Wrong screen vertical and horizontal scale

[_CragTheCode]

After I started with Vista, i found this problem in my Autodesk Autocad (a
engineering drafting software):
Even i draw a square, the horizontal line appear long than vertical line on
screen.

I dont think i can do something within Autocad, so im thinking for in
Windows setting.

Any clue?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

You might try changing the ICON font in the Advanced settings of
Personalizations/Window color.../Open classic...
Another font that may hit that is in the Properties of a CMD window.
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[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

This is a software issue with the program you are using, you should be
checking with their support for assistance. An operating system (any, not
just Vista) just displays what the software tells it to output.

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[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

After I started with Vista, i found this problem in my Autodesk
Autocad (a engineering drafting software):
Even i draw a square, the horizontal line appear long than vertical
line on screen.

I dont think i can do something within Autocad, so im thinking for in
Windows setting.

Any clue?

It is likely due to the display you are using and the screen resolution
you have set in Windows. For example, if you are using a CRT display
(most of which are designed around a 4/3 width to height aspect ratio)
and you are running Windows in 1280x1024 (an aspect ratio of 5/4),
everything will look a little bit too wide because your pixel dimensions
end up being rectangular. If you switch to 1024x960, everythign will
square up.

Hope this helps!

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

And what exactly does a font have to do with the aspect ratio of a
drawing displayed on a screen?

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Unlikely. Autocad is the premier engineering/drafting application
currently out there. If it has a problem, it would be widely known. I
do agree with you that Vista just displays what it is told, but as I
posted in another reply, I suspect Vista is being told to display
something that makes the aspect ration bad on his monitor.

 

[Colon Terminus]

After I started with Vista, i found this problem in my Autodesk Autocad (a
engineering drafting software):
Even i draw a square, the horizontal line appear long than vertical line
on screen.

I dont think i can do something within Autocad, so im thinking for in
Windows setting.

Any clue?

If you're using a wide-screen monitor, make sure you're using a wide-screen
resolution.

For example a wide-screen resolution would be 1680X1050.
A 4:3 (non wide-screen) ratiio would be 1280X960.
1280X1024 is NOT a proper ratio for anything.

Right-click on a blank area of your desktop.
Choose "Personalize" from the menu.
Choose "Display Settings" from the menu.

Make any adjustments necessary

 

[_CragTheCode]

im using LCD (not wide screen) with 1152x864.
This issue did not appear before i upgraded from xp to vista.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

im using LCD (not wide screen) with 1152x864.
This issue did not appear before i upgraded from xp to vista.

Did you change screen resolution when you changed to Vista? 1152x864 is
not a native resolution for any LCD displays I've seen. I'd change to
the native resolution and see how it looks.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

1280X1024 is NOT a proper ratio for anything.

Interesting statement - my Samsung SyncMaster 915N's native resolution
is 1280x1024. Why would that not be "proper"?

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universe gets that.

 

[_CragTheCode]

Did you change screen resolution when you changed to Vista? 1152x864 is
not a native resolution for any LCD displays I've seen. I'd change to the
native resolution and see how it looks.

i have tried other resolution including the resolution i used during xp
time, but i still dont get a square.
Anyway, it is not obvious and i only found out this after a few months i use
vista.
Said if i use ruler to measure the square, horizontal length is 75mm,
vertical length is 80mm.
And this only appear in screen, if i print it out, it is still a true
square.

Thanks.