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cmpsav
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January 27, 2017
Question

Toolbar Icons look like garbage

  • January 27, 2017
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Why do my toolbar icons looks so pixelated and aliased? Both on Macbook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) as well as external 1920x1080 monitor? OS X El Capitan version 10.11.6

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    staceysvendsen
    New Participant
    August 24, 2023

    Is there any update on this? I've tried every option I've found online and nothing fixes this. It hurts my eyes!

     

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      John2389612687ng
      New Participant
      January 30, 2024

      I'm having this issue too, icons look like a hot mess. Come on Adobe, you create software for creators.... things looking good is at the core of what most of us do, and you'd think getting the UX right would be key to this? Windows 1.0 had better looking icons than this

      vycanismajoris
      vycanismajoris
      Inspiring
      February 17, 2021

      Wow. There's no fix for this 4 years later? Happening on Windows 10 [Version 10.0.19042.804] and Acrobat DC 2021.001.20135.

       

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      SergeyTaranenko
      Participating Frequently
      February 17, 2021

      I have this on three different computers and no suggested solutions work. Sometime I feel like Adobe just doesn't care whatsoever 

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      SergeyTaranenko
      Participating Frequently
      February 15, 2021

      Did you ever find a solution?

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      Popular Culture
      New Participant
      November 16, 2020

      I have exactly the same issues. I work on an iMac Late 2013. OS 10.14.6. is installed. Using an 

      NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4 GB

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      Community Manager
      sb116Community Manager
      Community Manager
      January 28, 2017

      Hi Cmpsav,

      Please try the following steps for improving the resolution:

      • Open the application.
      • Go to Edit>Preferences> Page Display.
      • Under the option, check for "Rendering" options.
      • Make sure the "Smooth Text" option is set to "For Laptop/LCD screens".
      • And the other options should be checked mark too.

      Let me know how it goes.

      Thanks,

      Supriya

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      cmpsavAuthor
      New Participant
      January 30, 2017

      Unfortunately those options were already selected. While they all have a noticeable effect on document rendering, none has any effect on the UX, even after restarting the application. Its worth noting that the icons in the application container are stored in PDF format... go figure.

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      nicoleduncandesign
      Inspiring
      May 21, 2020

      Sure, see original post.

      Thanks


      My icons are pixelated too.

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