Kareadita/Kavita

Width Override stretches pages instead of zooming since recent update

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#4,668 opened on May 2, 2026

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Description

What happened?

Since the last update, In Webtoon (continuous vertical scroll) reading mode, the Width Override slider stretches page images horizontally instead of scaling/zooming them proportionally.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open any manga or comic chapter
  2. Open reader settings
  3. Set Reading Mode to "Webtoon" (continuous vertical scroll)
  4. Set Image Scaling to "Width"
  5. Adjust the Width Override slider (e.g. 50% or 63%)

The image gets stretched/distorted horizontally to match the percentage width.

Reader settings used:

  • Reading Mode: Webtoon (continuous vertical scroll)
  • Image Splitting: Fit to Screen
  • Image Scaling: Width
  • Layout Mode: Single
  • Emulate comic book: ON
  • Width Override: 50–63%

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What did you expect?

In Webtoon mode, the Width Override should zoom/scale the page proportionally while maintaining the image aspect ratio, as it did in previous versions. The images should fill the desired percentage of the screen width without being distorted or stretched.

Kavita Version Number - If you don't see your version number listed, please update Kavita and see if your issue still persists.

0.9.0 - Stable

Are you accessing kavita through a reverse proxy? If yes, confirm that the issue persists with a direct connection

No

What operating system is Kavita being hosted from?

Windows

If the issue is being seen on Desktop, what OS are you running where you see the issue?

Windows

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Chrome

If the issue is being seen on Mobile, what OS are you running where you see the issue?

iOS

If the issue is being seen on the Mobile UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Chrome

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