Alinoyan Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I have a 3440x1440 widescreen monitor. Buttons, tabs, sliders, and anything to click on in Affinity Photo application's user interface all come up rather small for my aging eyes - so much so that I can't tell what tool is what. Is there a setting or a clever way to make them bigger, without messing around with the Windows' own desktop scaling? Thanks. Greatusernameorg and Fantail 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friksel Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 @Alinoyan It would help if you inform us if you're working on Windows or Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted October 20, 2018 Staff Share Posted October 20, 2018 Hi Alinoyan, Welcome to the forums 1 hour ago, Friksel said: It would help if you inform us if you're working on Windows or Mac I believe they did, with the following sentence but I may be incorrect. 7 hours ago, Alinoyan said: Is there a setting or a clever way to make them bigger, without messing around with the Windows' own desktop scaling? The answer, if you are using Windows, is that Affinity scales with Windows desktop scaling only currently, and doesn't have a built in option to enlarge the UI, my apologies. You can change a few things, like the tool handle size under Edit>Preferences>Tools, but the overall UI scaling is takes from the Windows provided percentage. Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friksel Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, Dan C said: I believe they did, with the following sentence but I may be incorrect. You're right. I seem to have missed that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alinoyan Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadriscus Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Hi, such a setting would be much appreciated, as I also use a 3440x1440 monitor and choose not to scale Windows' UI (because it messes with other programs). Thanks for the continued development ! Hadrien Greatusernameorg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalfL Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Apparently, there is no continued development ... I wish very much there was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexey Adamitsky Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 I am trying to get back to Affinity Photo. Everything is minuscule. Please add the option to scale the UI manually. It's a pain to work with the program at the moment. Greatusernameorg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilate Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I keep returning to Adobe apps because I grow tired of squinting. It's irritating and counter productive. I'm dismayed this issue has remained after so many other improvements. You've created a fantastic mansion burt all the ceilings are on five feet high! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alinoyan Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 I wish Affinity product managers realized how large of a bang for buck they'd get with the usability enhancements (fixes?) like this one. Releasing new functionality is great but if I can't see the darn buttons my screen, does it matter how cool or good is the new function? Your investment into it is wasted because I am not going to be able to use it. Greatusernameorg and Jowday 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilate Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, Alinoyan said: investment into it is wasted because I am not going to be able to use it Exactly! I've been a keen supporter from the beginning and would like to be finished with Adobe but for all it's glorious features I can't spend hours struggling with such a fundamental aspect of a professional application. The Mac has been running the iris 144 display standard since before Affinity came out with it's applications so again it's discouraging to have to still have this obstacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adridot@hotmail.com Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Same issue here. Apart that I would like to reduce the size of the UI... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelDream Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Awesome app, but desperately needs UI scaling! Killing my eyes trying to use it. As others have mentioned, Windows scaling messes with many other apps. I really hope they will address this one. Edited April 10, 2020 by PixelDream corrections Greatusernameorg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadriscus Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Blender does interface scaling very well if you guys need any reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alinoyan Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 I stopped using this program and uninstalled it in 2019, *only* because of this UI scaling issue. When 1.9 was released I reinstalled it and I was hopeful that this may have been addressed, but nope. It's still the same, minute text and icons. All the new stuff in 1.9 is appreciated, but what use is it if I can't use them? I cannot understand for the life of me why Serif is refusing to give the user what they need to, well, stay being users. This is a functionality asked for by many - in fact I'd challenge you to show me one other feature that has more requests than the proper UI scaling.... You can't.. Please fix this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatusernameorg Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Why does Affinity refuse to achknowledge this input from their users? Instead of just stating "It's not possible", how about "We hear your feedback and will improve our apps"? Most corporations wants feedback from their users, so they can improve their product, because it increases sales. Adobe, your biggest competitor, has the option to scale the interface. Your target audience usually have high resolution monitors, and those are the ones that typically have scaling issues. You are not just ignoring your paying users concert, you are actively stopping Affinity programs from becoming better and more userfriendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadriscus Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Because "it's not their fault" if the OS scaling or other applications' handling of it are botched. Presumably, every other program on this Earth should be updated instead, I'll let you judge whether or not it is a realistic goal. I still hope that stance changes at some point, because it seems to be truly ideological in spite of their own customer needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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