DPI Scaling in Leopard?

Hi, I remember reading well before Leopard was released that there was a much hyped feature called resolution independence which was supposed to be included.
Since then I haven't heard anything regarding this. On monitors at higher resolution such as 1920x1200, text and programs may become be too tiny to see clearly unless you're quite close to the screen.
Resolution independence was supposed to fix this by scaling the entire operating system. Windows Vista includes a scaling system but it's far from perfect, not everything scales, some programs scale but are left looking distorted.
Is there a dpi slider in Leopard that allows you to scale the entire operating system? Where is it located? Thanks
Message was edited by: Stuart Lawrence

Have you looked at the developer links in the reply from Carolyn? Actual Terminal command:
defaults write -g AppleDisplayScaleFactor <scale factor>
For permanent change:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleDisplayScaleFactor <scale factor>
It's possible to do this on an application specific basis, but it may not work for all applications:
defaults write com.apple.SystemPreferences AppleDisplayScaleFactor <scale factor>
This example is for System Preferences.
BTW, I found the above with a basic Google search.

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I'm having trouble with new the DPI scaling features of windows 8.1.
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So I've set up "Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display" to be "Smaller 100%" and I've checked 'Let me choose one scaling level for all my displays'.
Once choosen these settings; and saved I logged out and everthings seems fine.
Only IE11 is being an ass switching from 100% zoom factor on my main display to 125% zoom factor on my secondairy (smaller laptop display). I found this about IE 11:
http://connect.microsoft.com/IE/feedback/details/804990/internet-explorer-11-auto-zoom-feature-within-ie11 ; which makes me believe this is an issue's which will be solved in the future.
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Today i have the same strange issue. This occures with and normal EXPLORER window. The strange thing is it occures on one explorer window, when i open a new one this one doesn't have this issue.
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Make Skype work properly with Windows DPI scaling for high resolution displays

Hello, As of now, Skype does not work well with Windows DPI scaling. Everything looks fuzzy (fonts, icons, etc).Microsoft's recommendation is to turn off the DPI scaling ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2900023 ) but in this case, the text is too tiny to be read. Basically everyone with a high resolution display is stuck with either tiny of fuzzy fonts, making Skype unusable. It's really a pity because other Microsoft programs such as Office work perfectly with Windows DPI scaling, and Skype also looks great on Mac with Retina display. With high DPI displays becoming more and more common, this is a must have feature. Thanks for reading!

pokegwa wrote:
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Windows 8.1 DPI scaling and remote desktop issues

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When I remote into this machine from my Surface Pro tablet the display changes to 1920*1080 to fit the surface's display and scaling also kicks in. (125%)
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If you change the scaling to 100% while logged in over RDP, then disconnect or log off, does it stick?
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Detailed how-to in my eBooks:
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DPI Scaling in Windows 7 and how it affects Adobe apps (Retina 15" MBP)

Hi guys,
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Thats not true, absolutely not. You are right to ask here in the forum, but there is no solution for HiDPI scaling for photoshop. Please see the link below. Adobe is doing it´s best to get a solution. But this will take tiiiiiiime.
See this link and see how helpless adobe is with their software. Its a shame:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/6126160#6126160

Issue: Windows 8.1 - DPI Scaling

I want to know if there is a way to disable auto scaling on start screen in windows 8.1. My laptop does not have a touch screen, so this scaling is useless for me and it get worse when I connect my laptop into my TV, the Tiles on my screen get even bigger
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and this on the TV:
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Hi,
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For detailed information about what is changed on Windows 8.1 DPI Scaling, you can refer to this article:
Windows 8.1 DPI Scaling Enhancements
http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/extremewindows/archive/2013/07/15/windows-8-1-dpi-scaling-enhancements.aspx
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Windows 7 DPI scaling causes problems in VMware Player

Hi there,
I'm running Windows 7 x86 Professional and VMware Player 3.0.0. Windows 7 is set to 150% larger fonts (DPI scaling).
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I know this is a thread necro but it's kinda hilarious and sad. I just searched the forums for "player dpi" and here I stumble upon my own post on the subject over five years ago.
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--- Window (id) "Cancel" Button
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DPI Scaling on Multi-Monitor (Windows 8, 8.1)

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Now, for Server 2008 R2, I've found this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2726399/en-us
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http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2012/06/13/remote-desktop-services-what-s-new-in-windows-server-2012-release-candidate.aspx
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If this isn't possible, is there a way to configure RDS to run at a lower resolution permanently but to stretch to fit any screen resolution? Right now, if you drop the resolution on an RDP session, it just takes up part of the user's screen. In the newest
RDP clients, I notice the Smart Sizing option, but it apparently isn't "smart" enough to stretch higher than the base resolution of the session.
I've looked through literally years of forum posts and articles and nothing seems to point at a user-friendly fix such as take the slider, choose your size, done.

Hi,
For Windows Server 2008 R2, you may need to apply the Hotfix in your post.
The DPI adjustment is not available in a Remote Session (RDP)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2544872
You cannot change the DPI setting through a Remote Desktop session on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2726399/en-us
However, when I remote to a Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 machine, I have no such issue.
Please check if your clients have the latest update for RDP installed.
Resolution and Scaling Level Updates in RDP 8.1
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2013/12/16/resolution-and-scaling-level-updates-in-rdp-8-1.aspx
Description of the Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0 update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2592687
Remote Desktop Protocol 8.1 Update for Windows 7 SP1 released to web
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2013/11/12/remote-desktop-protocol-8-1-update-for-windows-7-sp1-released-to-web.aspx
Hope this helps.
Jeremy Wu
TechNet Community Support

Developing on a 4K Monitor - problem with DPI Scaling

Development Environment:
Visual Studio 2013 Update 4
Windows 8.1 latest SP
1st screen: 4K, 3840x3260
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Situation: I'm developing a WinForms Application since many years. Originally, my development environment was started on normal screens. Now, the main screen was exchanged by a 4K.
Problem: Whenever I design a dialog, or change an existing one, the resulting dialog is much too big on a normal FullHD display. It seems that Visual Studio cannot correctly the DPI scaling;
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I haven't tried this yet, but maybe installing the nvidia web drivers will fix the rMBP resolution as well. Thing is, the Macbook Pro 13 has Intel graphics, right? Not sure if Intel offers alternative mac drivers, but if they do it's probably worth a try.

Windows 8.1 DPI scaling does not work with Windows 7 client ?

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Hi,
When you are within a session you should be able to check the option Let me choose one scaling level for all displays, change the scaling, sign out, then when you reconnect it will have the new dpi setting applied. This is the expected method for a
Windows 7 client.
-TP

Correct DPI Scaling after docking/undocking requires Logon/Logoff

Hi all,
I am using a Surface Pro 3, when at my desk, I dock it with a USB3.0 Dock connected to two 24" monitors via DVI. The desktop displays are 'standard' 24" 96dpi displays, while the Surface is running the 12" high-DPI display.
I don't have the Surface screen enabled while on the desk, so there is no need to have multiple scaling factors running simultaneously, but I just need Windows to dynamically respect the scaling factor of the Primary display - especially when the Primary
display changes.
When I logon to the Surface disconnected from the dock, I get the desktop nicely scaled to 150% and everything looks great. When I logon to the Surface while it's already connected to the dock, same again, everything stays at 100% scaling and looks
great on the desktop monitors. However, it all starts to go wrong when I dock/undock.
If I'm undocked at login and then dock, the 150% scaling factor gets incorrectly applied to the external monitors and everything looks large and blurry. Similarly, if it's docked at login, then I un-dock, the 100% scaling factor gets incorrectly applied
to the Surface screen and everything appears too small to read.
The only way I can find to fix it is to log out then log back in, this fixes the scaling factor for the current configuration.
However this is far from ideal, as I have to save all my work and close down all my applications to do this (so I lose chats, webpages, terminal session etc etc.)
Is there a way to force Windows 8.1 to re-calibrate the Primary display scaling factor WITHOUT having to log out and in again?
Thanks,
Seb

Hi,
It seems a known issue on Surface pro if you connect another monitor directly when you have logged into Surface.
Here are something you can try to check your issue:
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/music-photos-and-video/trouble-connecting-surface-to-second-screen
I suggest you contact the Surface pro support to feedback this and ask for further help.
Contact Microsoft Support for Surface
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/?productId=100411422
Kate Li
TechNet Community Support

Forum for handling high DPI scaling with MFC dlls

Hi,
I have posted a related query on forum Windows Desktop Development forums > Application Compatibility for Windows Desktop Development.
But have not got any replies yet. Please help.
Here is a link to my query: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c1d36a88-2dbb-4669-b0d4-d553f6fe63a5/scaling-dialogs-and-property-pages-in-a-mfc-application-to-render-correctly-on-high-dpi-devices?forum=windowscompatibility
Thanks
Parul Gupta

Might also try here.
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/home?category=vslanguages&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<migration urlid="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/blockwallpaperandthemev3">
<component type="Documents" context="User">
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<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Appearance\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [Pattern]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [SCRNSAVE.EXE]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [TileWallpaper]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [WallPaper]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [WallPaperStyle]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Colors [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General [WallpaperSource]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpapers\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\* [*]</pattern>
</objectSet>
</unconditionalExclude>
<merge script="MigXmlHelper.DestinationPriority()">
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<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Appearance\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [Pattern]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [SCRNSAVE.EXE]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [TileWallpaper]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [WallPaper]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [WallPaperStyle]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Colors [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General [WallpaperSource]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpapers\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\* [*]</pattern>
</objectSet>
</merge>
</rules>
</role>
</component>

<component type="Documents" context="User">
<displayName>Block Wallpapers and Theme Files</displayName>
<role role="Data">
<rules>
<unconditionalExclude>
<objectSet>
<content filter="MigXmlHelper.ExtractSingleFile(NULL, NULL)">
<objectSet>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [SCRNSAVE.EXE]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [WallPaper]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General [WallpaperSource]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\* [*]</pattern>
</objectSet>
</content>
</objectSet>
</unconditionalExclude>
<merge script="MigXmlHelper.DestinationPriority()">
<objectSet>
<content filter="MigXmlHelper.ExtractSingleFile(NULL, NULL)">
<objectSet>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [SCRNSAVE.EXE]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop [WallPaper]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General [WallpaperSource]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\* [*]</pattern>
</objectSet>
</content>
</objectSet>
</merge>
<unconditionalExclude>
<objectSet>
<pattern type="File">%CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="File">%CSIDL_APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="File">%CSIDL_WINDOWS%\Resources\Ease of Access Themes\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="File">%CSIDL_WINDOWS%\Resources\Themes\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="File">%CSIDL_WINDOWS%\Web\Wallpaper\* [*]</pattern>
</objectSet>
</unconditionalExclude>
<merge script="MigXmlHelper.DestinationPriority()">
<objectSet>
<pattern type="File">%CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="File">%CSIDL_APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="File">%CSIDL_WINDOWS%\Resources\Ease of Access Themes\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="File">%CSIDL_WINDOWS%\Resources\Themes\* [*]</pattern>
<pattern type="File">%CSIDL_WINDOWS%\Web\Wallpaper\* [*]</pattern>
</objectSet>
</merge>
<unconditionalExclude>
<objectSet>
<script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\* [*]","Fixed")</script>
<script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\* [*]","Fixed")</script>
<script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Windows\Resources\Ease of Access Themes\* [*]","Fixed")</script>
<script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Windows\Resources\Themes\* [*]","Fixed")</script>
<script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\* [*]","Fixed")</script>
</objectSet>
</unconditionalExclude>
<merge script="MigXmlHelper.DestinationPriority()">
<objectSet>
<script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\* [*]","Fixed")</script>
<script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\* [*]","Fixed")</script>
<script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Windows\Resources\Ease of Access Themes\* [*]","Fixed")</script>
<script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Windows\Resources\Themes\* [*]","Fixed")</script>
<script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Windows\Web\Wallpaper\* [*]","Fixed")</script>
</objectSet>
</merge>
</rules>
</role>
</component>
</migration>
I generated a config.xml called nothemeuiconfig.xml and changed this:
<component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-themeui" migrate="yes" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-themeui/microsoft-windows-themeui/settings"/>
To this:
<component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-themeui" migrate="no" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-themeui/microsoft-windows-themeui/settings"/>
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Opened a case with Microsoft, sent them:
the XML's I'm using
the command I used to generate the config.xml
the command I used for scanstate
the log files generated by scanstate
the command I used for loadstate
the log files generated by loadstate
Summary result of the MS case:
After much review & scrutiny, the command line and XML files are syntactically correct and rules are sound.
The articles I referenced in the ticket are indeed old and speak of an older version of USMT, so I can accept the possibility that something may have changed between USMT versions that render those suggested rules & instructions invalid.
Despite using
unconditionalExclude to unconditionally globally exclude objects, something else is trumping that rule, and there’s no way around that.
Even using
MigXmlHelper.DestinationPrioity() won’t help us here because, like above, something else trumps that rule, and there’s no way around that.
The last proposed suggestion is to disable the shmig component, which may or may not break or otherwise adversely affect the backup/restore of other things. (This may be too difficult to detect easily or in initial testing and the uncertainty doesn’t
give us confidence problems won’t arise as a result of this change. Also,
Ned Pyle's post post says NOT to, but then again that's an old post.)
Is this no longer possible or am I'm just doing it wrong?

Thanks for the reply
TimAmico!
I saw your responses on Friday & Saturday, but didn't reply because I wanted to think this over a bit and try to get a second opinion.
The 'Appearance and Display' component looks to have a has a number of sub-components.
<component displayname="Appearance and Display" migrate="yes" ID="appearance_and_display">
<component displayname="Windows Games Settings" migrate="yes" ID="appearance_and_display\windows_games_settings">
<component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-GameExplorer" migrate="yes" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-gameexplorer/microsoft-windows-gameexplorer/settings"/>
</component>
<component displayname="Taskbar and Start Menu" migrate="yes" ID="appearance_and_display\taskbar_and_start_menu">
<component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-stobject" migrate="yes" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-stobject/microsoft-windows-stobject/settings"/>
<component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-explorer" migrate="yes" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-explorer/microsoft-windows-explorer/settings"/>
</component>
<component displayname="Personalized Settings" migrate="yes" ID="appearance_and_display\personalized_settings">
<component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-uxtheme" migrate="yes" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-uxtheme/microsoft-windows-uxtheme/settings"/>
<component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-themeui" migrate="yes" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-themeui/microsoft-windows-themeui/settings"/>
<component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-shmig" migrate="yes" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-shmig/microsoft-windows-shmig/settings"/>
<component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-shell32" migrate="yes" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-shell32/microsoft-windows-shell32/settings"/>
<component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-CommandPrompt" migrate="yes" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-commandprompt/microsoft-windows-commandprompt/settings"/>
</component>
</component>
If I'm understanding the XML correctly, setting 'Appearance and Display' to 'no' will not bring over any of the sub components:
Windows Games Settings: Microsoft-Windows-GameExplorer
Tarkbar & Start Menu: Microsoft-Windows-stobject
Tarkbar & Start Menu: Microsoft-Windows-explorer
Personalized Settings: Microsoft-Windows-uxtheme
Personalized Settings: Microsoft-Windows-themeui
Personalized Settings: Microsoft-Windows-shmig
Personalized Settings: Microsoft-Windows-shell32
Personalized Settings: Microsoft-Windows-CommandPrompt
If so, that, to me at least, represents a pretty significant change! We want the pinned items but not the backgrounds and themes so that specific change won't work for us, but glad to hear it meets your needs. (Also greatly appreciate your sharing
your results with us.)
I'll admit, even before reaching out to MS, the logs clearly show that the themes/backgrounds are all part of the 'Microsoft-Windows-shmig' component but dang it if I want something of substance (read: official documentation) that covers what exactly that
component handles. (I like to know what I'm potentially getting myself into.)

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