0002438: Executable is not DPI-aware

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0002438

Zandronum

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2015-09-06 11:04

2015-09-06 11:38

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Zom-B

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normal

Severity

feature

Reproducibility

always

Status

new

Resolution

open

Platform

Windows

OS Version

8.1

Product Version

2.1

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Fixed in Version

Summary

0002438: Executable is not DPI-aware

Description

I have a high-DPI laptop with a 2880x1620 resolution.

The executable Zandronum.exe is not DPI-aware. When run it normally, all pixels are doubled* and the highest resolution is half my display resolution (1440x810).

(* In my case pixels are doubled because I selected 200% scaling in my display options. Other settings include 150% and 250% and in those cases pixels are interpolated and become blurry.)

I have to turn on the "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" compatibility mode to be able to play at higher resolutions.

While this works fine, other users might not know about this option and stay stuck at a lower resolution, possibly with blurriness.

Steps To Reproduce

In Windows 8 or higher, go to:
Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display
(copy/paste into an explorer window) and make sure the scaling is set to something higher than 100%, or the slider is set towards "Larger".

Additional Information

A related consequence of this issue: because of a bug in Windows' compatibility mode, the console window (not the in-game console) is normal-sized but the font size is still doubled. (see screenshot)

Attached Files

zandronumdpi-fix.png [^] (17,270 bytes) 2015-09-06 11:13

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(0013433) Dusk (developer) 2015-09-06 11:29	Does the issue persist in Zandronum 3.0?

(0013436) Zom-B (reporter) 2015-09-06 11:38 edited on: 2015-09-06 11:38	Only the first time I start it. Then it seems to automatically switch on the compatibility mode. After some trying, it seems 2.1 also does that. With Z3 the console window still looks crap as in the screenshot.

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Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2015-09-06 11:04	Zom-B	New Issue
2015-09-06 11:04	Zom-B	File Added: zandronumdpi.png
2015-09-06 11:13	Zom-B	File Added: zandronumdpi-fix.png
2015-09-06 11:13	Zom-B	Note Added: 0013432
2015-09-06 11:28	Dusk	File Deleted: zandronumdpi.png
2015-09-06 11:29	Dusk	Note Added: 0013433
2015-09-06 11:29	Dusk	Status	new => feedback
2015-09-06 11:38	Zom-B	Note Added: 0013436
2015-09-06 11:38	Zom-B	Status	feedback => new
2015-09-06 11:38	Zom-B	Note Edited: 0013436	View Revisions
2015-09-06 11:39	Zom-B	Note Deleted: 0013432

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