Preserve font size when changing monitor DPI

[David Marcus]

I have a laptop with a 240 DPI screen connected to a 96 DPI external monitor. I normally run Take Command on the external monitor. If I shut down Take Command and Windows, disconnect the external monitor, start Windows, and open Take Command, the font size in the tabs is too small to read. I need to go into Options to increase it. Take Command should preserve the font size.

 

[rconn]

Are you using Windows display scaling for the monitor?

 

[David Marcus]

Are you asking what the value is in Display > Scale and Layout? For the 96 DPI monitors, it is 100%. For the 240 DPI screen, it is 250%. These are the Windows "recommended" settings.

Advanced Scaling Settings > Fix Scaling for Apps is on; I don't know what this does and I never changed it.

Does Take Command use "Per-Monitor (V2) DPI Awareness":

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[rconn]

Yes, Take Command uses DPI awareness.

 

[David Marcus]

It doesn't seem to work quite right.

 

[rconn]

Works here (switching between laptop with 4K 17" display and 34" UHD monitor - font sizes are identical in TCMD windows).

What version of TCMD are you using?

 

[David Marcus]

It works if you just drag the Take Command window between the monitors. But, that isn't the problem I reported. TCC 32.10.21 x64 Windows 10 [Version 10.0.19045.4651]

 

[rconn]

I tried it both ways and cannot reproduce your issue.

 

[David Marcus]

I'm using a laptop with an external 96 DPI monitor.
The laptop screen is 240 DPI.
Close the laptop lid, so the external monitor is used.
The Take Command window is on the external monitor.
The Tabs font is Consolas Regular 10.
Exit Take Command by typing "exit" in the TCC tab.
Shut down Windows.
Detach the external monitor.
Start Windows.
Start Take Command.
The Tabs font is Consolas Bold 4.
Exit Take Command by typing "exit" in the TCC tab.
Shut down Windows.
Attach the external monitor.
Start Windows.
Close the laptop lid.
Log into Windows.
Start Take Command.
The Tabs font is Consolas Bold 25.
Change the Tabs font to Consolas Regular 10.
Exit Take Command by typing "exit" in the TCC tab.
Shut down Windows.
Detach the external monitor.
Start Windows.
Start Take Command.
The Tabs font is Consolas Bold 4.