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offer fallback from HiDPI on low resolution displays#113

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@2387skju 2387skju commented Dec 26, 2025

In case of unsuitable scale factor set: Offer the user an easy way to switch back.

Issue situation:

  • If the User set HiDPI on a low resolution display, its hard to revert this change.
  • Thats because of, the respective UI are now not visible anymore.
  • The most Users don't know how handle this problem (=to make the UI parts visible):
    • move a window by hotkey: ALT + Mouse-click
    • not possible in another way (=> not possible by right click on Window-Decoration-Header/Title -> move window )

I've added a new dialog ( Screenshot from 1280 x 800 pixel monitor ):
Screenshot fallback dialog

Dialog as Text Title: confirm window scaling factor Text: Do you want to keep this new setting? ( Tip: Move windows by press and hold: ALT + Mouse-Click (left) )

The dialog will be only shown, when

  • change to Hi-DPI
  • if the Mate-Tweak window will not fit in new screen size (rought)
  • it check the current used monitor. In later version of GDK (>3), it will only check the first monitor.

@2387skju 2387skju changed the title offer fallback from hidpi on low resolution displays offer fallback from HiDPI on low resolution displays Dec 26, 2025
@2387skju 2387skju force-pushed the fallback_from_hidpi branch from f62c5d4 to ecc90a6 Compare December 26, 2025 20:52
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