Apparatus and methods are provided for creating resolution-independent
vector display of Internet content to allow it to be scaled (zoomed)
larger and smaller for better viewing or to fit any resolution or screen
size. According to one embodiment, novel server processing of Web content
is provided that converts Web content requested by a client to a scalable
vector format, such as Simple Vector Format. The vector format enables
the Web content to be rendered by the client such that the rendered
display substantially retains an original page layout defined in mark-up
language document(s) in which the Web content is stored. In one
embodiment, a proxy server receives Web content requests from a client
and translates the content from an original format into a scalable vector
representation. The scalable vector representation is then sent to
client, where it is scaled and/or offset, enabling users to zoom and/or
pan the Web content.