Difference between revisions of "High DPI Scaling"

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* Right click on your desktop
 
* Right click on your desktop
 
* Select Display settings
 
* Select Display settings
* Change 100% to any higher value
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* Change 100% to the recommended
  
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== High DPI scaling for Exilent in Windows ==
 
== High DPI scaling for Exilent in Windows ==
This will only work with the EXE version.
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EXE version:
 
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* Right click on the launcher shorcut and select Open file location
* Right click the EXE then select Properties
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* Right click on the exe and select Properties
 
* Select Compatibility tab
 
* Select Compatibility tab
 
* Click Change high DPI settings
 
* Click Change high DPI settings
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* Select System (Enhanced) in the dropdown
 
* Select System (Enhanced) in the dropdown
  
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13" laptop with 1920x1080 resolution scaled up by 150%.
 
  
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JAR version:
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* Open up Task Manager
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* Find the Java process of the client (high CPU usage, using around 300 MB memory)
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* Right click the process and select Open file location
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* Do the same for this file as with the EXE version described earlier

Latest revision as of 09:26, 3 July 2021

High DPI

High DPI (Dots per Inch) means that a monitor has a relatively high screen resolution for its physical size. This can result in texts and elements being too small to read.

High DPI scaling in Windows

In Windows you can make everything bigger by using scaling.

  • Right click on your desktop
  • Select Display settings
  • Change 100% to the recommended

az0Vj5I.png

High DPI scaling for Exilent in Windows

EXE version:

  • Right click on the launcher shorcut and select Open file location
  • Right click on the exe and select Properties
  • Select Compatibility tab
  • Click Change high DPI settings
  • Select Override high DPI scaling behaviour
  • Select System (Enhanced) in the dropdown

aF3Xgu0.png

JAR version:

  • Open up Task Manager
  • Find the Java process of the client (high CPU usage, using around 300 MB memory)
  • Right click the process and select Open file location
  • Do the same for this file as with the EXE version described earlier