1. Ben Slater
  2. PowerBuilder
  3. Tuesday, 4 July 2023 15:57 PM UTC

We have recently had an issue where users are getting scaling issues with most datawindows/windows when attempting to use a dpi setting higher than 100% on their monitors. We have a temporary fix by disabling display scaling when higher than 100% - but we were wondering if this is known/being addressed by Appeon?

Thanks,

Ben

Miguel Leeuwe Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Tuesday, 4 July 2023 16:20 PM UTC
  2. PowerBuilder
  3. # 1

Hi,

Have a look at this post, which contains a link to another valid post. https://community.appeon.com/index.php/qna/q-a/datawindow-distortion-dpi-scaling-125

Basically, what you have to do is create a .....manifest file (preceded with the name of your exe).

You then specify that manifest to be used in your Project, by using this setting: "External Manifest". (Please correct me if I'm wrong, it's been a while since I've used this and I cannot find the post where someone explained this).

See the attached file for an example of a manifest. You'll have to unzip it and then rename it to fit your executable name.

Though it did improve a lot of problems when having 125% scaling, it caused us some other problems of not resizing (PFC based) some pictures on datawindows, so we ended up not using it and telling our customers to work on 100% scaling.

 

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Sivaprakash BKR Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Wednesday, 5 July 2023 11:01 AM UTC
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  3. # 2

Hello,

Check the roadmap, for next Major Version

 

I think it's in the Appeon's roadmap to support Hight DPI Support and scaling.  

 

Happiness Always
BKR Sivaprakash

 

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Mark Lee @Appeon Accepted Answer Pending Moderation
  1. Monday, 10 July 2023 08:50 AM UTC
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Hi Ben,

 

Thanks for reporting this problem.

Please let us know your PB version and verify if you still see the issue with the latest PB 2022.

Based on the test case I wrote, when the DPI is set to greater than 100% in the runtime environment, there is no obvious blurry font issue.

Therefore, we suggest you write a simple test case to reproduce the issue and submit it via our support ticketing system to ensure it is being properly received by our tech support and tracked: https://www.appeon.com/standardsupport/newbug

 

BTW, please let us know your Windows system version and the corresponding minor version:

In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft chipped away at this problem by introducing mixed-mode DPI scaling and other high-DPI-related APIs.

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2017/04/04/high-dpi-scaling-improvements-desktop-applications-windows-10-creators-update/

 

Regards,

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