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[Problem/Bug]: zooming PDF behaves strangely; never resets to original zoom and keeps zooming out further each time

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Description

What happened?

Will try to get a minimal example if helpful, but I"m seeing weird zooming behaviors with PDFs.

When IsZoomControlEnabled is false, ctrl+scroll will scroll a window with a PDF. So when it's true, there seems to be a double zoom happening. (sort of)

In my case, the setting is true, and if I log the ZoomFactor in the ZoomFactorChanged event, and I zoom in and out several times (one time per zoom in and out), I get logs like this:

0.9309927360774818
1.1637409200968523
0.8728056900726392
1.091007112590799
0.8182553344430992
1.022819168053874
0.7671143760404056
0.9588929700505069
0.7191697275378801
0.8989621594223501
0.6742216195667626
0.8427770244584533
0.6320827683438399
0.7901034604297998
0.5925775953223499
0.7407219941529374
0.555541495614703

notice it keeps decreasing slightly each time

If I use the +/- buttons embedded in the PDF, I don't have this issue.

tested with this PDF: https://warnell.uga.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/ieVeg.pdf

Additionally, just opening the window triggers a ZoomFactorChanged event (with a zoom factor of 0.93; the first line in the list above)

With a window to a non-PDF (google.com), I get more predictable results:

1.1
1
1.1
1
1.1
1

Importance

Moderate. My app's user experience is affected, but still usable.

Runtime Channel

Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)

Runtime Version

127.0.2651.105

SDK Version

1.0.2535.41

Framework

Winforms

Operating System

Windows 11

OS Version

22631.4037

Repro steps

window.open window to PDF (I actually have some custom handling of NewWindowRequestedHandler and create my own WinForm with a WebView2 control in it)

Ctrl+Scroll to zoom in and out

PDF never resets to original zoom level and keeps zooming out bit by bit

Repros in Edge Browser

No, issue does not reproduce in the corresponding Edge version

Regression

No, this never worked

Last working version (if regression)

No response

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First steps

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  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the custom WinForms window created by NewWindowRequestedHandler, using the linked PDF and Ctrl+scroll. Log ZoomFactorChanged while comparing PDF behavior with google.com, and check whether opening the PDF triggers the initial event. Done means identifying why PDF zoom drifts instead of returning to its original level, with behavior verified against Edge.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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