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July 24, 2011
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P: Support scalable user interface UI for high resolution monitors

  • July 24, 2011
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I'm using a high resolution monitor(2560x1600). As a result, all the the toolbar fonts and menu fonts are small and hard to see. I do not want to lower the screen resolution as this would defeat the purpose of this monitor.. Will the new CS6 have the ability to increase font sizes to accommidate Hi-Res monitors?

Thanks

Ron Acevedo

886 replies

Participating Frequently
April 6, 2015
Dear Jeffrey – Thank you for your response. CS6 was installed last week, but may not be up-to-date. I will try updating the software. If the solution is that simple, I will be very happy.
Legend
April 4, 2015
Hi Lisa, sounds like your CS6 is not up-to-date. Retina support was added with the 13.0.3 update for CS6. Make sure Photoshop is Up-To-Date: http://adobe.ly/PS-Up-To-Date
Inspiring
April 3, 2015
MacOS has had UI scaling (Retina) support since Photoshop CS6.

Windows 200% UI Scaling support was added in Photoshop CC 2014 (two full versions after CS6) once Microsoft worked with Adobe to address the OS issues needed to make that happen. We are continuing to work with Microsoft to address the OS issues needed for more flexible UI scaling on Windows.
But older versions of the software will not be getting the new features.
Participating Frequently
April 3, 2015
I am an illustrator and graphic designer and have a brand new 27-inch Retina iMac. What a mistake! I have CS6 installed. The tools and menus, as well as control and anchor points, are too small for me to see. I am not vision-impaired.

I understand that Adobe apps may offer some UI adaptions for high-resolution monitors in Creative Cloud. Unfortunately, the Cloud option is NOT possible for the City or State University of New York. Our site licenses are for CS6.

I have a choice of using a magnifying glass to look at my monitor, or reducing the monitor resolution to the point where I might as well go back to my old monitor. Why get a high-resolution monitor if Adobe's tools are not adaptable?

I have heard here and elsewhere that Adobe had a patch for Windows users. But the design, publishing and marketing industries are 90% Mac-based, so why not offer a patch for the Mac OS?
Inspiring
March 9, 2015
At this time, we don't know.
Inspiring
March 9, 2015
But do you think that there will be a solution for Windows 7 (Win 😎 or do you think that implementation will only be possible for Windows 10?
Inspiring
March 9, 2015
That would be nice, but 200% UI scaling is what we and Microsoft could get working. We are continuing to work with Microsoft on the OS issues needed to get more general UI scaling to work.
Inspiring
March 9, 2015
To be honest, the 200% UI scaling is to high. I think 150% would have suit best.
Inspiring
March 8, 2015
That isn't a solution, that is a hack with lots of problems.

Did you try the 200% UI scaling feature in Photoshop CC 2014?
rodia50230648
Participant
March 8, 2015
No. Not 200% scaling. this is working but is bud solution. my screen looks now 800X600 resolution.
I tried this:
http://www.danantonielli.com/adobe-ap...
But no success.