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Help Using Inkscape => Inkscape Beginners' Questions => Topic started by: windypoo on July 03, 2017, 02:31:07 PM
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Greetings! I've opened and closed my just installed Inkscape several times and each time my Inkscape Window opens looking like this screen print: http://imgur.com/a/pKI3J.
You'll notice that all commands and options surrounding the window are crunched together and not legible. I've studied the 'View' settings and have played with 'Zoom' options but can't find a remedy.
I'm using a Dell laptop PC with MS Windows 10 64-bit.
Any suggestions are most appreciated! Thank you!
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Welcome to the forum!
What size is the screen? Even though I agree that the icons are too small, the screen still looks too large for a laptop. According to the size of that image, the screen would be about 40 inches wide - longer than a yard wide!
Do you have your computer screen displayed on a large television?
You must be using an unusual screen resolution? For my 14 inch laptop, 1366 x 768 is the default resolution. (Your image is 3840 x 2160 px) Do all your other programs appear in a similar way - really tiny icons and a lot of extra/empty space? I'm just wondering if your resolution might be set differently from whatever the default is for you.
You can change the size of the icons in Inkscape Preferences > Interface. I've heard reports that changing the icon size doesn't always work. I've also heard reports that it works, but requires a restart (despite the fact it's not marked as needing a restart). But hopefully it will work for you.
Although changing the icon size can only do so much if there's an unusual resolution.
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The resolution of the OP's screen is a whopping 3.840px × 2.160px ...
Inkscape 0.93 (the next major version) will hopefully provide a solution for HiDPI screens like this one.
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I mean, it can't be a laptop, unless it's wired into a tv screen, or something else that big. It's approx 3 times wider, and 4 times taller than my laptop screen!
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hipdi means that the screen has a higher dpi value, so more pixels per inch. It's not necessarily larger.
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Ooohh, I see. Thanks :)