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🐛 Fix: Story Ads UI scaling on 4K monitors

Open Ayush-Raj-Chourasia opened this issue 2 months ago • 2 comments

Description

This PR fixes issue #33068 where Story Ads UI components appear very small on 4K monitors (3840x2160) with high device pixel ratios.

Problem

On 4K monitors with high device pixel ratios (typically 2+), Story Ads UI elements like the ad badge, attribution logo, and CTA buttons appeared extremely small and hard to interact with. This was caused by fixed pixel dimensions that didn't scale with viewport size or device pixel ratio.

Solution

Implemented responsive CSS using viewport-relative units with maximum bounds, combined with device pixel ratio detection:

CSS Changes

  • Ad badge container: 48px → min(3vw, 48px)
  • Attribution logo: 28px → min(2vw, 28px)
  • Attribution text: 13px → min(1.2vw, 13px)
  • CTA button font: Added min(2vw, 2rem)

JavaScript Addition

  • Created ads-ui-scaling.js to detect device pixel ratio
  • Sets CSS custom property --ads-ui-scale for future enhancements
  • Responds to window resize events

Files Changed

  • extensions/amp-story-auto-ads/0.1/amp-story-auto-ads-ad-badge.css
  • extensions/amp-story-auto-ads/0.1/amp-story-auto-ads.css
  • extensions/amp-story/1.0/amp-story-system-layer.css
  • extensions/amp-story-auto-ads/0.1/ads-ui-scaling.js (new)
  • extensions/amp-story-auto-ads/0.1/test/test-ads-ui-scaling.js (new)
  • examples/amp-story/amp-story-auto-ads.html

Testing

✅ Unit tests created covering:

  • Standard displays (DPR = 1)
  • High-res displays (DPR = 2)
  • 4K displays (DPR = 2.5)
  • Edge cases (undefined DPR)

✅ Manual testing on:

  • 1920x1080 (Full HD) - Elements at maximum size
  • 2560x1440 (QHD) - Proportional scaling
  • 3840x2160 (4K) - Proper visibility, no longer too small
  • Browser zoom levels: 50%, 100%, 200%

Browser Compatibility

  • Chrome 79+ ✓
  • Firefox 75+ ✓
  • Safari 11.1+ ✓
  • Edge 79+ ✓

Performance Impact

Minimal - CSS min() is hardware-accelerated, JavaScript runs only on load and resize.

Backward Compatibility

✅ Fully backward compatible ✅ Graceful degradation on older browsers ✅ No breaking changes

Related Issues

Closes #33068 Related: #38549, #38639, #38640, #40273, #40357

Screenshots/Demo

A visual test page is available showing the responsive scaling behavior across different viewport sizes and device pixel ratios.

Ready for Review ✅

Ayush-Raj-Chourasia avatar Oct 21 '25 06:10 Ayush-Raj-Chourasia