[BUG]s TLB Beta 7.3.4 Text Not scaling on High DPI Display
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10-09-2017, 03:48 PM -
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(10-09-2017, 11:33 AM)Yuri Kobets Wrote:
Quote:Separator lines are still too fat (I've attached a full-scale screenshot)
Notice in my full-scale screenshot that the separator lines are 6-pixels tall - My Dell XPS-15 notebook screen is scaled at 225%, so I would expect the lines to be (at most) 3 pixels tall
The default size of separators is 2 pixels. So:
2 * 225 / 100 = 4.5
In the next version, the size will be 4 pixels for 225% scaling.

Hi Yuri, Thanks for your reply.
My prior comment about the separator lines was referring to the 'primary/visible' dimension, which is 1 pixel (not including the drop shadow). So yes, technically the default size of the separators is 2 pixels (including the drop shadow) - so my prior comment is still valid - the visible portion was scaled to 6-pixels and looks proportionally too fat.

My observation in the HDPI scaling of boxes/separator-lines/etc., is that it is better to round 'down' to the nearest pixel, vs up. These items just look more 'bulky' if rounded 'up' - especially without an anti-aliasing algorithm, which can further make thin lines look blurry.

So, in the next version, at 225% scaling (for example), I'd suggest making the primary/visible portion of the separator line = 2 pixels (rounded down, vs 3). You may need to experiment to see if the drop shadow portion still looks good when if scaled at a 1:1 ratio of the primary/visible portion. A slightly thinner drop shadow may look better at higher scalings (e.g. at 300% scaling: visible portion=3 pixels, drop shadow=2 pixels, + 1 px transparent padding added at top to balance).

Hope this feedback is helpful Smile -JT
[JTB3] My System: Win10 Pro-x64, Intel i7-7700K (Z270) + i7-4771 (Z87)
Dell XPS-15 9550 4K Touch Notebook (225% scaling), 43in LG 4K Monitor (100% scaling)
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RE: [BUG]s TLB Beta 7.3.4 Text Not scaling on High DPI Display - by JTB3 - 10-09-2017, 03:48 PM

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