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I am trying out to use MonoDevelop on a Dell XPS 13 (13 inch screen with 3200x1800 resolution).

I have set the window scaling property in the gnome tweak tool to "2" and most applications behave nicely.

Monodevelop however scales horribly (see picture): The build / status box in the top center and the start page have a way too small font. Also, most dialogs are opened way too small (settings), as are some views (property view).

Is there any way / option to fix this? I'm using GUbuntu 15.04

screenshot of monodevelop on a HiDPI display, ubuntu

Patrick
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Try to scale using 'Scalling' option - 100%/200% or fractal scaling instead of per application Gnome tweaks. When the app is broken there is not a lot you can do without rewriting its' code. I own my second XPS13(9310, previously 9343) and I find putting 4K screen to 13'' form factor a miscarriage. Sometimes nothing is as helpful as temporary 'downgrading' resolution to FullHD, you can even script arround xrandr and attach keyboard shortcuts to it. Also you can use same gnome tweaks to scale properly coded apps the other way when your current resolution is low DPI as a workaround to MonoDevelop. Also make sure your aspect ratio is the same as original ? As some XPS's 13' are using 16:10 and some do use 16:9 ratio.

nusch
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