User interface adjustments

[LaneG]

I just downloaded Affinity Photo and opened it up. I'm trying to figure out how to make the user interface fonts and icons bigger. I've tried several searches on this web site and can't find anything.

How do I do this?

[MikeTO]

28 minutes ago, LaneG said:

I just downloaded Affinity Photo and opened it up. I'm trying to figure out how to make the user interface fonts and icons bigger. I've tried several searches on this web site and can't find anything.

How do I do this?

Hi and welcome to the forums.

If you're on macOS, you can change the user interface text size using Settings > User Interface > UI Font Size but you can't change the size of the icons. If you're on Windows, you can't change either the text or icon size.

[LaneG]

2 minutes ago, MikeTO said:

Hi and welcome to the forums.

If you're on macOS, you can change the user interface text size using Settings > User Interface > UI Font Size but you can't change the size of the icons. If you're on Windows, you can't change either the text or icon size.

Thanks, I am on Windows, and the fact that I can't do that is a deal breaker for me. Back to my search for a good free or inexpensive photo editor.

 

[walt.farrell]

On Windows, you would have to adjust the Windows Display Scale setting, which will affect all applications.

[MikeTO]

And on macOS it's the same thing in System Settings > Displays, select one of the Larger Text options which scales the entire display and not just text for all apps.

[Pšenda]

13 hours ago, LaneG said:

I am on Windows

 

[Granddaddy]

See my post from June 22, 2024, for links to the decade-long history of this problem and for a partial solution using Windows Settings/Ease of Access to adjust those UI elements that use the system font rather than hard-coded fonts. 

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/201195-increase-font-size-and-the-size-of-the-icons-in-the-dashboard/&do=findComment&comment=1238370

 

[LaneG]

10 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

On Windows, you would have to adjust the Windows Display Scale setting, which will affect all applications.

I'm not interested in doing that. All my other applications are just fine.

[walt.farrell]

6 minutes ago, LaneG said:

I'm not interested in doing that. All my other applications are just fine.

Then you should find a different application, I'm afraid. Nothing is provided within Affinity to do this.

[LaneG]

10 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Then you should find a different application, I'm afraid. Nothing is provided within Affinity to do this.

Yes, I already said as much above.

[Dai555]

@walt.farrell 

On 7/22/2024 at 11:42 AM, walt.farrell said:

On Windows, you would have to adjust the Windows Display Scale setting, which will affect all applications.

Where would I find this setting?
And can it be undone if it's not what I want?

I take it this is a windows setting not an Affinity setting?

[Dan C]

2 hours ago, Dai555 said:

Where would I find this setting?

Under Windows Settings > System > Display, (select your monitor at the top, if multiple are connected), then scroll down to Scale and Layout, where you should see the option Change the size of text, apps and other items which by default is set to 100%.

Changing this percentage value will adjust how large the Affinity UI appears on your screen, but will also affect other apps / Windows scale size.
You may be prompted to sign out and back into your account after changing the value, and should you wish to return to the previous / default value, you can simply reset the value in Windows Display Settings and repeat this sign out/sign in process.

I hope this helps