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Font size settings in viewer
simitar,
User (Posts: 5)
Mar 28, 2021 4:17:48 am EDT
Support level: Free or trial
Hi,
Is there a way to increase the font size for the viewer / host interface?
My monitor is 38 in. (3840x1600) and have already set the windows font by 150% as standard, but couldn't read the screen at a distance of 1 meter without some effort.
Thank you.
Is there a way to increase the font size for the viewer / host interface?
My monitor is 38 in. (3840x1600) and have already set the windows font by 150% as standard, but couldn't read the screen at a distance of 1 meter without some effort.
Thank you.
![](/upload/forum/avatar/6da/2020_11_06_0000.png)
Conrad Sallian,
Support (Posts: 2987)
Mar 28, 2021 1:29:23 pm EDT
Hello,
Thank you for your message.
Unfortunately, Remote Utilities only uses the system font size, it doesn't have any own font size controls.
It should be noted that there are two similar (yet not same) Windows settings - make text bigger and make everything bigger. Here is a screenshot:
![Font size settings in viewer - 28 Mar 2021 01:26:35](/bitrix/components/bitrix/forum.interface/show_file.php?fid=6850)
You should use the first option (slider) to increase text only. Since RU follows system settings this will increase the text size on controls in Viewer/Host dialogs.
Hope that helps.
Thank you for your message.
Unfortunately, Remote Utilities only uses the system font size, it doesn't have any own font size controls.
It should be noted that there are two similar (yet not same) Windows settings - make text bigger and make everything bigger. Here is a screenshot:
You should use the first option (slider) to increase text only. Since RU follows system settings this will increase the text size on controls in Viewer/Host dialogs.
Hope that helps.
simitar,
User (Posts: 5)
Mar 28, 2021 3:54:05 pm EDT
Support level: Free or trial
Thanks for the tip. It helped greatly, mainly for browser and few other apps like bitwarden, Eset Internet Security, and native windows apps.
Unfortunately it DOESN'T help for applications like RU viewer and host, as well as the majority other applications like sharex, flash renamer, malwarebytes, which remains unaltered small.
See attached screenshot comparing both Windows text size to 100% and 255%.
![Font size settings in viewer - 28 Mar 2021 03:50:51](/bitrix/components/bitrix/forum.interface/show_file.php?fid=6853)
![Font size settings in viewer - 28 Mar 2021 03:50:51](/bitrix/components/bitrix/forum.interface/show_file.php?fid=6852)
Unfortunately it DOESN'T help for applications like RU viewer and host, as well as the majority other applications like sharex, flash renamer, malwarebytes, which remains unaltered small.
See attached screenshot comparing both Windows text size to 100% and 255%.
![](/upload/forum/avatar/6da/2020_11_06_0000.png)
Conrad Sallian,
Support (Posts: 2987)
Mar 29, 2021 1:51:14 pm EDT
simitar,
User (Posts: 5)
Mar 30, 2021 6:15:06 am EDT
Support level: Free or trial
Thanks for this further tip. All the high dpi settings was encountered unchecked, so I tried all combination.
The only settings with some result is "High dpi scalling override" checked and perfomed by "system". However, it only expands "layout" in response to the 130% Make text bigger set, BUT not the text per se, which is disappointingly ineffective in addition making it overall unsharp. This is not the way to go.
![Font size settings in viewer - 30 Mar 2021 06:02:44](/bitrix/components/bitrix/forum.interface/show_file.php?fid=6874)
With today's bigger screen as common it is expected that fonts are being also taken into account for obvious reason: humans with their limitation are still in front of screens.
That said, as a suggestion an interface lift would be very appreciated as an enhancement to be seen in future version update.
Thank you so far.
The only settings with some result is "High dpi scalling override" checked and perfomed by "system". However, it only expands "layout" in response to the 130% Make text bigger set, BUT not the text per se, which is disappointingly ineffective in addition making it overall unsharp. This is not the way to go.
With today's bigger screen as common it is expected that fonts are being also taken into account for obvious reason: humans with their limitation are still in front of screens.
That said, as a suggestion an interface lift would be very appreciated as an enhancement to be seen in future version update.
Thank you so far.
![](/upload/forum/avatar/c42/2020_11_06_0000.png)
Pauline,
Support (Posts: 2830)
Mar 30, 2021 6:00:43 pm EDT
Hello,
Thank you for the provided feedback.
I'll forward this to our development department for a review, to see if we can implement a feature that allows adjusting the font size in our future updates.
Please let us know if you have other questions.
Thank you for the provided feedback.
I'll forward this to our development department for a review, to see if we can implement a feature that allows adjusting the font size in our future updates.
Please let us know if you have other questions.
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