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April 8, 2015
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P: More flexible UI scaling on Windows

  • April 8, 2015
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In Photoshop CC, Under Edit/Preferences/Interface/Experimental Features:Scale UI 200% for High Density Displays (Windows Only).
Could you add an option for 150%. I have a 27" HD Display running 2560x1440. I am already running my display at 125% which is effective for all other Windows Applications that I use. But it has no effect for Adobe Elements, Lightroom or Photoshop CC. The option for 200% in PS CC makes everything too big again, but I think 150% should do the trick. Could you add this option in LR and Elements also? Thanks.

31 replies

ssprengel
Inspiring
November 5, 2015
Has Rebelle been out since the early 2000s using a programming foundation library that allows development on Macs and PCs? MS provides a way for people to scale the UI to arbitrary amounts but it doesn't work right so Adobe can't use it.
Participating Frequently
November 5, 2015
No, silly answer, I just bought a newly developed program Rebelle, and they put in a scaleable user interface for their program, after people complained about high resolution monitors and small fonts and icons. I just bought a laptop running at 1920 x 1080 to avoid problems with Photoshop, and I still ended up having problems. My Surface Pro doesn't work with PS, my HP Spectre doesn't work with PS. My 24" desktop monitor on my desktop works fine. I'm paying Adobe for their products why should I go to Microsoft. Your answer makes me angry, and I'll leave it at that before I say something I'll regret.
ssprengel
Inspiring
November 5, 2015
Go complain to Microsoft about it. They don't provide functions that Adobe can use to zoom to 150%. Attach a larger-sized monitor. Run your computer is a lower resolution video mode.
Participating Frequently
November 5, 2015
As I said above, sorry it's not easy to fix, but from a customers point of view, it's not easy paying for software that you cannot use. You guys are providing a product, the product does not work, get it together.
Participating Frequently
November 5, 2015
Well what are we to do in the meantime -- keep paying for software that we can only use on our desktop is not good. Sorry if its not easy, but it's not easy paying for software you can't use.
Participating Frequently
November 4, 2015


Photoshop CC 2015 -- The UI on a laptop running at 1920 x 1080, Windows 10, HP Spectre x360, is either too large or too small, making it really impossible to use. 100% setting is too small, 200% setting is too large. When will you fix this, Adobe.
Inspiring
October 20, 2015


the UI scaling is not fix in size. 100% become too small. 200% become too big. Auto just same as 200%. is really not comfortable for me. can it fix same like illustrator? all is fit in size.
or is it got any other solution to fix the display resolution?
Inspiring
June 17, 2015


Please add a 150% scaling option for the UI in Photoshop CC! On my Surface Pro 2, I find that at 200% I lose a lot of screen real estate, but at 100% all of the buttons are too small to reliably interact with in a touch environment. I have a feeling something in between would be perfect.
jacquilynw
Known Participant
June 16, 2015


The 100% is way too small on the MS Surface. But 200% is so big that I can't see parts of the UI because they go off the edge of screen. Has no one on the PS team actually opened PS on the MS Surface? Ai and ID open at a good UI size without any issues at all, why doesn't PS have to be tiny or huge instead of just good?
Inspiring
April 8, 2015
We are continuing to work with Microsoft on the OS issues needed to allow more flexible UI scaling on Windows.

And yeah, it's really not easy.