I could't find a way to change the actual browser zoom level, but you can get pretty close with CSS transform: scale(). Here is my solution based on JavaScript and jQuery:
<!-- Trigger -->
<ul id="zoom_triggers">
<li><a id="zoom_in">zoom in</a></li>
<li><a id="zoom_out">zoom out</a></li>
<li><a id="zoom_reset">reset zoom</a></li>
</ul>
<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function($)
{
// Set initial zoom level
var zoom_level=100;
// Click events
$('#zoom_in').click(function() { zoom_page(10, $(this)) });
$('#zoom_out').click(function() { zoom_page(-10, $(this)) });
$('#zoom_reset').click(function() { zoom_page(0, $(this)) });
// Zoom function
function zoom_page(step, trigger)
{
// Zoom just to steps in or out
if(zoom_level>=120 && step>0 || zoom_level<=80 && step<0) return;
// Set / reset zoom
if(step==0) zoom_level=100;
else zoom_level=zoom_level+step;
// Set page zoom via CSS
$('body').css({
transform: 'scale('+(zoom_level/100)+')', // set zoom
transformOrigin: '50% 0' // set transform scale base
});
// Adjust page to zoom width
if(zoom_level>100) $('body').css({ width: (zoom_level*1.2)+'%' });
else $('body').css({ width: '100%' });
// Activate / deaktivate trigger (use CSS to make them look different)
if(zoom_level>=120 || zoom_level<=80) trigger.addClass('disabled');
else trigger.parents('ul').find('.disabled').removeClass('disabled');
if(zoom_level!=100) $('#zoom_reset').removeClass('disabled');
else $('#zoom_reset').addClass('disabled');
}
});
</script>