let's talk about high dpi situation

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kosfurler
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Posts: 105
OS: Windows 10 2H22
Theme: Windows 7

let's talk about high dpi situation May 17, 2024 8:01:18 GMT -8

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Post by kosfurler on May 17, 2024 8:01:18 GMT -8

now high dpi modding no longer causes so many problems (THANK GOD windowblins died and amazing stuff such as dwmblurglass and windhawk appeared)

but so many software looks blurry or completely destroyed X-(

for example retrobar and any cls fork

retrobar is the most disappointing i think
it looks good only at 100% 150% scale but when it comes to 125% icons and some text becomes blurry
this issue has been posted on github but as far as i remember developer said that he wouldn't fix it

btw sorry for my english ^__^

Last Edit: May 17, 2024 8:02:19 GMT -8 by kosfurler

clara
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let's talk about high dpi situation May 22, 2024 15:39:37 GMT -8

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Post by clara on May 22, 2024 15:39:37 GMT -8

I think the only "solution" here is using legacy scaling in System > Display > Advanced scaling settings > Custom scaling. I've tried it once and it doesn't blur out legacy apps, however it can still be problematic for something like 9x classic theme because of the way it scales icons. Not a problem for a look of XP and higher due to neat icons that scale well, but hard edges of older icons aren't scaled that well unless you pick the size supported by the icon itself which usually means scaling a bit too high.
I guess redrawing win9x icons in 24px resolution so they look nice on 125% taskbar can be put on an agenda but tbh it is a bit too tedious.