom with two fingers on the laptop touchpad. 2. Page zoom with the keyboard: Ctrl + plus, Ctrl + minus, and Ctrl + 0.

On the laptop, pinch-to-zoom is very convenient. But when I connect an external monitor, a keyboard and a mouse, and then close the laptop lid, the touchpad is no longer available. If a page is still zoomed in from a pinch gesture, I cannot zoom back out to the normal size using only the keyboard and mouse.

Environment: Firefox 159.0; Arch Linux with Linux Zen 7.2.11; GNOME 51 on Wayland

Thank you. (English wording assisted by a translation tool.)

I am confused about the difference between the two ways of zooming: 1. Pinch-to-zoom with two fingers on the laptop touchpad. 2. Page zoom with the keyboard: Ctrl + plus, Ctrl + minus, and Ctrl + 0. On the laptop, pinch-to-zoom is very convenient. But when I connect an external monitor, a keyboard and a mouse, and then close the laptop lid, the touchpad is no longer available. If a page is still zoomed in from a pinch gesture, I cannot zoom back out to the normal size using only the keyboard and mouse. Environment: Firefox 159.0; Arch Linux with Linux Zen 7.2.11; GNOME 51 on Wayland Thank you. (English wording assisted by a translation tool.)

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