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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

887 replies

Participating Frequently
October 6, 2014
UI scaling was never a feature if you consider customers being able to use your SW on their computer. Just like "open" and "save" is not a "feature", its just how the SW works to make it functional to the customers who paid for it. We understand paying for an upgrade for the next version but that is no longer an option with Adobe, more of a lifestyle now. I liked the CC version that came out in 2012 and gave you an option to purchase it or lease it, customers choice. But to eliminate the ownership model entirely was not right, especially if you intentionally starve and cripple CS6 to get people to switch is underhanded.
Legend
October 6, 2014
Hi Nick, UI scaling was never a feature in prior versions of Photoshop.
Legend
October 6, 2014
Font size for menus are now controlled by the OS settings. Previously menus were either forced to be 100% or 200% based on the Photoshop preference.

Everything else (dialogs, tools, panels) should be controls by either 100/200% or the font size in the preferences panel.
funkotronic13
Participating Frequently
October 6, 2014
I went through the releases and links at the blog referenced above and found no mention whatever as to UI scaling improvements. Can you be more specific as to where this issue is addressed?
MikeKPhoto
Known Participant
October 6, 2014
Chris, I surely do not agree with your comment that posts are only removed when they violate the sites terms of use. For example - you removed a post of mine where I suggested that if you were struggling with Microsoft and their UI's that your CEO contact Microsoft's CEO and work out how this could be quickly resolved. When you get CEO's working together to satisfy customer angst things do happen. Not sure where this comment crossed the line. Another post of mine was removed when I posted publically available information regarding your CEO's email address and suggested that might be a way to contact and get traction. Would never have thought that would have crossed the line - more like censorship and keep the issue from the C-level staff?
Participating Frequently
October 6, 2014
UI scaling is a known bug that adobe was alerted to in 2010 when we paid good money for CS4 Master Suite and it was never fixed.
Then is was discussed in 2011 when people paid good money for CS5 Master Suite and it was never fixed.
Then is was discussed in 2012 when people paid good money for CS6 Master Suite and it was never fixed.

Adobe has a fiduciary responsibility to fix known bugs in a timely manner and not kick the can down the road and disenfranchise loyal customers who have invested in your software and alienate them calling this a "new feature". A new feature adds new functionality while a bug fix allows the SW to be used in the manner it was designed and paid for. Definition of quality is "fit for use" and your three version of paid SW has no quality.
funkotronic13
Participating Frequently
October 6, 2014
This is what I get. This is with Windows UI scaling variable (something I should NEVER have to mess with - EVER) set at 126%. Perhaps have the Photoshop UI scaling team talk to the folks over at the UI teams for ANY OTHER ADOBE APP. This is nothing short of silly, guys. We are about at the point where we will simply go back through our InDesign files and save them all back out as IDML files so we can at least open them (yeah, there's a bunch of production hours we never budgeted for), dump CC and go back to CS6. Oh, but hey, let's look at it this way: It **has* had the effect of saving us money by putting on hold our intent to purchase more hi-rez displays. :-/

Yes, that was snarkasm.

funkotronic13
Participating Frequently
October 6, 2014
Please see my screenshots from 24 days ago, to which there was never any reply.
funkotronic13
Participating Frequently
October 6, 2014
Jeffrey, I will play with my OS scaling once again, but I do not see any changes. Menus are still either miniscule of ludicrously large.
Legend
October 6, 2014
Dialogs and panels follow the 200% pref. The menus (File, Edit, Image, Layers, and panel flyouts) follow your OS scaling with the update.