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150% UI Scaling Option for Photoshop

Forum|Forum|11 years ago
January 21, 2015
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I'd been trying to get some feedback from the guys at Adobe regarding this, but seems like no one has seen or heard this pleas. I'm currently using a Surface Pro 3 to work on Photoshop, and while I really appreciate the fact that Adobe introduced the 200% scaling option, it's really too big to do anything productively. It's definitely usable, but is it the best scaling? I would really hope 150% scaling option to be added as well. So we could toggle between it base on our preference.

What do you guys think?

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Correct answer D Fosse

The way this is supposed to work now, is that Photoshop UI scaling automatically follows the Windows setting, in 25% increments.

The crucial point is that the image window itself maintains independent scaling, so that 100% still means one image pixel represented by exactly one screen pixel. This is what's new, and this is what has been difficult to implement before. This is what took so long.

Note that this requires Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, and it does not work on Windows 7 or 8.

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Mariam Hovhannesyan

Community Expert

Yeah, Agree

Dabatross

Known Participant

This is has been said many times now, they ARE working on this and its in beta right now. It will be coming out in an upcoming release.

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ARockwood

Participant

This is now a 3 year old issue! Adobe please add more options!

The reason I got a larger monitor is to better use CC apps, so only having two options, too small or too clunky, is ridiculous.

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chrisbrearley

Inspiring

HELLO?? ADOBE??? WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN FIXED YET 3 YEARS AFTER THIS IT WAS REQUESTED??? ANYONE????

JJMack

Community Expert

chrisbrearley wrote
HELLO?? ADOBE??? WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN FIXED YET 3 YEARS AFTER THIS IT WAS REQUESTED??? ANYONE????

YOU ARE NOT DEALING WITH ADOBE HERE THIS IS A USER FORUM. I WOULD RATHER SEE ADOBE FIX PHOTOSHOP BUGS THEN ADD NEW FEATURES. PARTICULARLY IN THIS CASE WHEN YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SYSTEM SCALE WHAT PHOTOSHOP DISPLAYS ANY SIZE YOU NEED. RUN PHOTOSHOP DO NOT HAVE ADOBE SCALE ITS UI AND HAVE YOUR SYSTEM SCALE WHAT PHOTOSHOP DISPLAYS.

JJMack

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James Pageau

Participating Frequently

This is sorely needed. Illustrator can do this with an environment variable. It is very frustrating that Adobe UIs are so out of step with each other.

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amyt2150532

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The Override high DPI scaling behavior - system somewhat worked for CC 2018 Photoshop, Illustrator and In Design but my cursor/selector tools are so small that I can't see what I'm clicking on. So I guess back from the drawing board. I just got a new HP Spectre x360 for Christmas and was so excited to load my CC on it - total disappointment. Should have kept my 1.5 year old Spectre GRRRRRR!

norbyscook_andy_

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Adobe App Scaling on High DPI Displays (FIX) | Dan Antonielli

I feel like adobe should either integrate his method here or get the issue fixed them self in a different way.

I am cool with doing it for every update but still, users should not have to deal with registry and program file stuff.

I know that the icons gets a little blurry after the adjustment, but it is a very small price to pay for a UI that is the right size.

this method works with cc 2018 too.

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ichunchunz

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Fix the photoshop ui scaling a special way not manifest not adjust dpi - YouTube

this can be a way .

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jayjapanb

Participating Frequently

Old news. Stretches the image.

Not a long term solution.

Thanks anyway.

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Didymus

Participating Frequently

After all these years, this is STILL a problem. Shame on Adobe.

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Didymus

Participating Frequently

This has been an Accessibility issue for years - especially for those without giant monitors - and Adobe seems not to be concerned about it. Will we EVER get continuous UI scalability? It doesn't seem like it.

donbarrum

Inspiring

we will, it is in development and there's a public beta. It works, I've tested it and you can too if you want to use beta software.

norbyscook_andy_

Participating Frequently

oh? where will the beta be? - thanks!

JJMack

Community Expert

Have it all and somwhat portable Wacom MobileStudio Pro 16 | Wacom

JJMack

donbarrum

Inspiring

thanks but no thanks! I all ready have a 22" wacom cintiq. I need to work on a stationary machine of much more power than the MobileStudio. Its a nice companion but it cant replace my desktop.

JJMack

Community Expert

Yes quite pricey and less portable then my Surface Pro 3. Workstation with multiple displays are better to work on then any mobile platforms. I'm not a painter, also not a fan of Touch, and I prefer to use a Wacom tablet rather than pen on a display like a Cintiq. Everyone has their own preferences. With multiple Displays with different resolution I do not care if Adobe ever gets their Photoshop UI scaling working well. However, if they do I'll use it. There are many thing in Photoshop I do not use not like artboards, libraries etc. However some day I may find a need to use these. So it is nice to know they are there. Some will call Photoshop bloatware. I call it a Swiss Army Knife something too big to fix in you pocket however it fits on my workstation.

JJMack

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