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Old 31-03-2023, 13:01   #1
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I recently upgraded my PC from W7 to W10 and the monitor to a 12" 1920x1080 one, it's a great improvement on my older 1014x768 one, much clearer and brighter !

Ther's one snag: when I open a settings window the new monitor shows it relatively small with ditto characters. Is there a way to re-size these windows and the characters ?

Attached is an example of what I mean with a settings window, this is the old W7 version and old monitor.
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Re: settings windows sizing

Have you tried???


Control Panel >> fonts >> change font size
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Re: settings windows sizing

There’s also graphics - scaling
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Re: settings windows sizing

@Vesta When windows are designed, programmers may specify the size of various things, like the window size, in pixels. When you move to a higher resolution screen, these pixels are smaller. Hence, on Windows, these windows are smaller. As a Mac user, I have been blissfully unaware of this because MacOS takes care of it all.

Right now, I am working to fix the JavaScript plugin to cope with Windows and high resolution displays. See here for example. In this particular case it is turning out to be a real pain and weeks of work. You may encounter issues with various parts of OpenCPN and plugins, which will need reporting and, hopefully, fixing.

The real solution is to get a Mac .
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Re: settings windows sizing

Thank you all for responding, as far as I can see fiddling with W10 settings doesn't help, the windows are 'generated' within OpenCPN, so I'll be looking out for the plugin from Antipole

Apart from that I got myself a new i.e. stronger pair of reading glasses and they are a great help !

The new 12V monitor https://www.eyoyousa.com/eyoyo-em12d...-p00100p1.html realy makes a difference, I got mine via AliExpress for about $120 with free shipping.
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Re: settings windows sizing

Depending on what you are trying to do:
In opencpn options > user > see the sliding scales at the bottom? User Interface.


For plugins, often you have to change the font size in preferences.



In Windows 10 and 11 if there is a problem with text generally in app and programs got to Display > Scale and Layout. Increase the percentage or set to the recommended scale, it will be better.
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