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Old 08-26-2019, 02:48 AM   #1
multibody
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Default HiDPI: Per-Plugin Option for UI-Scaling (Windows)

Hi,

I just got a 4K-Monitor and use it with 150%-Scaling-Mode on a Windows10 computer.

With this windows-screen setting Reaper looks gorgoeus in HighDPI-Mode "aware".


Concerning plugins the situation is different:
- Some plugins do follow the windows setting and look gorgoeus too (FabFilter plugins for example)
- Most plugins do not follow the windows-setting and become unusable small (Waves plugins for example)

As far as I know plugins have to be adapted to follow these relatively new windows-scaling-mechanism. This will not happen for many legacy plugins.

To make these plugins usable in Reaper HiDPI-Mode I think it will be necessary to implement a per-plugin option to pass the windows scaling setting. This should zoom them to the correct size (of course making them look blurry, but usable sized).

I read on other forums this is available on most other daws (Ableton, Studio-One...) Therefore this has to be possible for Reaper too.

Until this option is implemented I have to use Reaper in "unaware"-mode which looks blurry but always gives correct plugin sizing.
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