Lower font size/DPI

[bowyerte]

Hello,

I wanted to know if it was still possible with Windows Vista to use lower
than 100% DPI. The "Adjust Font Size" link in Personalization might seem to
be the answer, however :

- the 96 DPI default font size is too big for me

- the "Custom DPI..." setting does NOT allow me to go below 100%, if I try
to slide the ruler down, it doesn't move. If I manually enter a number below
100%, it goes right back to 100%. Going up work flawlessly, but that's not
what I want. I don't understand this limitation, as this same panel works
perfectly fine in Windows XP, where I could set the DPI to 75% without any
problem.

I tried disabling the Vista Aero theme, with no luck.

 

[solon fox]

Hello,

I wanted to know if it was still possible with Windows Vista to use lower
than 100% DPI. The "Adjust Font Size" link in Personalization might seem to
be the answer, however :

- the 96 DPI default font size is too big for me

- the "Custom DPI..." setting does NOT allow me to go below 100%, if I try
to slide the ruler down, it doesn't move. If I manually enter a number below
100%, it goes right back to 100%. Going up work flawlessly, but that's not
what I want. I don't understand this limitation, as this same panel works
perfectly fine in Windows XP, where I could set the DPI to 75% without any
problem.

I tried disabling the Vista Aero theme, with no luck.

If you want smaller font on your display, then just increase your
screen resolution. You cannot set the DPI below 100%.

-solon fox

 

[bowyerte]

If you want smaller font on your display, then just increase your
screen resolution. You cannot set the DPI below 100%.

Thank you for you reply. I should have mentionned in my question that I am
already at the maximum supported resolution of my screen, yet my icons and
text are still too large for me.

Does Microsoft have any reason to forbid below 100% DPI since Windows Vista
? As I said it worked fine in Windows XP and was a most appreciated feature,
at least for me.

Anyway thanks for your clear answer. I guess I'm back to XP because of this.