Increase max range of zoom slider?

Scott Kostyshak skostysh at lyx.org
Fri Sep 16 17:54:24 UTC 2022


On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 07:08:47PM +0200, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> Le 16/09/2022 à 03:45, Scott Kostyshak a écrit :
> > OS is Ubuntu 21.04. This is on a laptop, a Dell XPS 9343. Although I'm
> > using Ubuntu I've found the Arch Wiki helpful for specifications:
> > https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dell_XPS_13_(9343) Apparently mine has
> > a "13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) infinity display".
> > 
> > I tested with default LyX preferences and it is the same. Screenshot
> > attached. As you can see in the screenshot, in the bottom right I have
> > maxed out the slider. What does it look like for you when you max out
> > the slider?
> 
> I have an xps 13 9300, and I see the same. The issue is that the X11 (and
> Wayland?) think that the screen is 50cm wide (ask xpdyinfo about it), so
> that the dpi is supposed to be 96 instead of the actual 168.
> 
> This does not happen with all monitors though. This is what makes zoom
> issues difficult to handle.

Ah that is good to know. In that case, seems to make sense to leave
things as is until the root (non-LyX) issues get addressed.

Scott
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