[hpsdr] PowerSDR v1.19.3.5.steering1 (K5SO 8SEP2011) ,

[george byrkit]

Joe,

You should do an additional test, based on some of my observations while
trying to make a 'small screen KISS Konsole'.

Go into Display Settings on XP or Win7, and choose "120 DPI fonts" (this is
NOT the same as choosing 'large fonts' in XP!)  Then take a look at your
display and make sure everything is where it should be and visible.

Likewise, if any ham is having problems, try setting to 'normal fonts'
(win7) or in the display driver advanced settings (XP...), choose DPI
setting of 'normal size (96 DPI)'.

In the display settings of XP, there are TWO places where the font size can
be changed.  The first is 'Display Properties... Appearance tab... Font
size: normal/large/extra large.  This does NOT ruin the layout of the
display window of a program.  The second, under Display Properties...
Settings tab... 'advanced' button, choose DPI settings, will change the
location of controls on the display window for the app and possibly make
some buttons not appear at all!

I won't say what's 'right' or 'wrong', only that changing the DPI setting
changes not just the fonts but all the display window sizes.  So I kind of
think that's 'wrong' because you 'break' applications when you do that.  But
others will argue that the app is 'wrong' if it won't work with that.  But
the app was designed to work at a given window size, and the user can choose
to 'break' that contract.  Then who is at fault?  Not the app designer...

And on Win7, while the setting seems to suggest 'font size' in DPI, there is
only one way to do this, and it's the way that 'breaks' applications.

73,
George K9TRV


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