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post #1 of 6
7/23/06 at 4:23pm
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I was playing around with vista (beta 5384) on me dell 9300 with the wxga+ screen, and I thought that the dpi scaling would be alot better than xp - but it wasen't. I tried using the 120 dpi setting and it looked just as blocky and crappy as xp does. Is this just because it's a beta - because I dont like the small scaling and god forbid I had a wuxga screen! This was one of the main reasons I wanted to upgrade, a high-res desktop.
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post #2 of 6
7/23/06 at 5:35pm
That is disapointing. I was hoping Vista would use vector graphics. I'm using 120dpi as well so that 12 point text does not look like 4 point.

When surfing the bit mapped graphics look like crap as they don't scale so wish I had my old 1200x800 screen as well.

Yep, here's hoping that the release Vista fixes this.
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post #3 of 6
7/23/06 at 7:40pm
I think the Vista fix for the DPI issue may be a little more complicated than just upgrading to Vista. I origially thought Vista would fix scaling issues when using non-standard DPI's (i.e. anything other than 96). However it may be the case that the fix involves a new GDI API, which may require that an application be rewritten or at the very least recompiled to take advantage of the improved DPI scaling. Any Windows programmer's have the full scoop?
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post #4 of 6
7/23/06 at 10:06pm
submit it to the MS Feedback thing thats built in to the Beta editions of Vista. Maybe they will listen for once. lol
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post #5 of 6
7/24/06 at 12:40am
If we wait for Microsoft to fix these little quirks, we'll still be here in ten years waiting for them. Instead of using the screwed up DPI setting, use the Advanced Appearance function to manually set the size of all text and graphical widgets. Then set your web browser and other programs to use large fonts / icons. No need for that worthless DPI setting.

Another thing that can help is to use Microsoft's ClearType tweak tool to set the contrast level a bit higher. Makes the text easier to read if you don't use the notebook at less than two feet from your face.

These high resolution displays are great, and Microsoft is going to be a sloth, as is typical, at taking advantage of them.
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post #6 of 6
7/24/06 at 8:53am
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Originally Posted by BraytonAK
If we wait for Microsoft to fix these little quirks, we'll still be here in ten years waiting for them. Instead of using the screwed up DPI setting, use the Advanced Appearance function to manually set the size of all text and graphical widgets. Then set your web browser and other programs to use large fonts / icons. No need for that worthless DPI setting.

Another thing that can help is to use Microsoft's ClearType tweak tool to set the contrast level a bit higher. Makes the text easier to read if you don't use the notebook at less than two feet from your face.

These high resolution displays are great, and Microsoft is going to be a sloth, as is typical, at taking advantage of them.

I could be wrong but I am under the impression that changing the advanced appearance settings only impacts various graphical widgets and the text in titles, menues, etc. The core application fonts are not affected which is why we are forced to use the less than perfect DPI setting.
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