Thanks for the tip but this does not work for me. (I wish it did, because that would be my workaround).
Ctrl+Alt+Scroll Wheel shifts the piano roll display horizontally and
Alt+Scroll Wheel shifts it vertically, but neither one actually zooms. (BTW, I'm using SONAR Platinum x64 2016.12 on Win 7).
When the zoom goes wonky using the magnifying glass method on the bar line, the only recovery for me is the other zoom slider control bar in the lower right-hand corner. Am I missing something?