Opened 18 months ago
#21274 new defect
Incorrect font size use sticks after virtualbox window is moved to the second display
| Reported by: | ci-zephyurus | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox-7.0.2 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Windows |
Description
Host Windows 10 PRO
VirtualBox 7.0.2
Guest: Debian GNU/Linux
uname -a
Linux ip030 6.0.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.0.5-1 (2022-10-28) x86_64 GNU/Linux
I have two monitors attached to the PC.
I have experienced a very annoying font size problem.
When the VirtualBox window is moved to the second display,
virtualbox suddenly causes the guest linux to use very large font.
The problem is that even after I move the virtual box window back to the original 1st display, the large font size is still used and it is really unusable after this happens. I think the change of font size on the 2nd display may be related to the different display resolution and used font size (there is an multiplication factor I set using individual config of the display, etc. I am using the Japanese Window and so I don't know the menu names for these settings in English.)
The only reference related such a font size issue I can find is the comment in comment 3 of ticket Ticket #20282.
but it uses a wrong font size if it is on the 2nd screen.
Please note that strange font size usage when the program window is moved from the 1st window to the 2nd window is observed for many applications. MS EXCEL, MS WORD, Thunderbird mail client to name a few, especially only half the window is shifted to the 2nd window. However, many programs resume to use the right font size once the program window is reverted to the 1st window, or completely moved to the 2nd window.
VirtualBox is the only program that keeps on using strangely large font size even if I move the window back to the original. And for that matter, it keeps on using the strangely large font and it becomes unusable for my purpose. Once VBox is retarted, the problem goes away, but it is very undesirable.
I will attach screen captures to explain the problem, but I am not sure if I can get the screen dump when the VBox window is split between the two windows. I will take a photo in that case.
