Problems with Windows Scaling (e.g. "200%") when using a high resolution (4K) screen.

[gwpriester]

Last I heard, there was no support for 4K monitors. Xara is considering adding this but as of now I have not seen any.

[shiphen]

Last I heard, there was no support for 4K monitors. Xara is considering adding this but as of now I have not seen any.

Hello

Does the latest version of Xara Designer Pro (version 16??) support 4K monitors yet?

Background
I have a 4K screen and I have more or less abandoned XDP due to the terrible interface when run on 4K screens combined with just how painfully slow it is to open. My slowest other application has always been Photoshop but XDP (v10) takes about 4 times longer to open than Photoshop!

Thanks

J

[Boy]

Hello

Does the latest version of Xara Designer Pro (version 16??) support 4K monitors yet?

Unfortunately not (yet?).

[shiphen]

Unfortunately not (yet?).

Gosh. That really is awful. It's been well over 2 year since I started this thread. Surely anyone seriously interested in graphics will have a high res monitor by now.

Xara management really do seem to have lost their way.

[Jonopen]

It is a shame. It makes one wonder if their management actually use the program as a professional designer might.

Not trying to be controversial, but in some ways I think Xara management are actually quite savvy. They appear to be squeezing every last drop of revenue out of their aging desktop program. By adding a few small peripheral bells and whistles every now and then, it keeps it looking (to the casual observer) refreshed and interesting.

btw I also mentioned the scaling issue (again) back in March (point 12):
https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...197#post607197

[JWellbelove]

I've had issues with several programs since upgrading to 4K monitors, so I thought I'd share the fix I use to sort them out.

Right click on the application icon and select 'Properties'.

Select the 'Compatibility' tab.

Click the button 'Change high DPI settings'.

Tick the box 'Use this setting to fix scaling problems for this program instead of the one in settings'.

Tick the box 'Override high DPI scaling behaviour.'

Select dropdown 'Scaling performed by: Application'

When you next run the application the text should not be blurry.

[Tx2online]

I've had issues with several programs since upgrading to 4K monitors, so I thought I'd share the fix I use to sort them out.

Right click on the application icon and select 'Properties'.

Select the 'Compatibility' tab.

Click the button 'Change high DPI settings'.

Tick the box 'Use this setting to fix scaling problems for this program instead of the one in settings'.

Tick the box 'Override high DPI scaling behaviour.'

Select dropdown 'Scaling performed by: Application'

When you next run the application the text should not be blurry.

Yes, but the toolbar etc, will be absolutely tiny?

[Max_B]

I've had issues with several programs since upgrading to 4K monitors, so I thought I'd share the fix I use to sort them out.

Right click on the application icon and select 'Properties'.

Select the 'Compatibility' tab.

Click the button 'Change high DPI settings'.

Tick the box 'Use this setting to fix scaling problems for this program instead of the one in settings'.

Tick the box 'Override high DPI scaling behaviour.'

Select dropdown 'Scaling performed by: Application'

When you next run the application the text should not be blurry.

Well I've just upgraded to a beautiful new HP Workstation and 2 x 32" 4K monitors for my home set up over the weekend, and just tonight reinstalled the latest Version of Xara, only to be confronted by the terrible blurry program window... pretty much unusable for me... :-( but your post was really useful. Thank you for sharing it! It at least offered me a practical way to get rid of the soft images. As the following poster said, following your instructions has made Xara's toolbars tiny, but I can just about cope with that I think for the limited graphics work I do at home. The text in the direct entry toolbar boxes for width and height etc., is a bit harder to deal with, as you can only see the top of the numbers, but it's still a massive improvement on the horrible soft graphics I saw when I first opened Xara on my new set up.

I suppose I can add my old monitor back at a push, just for Xara... if I find things becoming a problem.

Thanks again.