alanf Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Hey all, Is there a way to change the font sizes of the interface? (i.e. menus, tools, dropdowns, OIP, etc.) I just got a 4K monitor, which is great in some ways visually, but it's helpful if I can make the interface/system text larger. Sincerely, Getting Old and Can't See the Text 3 Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee PVA - Admin Posted June 27, 2016 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted June 27, 2016 Not currently, no. It's been wishlisted heavily. At the moment it is tied directly to monitor resolution and operating system level UI scaling. 1 Quote Link to comment
VermontArchitect Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 any updates to this? I also have a very difficult time especially trying to change numbers in the Object info pallate Quote Link to comment
archdaly Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Are you kidding? So VW looks like absolute garbage on any monitor that isn't 4K (specifically open GL, which is so poor on 1080p it almost REQUIRES a 4K monitor purchase...) and now I'm stuck with .00004pt font that I can't read???? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 5 hours ago, archdaly said: Are you kidding? So VW looks like absolute garbage on any monitor that isn't 4K (specifically open GL, which is so poor on 1080p it almost REQUIRES a 4K monitor purchase...) and now I'm stuck with .00004pt font that I can't read???? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! Huh, but don't try to change the Action Center Positions in the OIP Symbol, when editing Rectangle dimensions, on a 4K Monitor. Even when using Pixel Scaling. (175% here) I mostly need three clicks until I get the tiny radio button. Far easier and more forgiving on my unsharp low res Cinema Display or Wacom Cintiq. Quote Link to comment
archdaly Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, zoomer said: Huh, but don't try to change the Action Center Positions in the OIP Symbol, when editing Rectangle dimensions, on a 4K Monitor. Even when using Pixel Scaling. (175% here) I mostly need three clicks until I get the tiny radio button. Far easier and more forgiving on my unsharp low res Cinema Display or Wacom Cintiq. I'm not sure what you mean. I'm not referring to editing rectangle dimensions. I'm frustrated because VW doesn't apply interface scaling appropriately when displaying on an external 4K monitor. I'm running a 2019 macbook pro with a 2880x1800 retina display. My 1920x1080p was very poor resolution in openGL with very high quality setting and edges turned on (edges were so blurry that the object geometry couldn't even be read). I bought a brand new 4K monitor which solves the resolution issue but the default size display for the system interface (text and tools etc) is unworkably small. Changing the UI settings on my mac to 125% or 150% also doesn't work (not to mention that it makes my macbook screen unusable). Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) I had my small 24" 4K Dell on my Mac Pro for a while. (still Mojave here) AFAIK scaling on Mac for me meant to just choose a suitable resolution resemblance in Monitor Settings that would bring a readable UI size on my screen. macOS would do the rest automatically. I mean Text and Icons where at a useful size but sharp. On Windows or Linux I have to choose a scale factor. For my small 4K Windows recommends a scale factor of 200 %, but I prefer to use 175%, Windows as well as Linux. (I think on Mac I set a target resolution of 2560xX or lower) And yes, I have lots of problems with so many Apps on a HiDPi Monitor using scaling as no App seems to be ready and 100% HiDPi with scaling. There is always anywhere any old Dialog or dynamic input that was hard coded to pixel size. Similar to problems with Dark Mode (Text highlighting colour or contrast, ...) BTW, OpenGL and activated Lines where always ugly unsharp at their minimum 1 Pixel size. For Viewports I double their size or resolutions to get similar results like classic hidden line. That doesn;t really look better on a scaled HiDPi Monitor, as the resolutions of the Lines is still bad for speed improvement reasons. Like If you have some Panels and fugues, it will still display only a few of them instead of showing them all reliably , until you zoom in to give each fugue about 5-10 pixels. Edited March 4, 2020 by zoomer Quote Link to comment
jcyanine Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I have the same problem. I work with Mac 21,5" retina display. System fonts are all right. The problem is VW info palette fonts are ridiculously small. While im drawing I don't care much, but when I need to read polygons areas it makes life miserable... after long hours eyes get tired, making my job terrible. Where do we have to ask for this to get fixed? Quote Link to comment
Benson Shaw Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 OK, totally a workaround here, at least for Mac. I assume something similar exists for Windows. It might help in a pinch: Screen Zoom. This is OS action, so works in vwx. On a Mac, Zoom in is OptCmd+ Zoom out is OptCmd- (actually, that is OptCmd= for Zoom in because Shift key is not used for this. Just makes sense for "plus" to zoom bigger.) Zoom in jumps the view about double with each key stroke. Zoom out jumps smaller steps requiring about 8 key strokes to return to previous level. A good setting to see the palettes might be one Zoom in and 4 or 5 Zoom outs One problem is that pointer movement to edge of screen causes view shift to display elements out of frame. If vwx palettes and drawing area are resized/moved to fit in the zoomed screen area, that view will shift if pointer moves to any edge hiding off screen elements. Eg to access a hot corner, or just by mistake. Takes a bit of self discipline. Like I said, workaround. Put it in the Wish List! Maybe one day . . . -B 1 Quote Link to comment
jcyanine Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Thanks for the answer. This workaround involves many clicks. Its something that can help reduce eye fatigue. I appreciate the help. I didn't know that when yo do it by pressing OptCmd+ it reminded last pointer position. I did it by pressing "Opt Cmd 8". I have been changing OS screen resolution when I need to do this kind of job. It sucks, but I can work losing less time. I hope someone from nemetschek will listen and gives us text size options. I have no idea how short sighted people can work with this. regards 1 Quote Link to comment
RGyori Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 A testament to the adage of learning something new each day! I found that both zoom commands can be used in conjunction with each other (OptCmd+ to zoom in as many steps as needed and then OptCmd 8 to return to full screen in one click. Good stuff guys. Quote Link to comment
jcyanine Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 The only problem about OptCmd 8, is that It wont remember last pointer position if you start zoom using this command. Quote Link to comment
Khenry Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Can't see either. Find myself reaching forward to read. i would never create drawings with this font and expect someone to follow them. There are standards for a reason. Quote Link to comment
Michael OC Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I started having this problem when I downloaded to my new dell. Calls to support simply repeat decreasing the resolution which does nothing. I initially had the same problem with Rhino but called and they have developed a solution. I've been using Vectorworks since 2010 and it works well for the range of applications I need, so I'm disappointed in the lack of attention to this problem. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bruce_ld Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Any chance that interface scaling will be added in 2024? I just got a Apple Studio Display and the font is minuscule at the default resolution. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee JustinVH Posted September 13, 2023 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted September 13, 2023 @Bruce_ldIn VW2024 there is now an option to scale the interface in the VW Preferences. 2 Quote Link to comment
rbryanharrison Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I am so happy I could scream. There. I screamed. 1 Quote Link to comment
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