[digiKam-users] bad sizing with dual monitors

[Tac Tacelosky]

I have an XPS-15, running Windows 10, I believe the monitor can be
described as 4K.  It has an NVIDEA GForce GTX 1050 Ti (practically
necessary for Davinci Resolve).





On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 3:20 PM Kenneth Ingham <ingham at i-pi.com> wrote:

> You did not mention the OS (and possibly desktop environment).
>
> On GNU.Linux systems, X windows has problems with displays of different
> DPIs.  This is a fundamental design problem with X.  It has been fixed
> in Wayland, but whether or not this will help you depends on the version
> of your OS and desktop environment.  It also depends on your hardware
> (Wayland appears to be behind for Nvidia due to issues with Nvidia).  I
> have a 4K laptop monitor and everything else looks huge.  Unfortunately,
> I have Nvidia hardware, so I am anxiously awaiting the situation to
> improve.
> --
> Kenneth Ingham
>
> A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
> ---Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953
>
> On 10/4/18 1:10 AM, digikam-users-request at kde.org wrote:
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2018 10:53:57 -0400
> > From: Tac Tacelosky <tacman at gmail.com>
> > To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the
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> > I have an XPS-15 laptop with a very high resolution screen (3840x2160).
> I
> > also have a second monitor with a lower resolution (1920x1080).  The
> second
> > monitor is set up as my primary screen.
> >
> > When I start DigiKam, the controls and text are distorted.  Everything is
> > so huge that it's almost impossible to do anything.  Here's the dual
> view.
> >
> > [image: image.png]
> >
> > Here's just DigiKam on the second monitor, full screen.  Note how the
> menu
> > items are huge.
> >
> > [image: image.png]
> >
> > Running on the laptop monitor is also problematic, same issue.
> >
> > Is there some way for digikam to detect the monitor and adjust
> > accordingly?  Perhaps a "Reset Layout" menu item that does that, instead
> of
> > having to exit the program and tweak settings and restart it?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Tac
>
>
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