Opened 13 years ago
Last modified 11 years ago
#8322 closed defect
Windows version of VirtualBox should declare itself DPI-aware — at Initial Version
Reported by: | Sophie | Owned by: | |
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Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 4.0.2 |
Keywords: | Cc: | ||
Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
I use a custom DPI setting on Windows and as far as I can tell, VirtualBox is fine with high DPI settings. However, it doesn't declare itself DPI-aware, meaning that on Windows 7 by default it will be subject to DPI Virtualization, where the OS gives the app an off-screen 96 DPI surface to draw on, which the OS then scales up for display. Needless to say, this results in blurry interfaces. I think it's probably a good idea if VirtualBox were to declare itself DPI-aware.
Normally I'd get around this by setting the compatibility properties, but my version of VirtualBox is a 64-bit app and as such, Windows 7 doesn't allow me to change those.