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Title: Certain Software Is Really Tiny
Post by: rjbinney on October 04, 2017, 05:19:56 PM

So what's next?

I'm in Windows 10 on a Surface Pro 4; don't know if one, the other, or the combination is the culprit.

Most everything is "the right size". Some programs, though, appear really, really tiny. I've also noticed this on some - not all - sites that use Adobe.

(https://thumb.ibb.co/fPwvFb/Typesize.png) (https://ibb.co/fPwvFb)    (https://thumb.ibb.co/cMmeab/Context.png) (https://ibb.co/cMmeab)

I've messed around in the individual program's Properties - Compatibility, and "DPI Scaling" and all that. I'm not really certain what any of it does, but it hasn't "corrected" for this phenomenon... Surely this can't be as intended?

Thanks.

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Title: Re: Certain Software Is Really Tiny
Post by: patio on October 04, 2017, 05:34:56 PM

I wouldnt jump off a bridge and/or blame it all on Win 10...fact is that there;s a ton of apps out there that didn;t keep up with Win developement...

Not an answer...just an observation.

Title: Re: Certain Software Is Really Tiny
Post by: BC_Programmer on October 04, 2017, 05:59:09 PM

The program wasn't designed that way, but that is how it was made.

It doesn't do anything to handle non-standard DPI settings, and always assumes 96 ppi. However, it tells windows it is DPI aware. This is why it is tiny. The window is the same pixel size as it would be on a standard 100% scaled display despite being on a high-resolution monitor with a much higher pixel density. And because it said "I'll do it myself, GAWD" to Windows, Windows doesn't interfere and assumes it knows what it is doing. (It can't really detect when a program claims it is DPI aware but doesn't do anything to actually be DPI Aware).

Title: Re: Certain Software Is Really Tiny
Post by: rjbinney on October 04, 2017, 06:34:09 PM

I was halfway up the side of the bridge, muttering "*censored* you, Steve Ballmer" when I read your post, patio. Close call!

OK, so, um, BC, is there anything I can do about it?

Title: Re: Certain Software Is Really Tiny
Post by: BC_Programmer on October 04, 2017, 07:49:31 PM

Quote from: rjbinney on October 04, 2017, 06:34:09 PM

OK, so, um, BC, is there anything I can do about it?

Pretty sure All you can do is complain to Netgear- one voice among thousands for what looks like the last 2 or 3 years of people complaining to them about this.

Title: Re: Certain Software Is Really Tiny
Post by: rjbinney on October 04, 2017, 08:49:13 PM

Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. Was hoping you'd say I could set the DVIRC key to 0 in the ipswitch settings of the reverse-litmus-configuration panel.

Title: Re: Certain Software Is Really Tiny
Post by: Mark. on October 04, 2017, 09:56:24 PM

and another observation - no answer - the few Surface Pro's I've played with had the same DPI scaling issue.
you'd play around and get it almost right for most things but there would always be something that looked wrong.