v1.3.3 - Excessive padding? about gbm HOT 13 CLOSED

Awesome 👍 Let me know if you see any other problems with DPI scaling and reopen the issue (the commit is going to auto-close it).

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Not sure if it's just perception and warped memory that's telling me it's a bit wider than normal, but generally, seems to be fixed!

Sorry I didn't notice this before. I think that is normal, it will get wider and weirder looking the higher the scaling is because the controls and window will keep growing with the font size and pushing it to the right.

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To be honest, I wasn't 100% sure if it wasn't just my memory.

Thank you, once again, for the software and continued fixes! Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

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I do need to update my graphics drivers, and it was fairly recently I went back to 125% scaling instead of 100%, so it could just be me, but the padding around the items seems a lot larger than I remember.

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I haven't had this problem myself or any other reports. It looks like it's not properly anchoring the controls to the window size on your system. It is very likely related to the DPI setting and custom fix. You can try changing the DPI settings in the properties of GBM.exe (Compatibility Tab) to see if that makes a difference.

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Tested DPI compatibility settings, which haven't made a difference.

I'll now tinker with the DPI fix (it's apparently based off Win8.1 scaling), see if that makes a difference.

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I replicated what you're seeing by setting the High DPI scaling override to "Application", which makes sense because GBM doesn't do any DPI scaling on it's own.

I got the best results using the System (Enhanced) setting, but I'm not sure if that is available on your old version of Windows 10.

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Aha! I tried System (Enhanced), but (probably because of the Win8.1 DPI fix) that didn't do anything. Just tried setting compatibility to Windows 8 in combination with the DPI fix and System (Enhanced), which didn't do anything, so I'll try with it disabled.

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I disabled the custom scaling mod (using Win10 v1709 built-in scaling).

Results:

• Normal: correct scaling, but very blurry (as often happens with HiDPI screens), including the tray context menu
• Scaling performed by application: Crisp, but weird spacing as before
• Scaling performed by system: correct scaling, but very blurry
• Scaling performed by system: correct scaling, but very blurry

Comparison:

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Blurry applications on a HiDPI screen are common; the Win8.1 scaling fix I linked earlier usually fixes them (sometimes at the cost of a couple of slightly cropped buttons), but GBM seems to be incompatible with the fix when at custom scaling factors (i.e. other than 100%).

Is there any different way it could calculate spacing when at 125% and other custom scaling factors?

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This actually seems to be a bug with the split container control used on the main form. No other form seems to have this problem.

I'm unsure how to fix it at this point. I'll post an update when/if I find a fix.

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I believe I have a work-around for the issue. It should make the main form scale properly using the "Application" High DPI scaling override and your custom scaling fix.

Try this build, just rename your GBM.exe and extract the one in this archive to the folder. GBM - DPI Scaling Fix.zip (64-Bit)

Let me know how it works for you. This build will show v1.3.4 but it won't break your data, you can just restore your old exe if you need to.

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Works! Thank you so much!

Looks perhaps a little wider than "normal", but it scales correctly with both the DPI fix (and is non-blurry) (pictured). Also scales correctly without the DPI fix, but is blurry due to the standard Windows bug. (hmmm, it's late at night, my brain's asleep and I'm confusing myself with what compatibility settings I've had applied etc. but TLDR: at the moment I'm using my DPI fix, and it's scaling looks mostly normal and text is crisp. I can do more testing in the morning)

Not sure if it's just perception and warped memory that's telling me it's a bit wider than normal, but generally, seems to be fixed!

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