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June 19, 2014
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P: Menu too small on Windows high res display

  • June 19, 2014
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On my monitor (2560 x 1600) the menu on CC 2014 is too small - so tiny I can hardly read it. Selecting Expereimental 2nd option makes the whole programme far too big. Either so small I can't see it unless I sit very close to the monitor or so big it is unusable.
No problems with PS CC, only PS CC 2014. Having to unistall CC 2014 and go back to CC. Support offer NO solution

346 replies

Participant
October 8, 2015
Any update for PSE12 on a Yoga3 Pro?

The whole thing is soooo tiny! There isn't a Experimental option for the 200% in PSE12
Participating Frequently
September 9, 2015
Wayne, I opened a new, unanswered topic named "Photoshop CC 2015 UI font scaling produces font sizes too big or too small on high-res monitors (not fixed by PS CC 2014 UI font scaling feature)" in the hope that the remaining issue(s) can be tracked there until resolved. Below I've attempted to add a link to the new topic.

Photoshop CC 2015 UI font scaling produces font sizes too big or too small on high-res monitors (not fixed by PS CC 2014 UI font scaling feature)

If you are one of the customers still having problems, please go to the new topic and record your issue there.
Inspiring
September 9, 2015
200% UI Scaling for high res displays was added in Photoshop CC 2014.

And we are continuing to work with Microsoft to deal with the Windows issues necessary to allow more flexible UI scaling on Windows.
be.free
Known Participant
September 9, 2015
This has NOT been answered! I have the latest MSI laptop, 4k screen with GeForce graphics card, all other software works without a problem in Windows 8.1. It is ONLY Photoshop that does not work. This affects my work every day. Adobe have known about this issue for over 18 months. WORK IT OUT ADOBE!
Inspiring
September 4, 2015
Yes, we would like more flexible UI scaling - and we are continuing to work with Microsoft to deal with the Windows issues necessary to make that happen.
Inspiring
September 4, 2015
Everyone at Adobe has 20/20vision unlike the real world. Win 10 character enlarger doesn't work because Illustrator behaves incorrectly. I use a 4x magnifier to read PS menu. Try and contact Adobe Ha Ha !
Inspiring
August 31, 2015
This took care of the giant menu problem on my secondary monitor in Windows 10. Thank you. Unfortunately, on my primary monitor the menu text is almost too small, but that's more of a Windows problem.
Participating Frequently
August 30, 2015
With all due respect, if you look at the image I posted with my post earlier today, the bottom part of the image is what the 200% UI scaling looks like (the top part is what either 100% or automatic looks like. You'll notice that with 200% scaling there is no room for layers, there is no room for pallets, brushes, filters or anything else to display. It is unusable. To say that this is a fix is unconscionable.

This issue has been on the books since CS6 . At that time the Adobe developer identified a work around which involved manually setting the Windows 7 display to 151% which triggered some kind of threshold value and would allow CS6 to display properly. Unfortunately the work around will not work with CC2014 or CC2015. I actually reloaded CS6 last night but even the workaround won't work with Windows 10 (which works brilliantly with every other piece of software except Adobe).

I share the views of others, I am not (nor should I have to) hand-jam a registry fix. I am a highly experienced end user, but that is a boundary I won't cross.

I don't know what the Adobe development systems environment looks like - but I've seen all sorts of monitors mentioned in posts. Why does this plague the user base and not the developers? Trust me, if this was your day-to-day experience, this would be fixed.
Participating Frequently
August 30, 2015
Inspiring
August 30, 2015
This issue was fixed in Photoshop CC 2014 with the addition of the 200% UI scaling option on WIndows.