BigAngryHillMan Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Just got a new laptop after the screen went on my old one. Started installing LabVIEW (2010) from the DVDs and all the install dialogs look as though they have been resized so you can’t see the buttons or the check boxes, of course they cant be resized, so I cant resize them to see the hidden controls. Has anyone else seen this issue and found a solution. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
hooovahh Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Could you either post a screenshot or explain a little more. Are you saying the window doesn't fit on the screen? I'd recommend increasing the resolution of your monitor if that is the case. Alternatively you can run the installers of the products you want to install by browsing the Distributions folder on the DVD. Quote Link to comment
asbo Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Assuming you're on Windows, use google to find out how to change your DPI setting. Quote Link to comment
BigAngryHillMan Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Sorry I should have linked the image to start with, please see attached. Quote Link to comment
Saverio Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 It does indeed look like you've changed the DPI setting or the font size in Windows. Are you using a custom theme? Quote Link to comment
BigAngryHillMan Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I have not changed any settings but i suspect that the laptop in not quite as new as IT told me. I will check the settings . Thanks all. Quote Link to comment
mike5 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 He didn't need to change thing. Windows 7 has this "Font size" setting, and for small screens (like laptops) it automatically sets it to 125%. For most NI software it is possible to create the ini file that is named the same as the exe, and adjust the font size in there. You create a section that ha the name of the application and adjust font sizes. This is from my "Example Finder" ini file: [NIExampleFinder] appFont="0" 18 dialogFont="2" 18 systemFont="1" 18[/CODE]Maybe the same will work for the setup file.Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment
asbo Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 He didn't need to change thing. Windows 7 has this "Font size" setting, and for small screens (like laptops) it automatically sets it to 125%. The Font Size seeting is the DPI setting. Quote Link to comment
Saverio Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 He didn't need to change thing. Windows 7 has this "Font size" setting, and for small screens (like laptops) it automatically sets it to 125%. I don't think I've ever seen this automatically set to 125%, even on Windows 7. At least I've never seen it set to that on any of the laptops we have here at work, whether the OS came preinstalled from the vendor or whether it was a clean install from disk. Quote Link to comment
TomOrr0W Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 It is the default on my work computer -- a Lenovo T61 laptop with Windows 7. Quote Link to comment
Saverio Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 It is the default on my work computer -- a Lenovo T61 laptop with Windows 7. Well, I believe you. I've just never seen it set to that as default. Could it be related to the type of video cable that's connected? I.e., DVI vs. HDMI? Quote Link to comment
asbo Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 It is the default on my work computer -- a Lenovo T61 laptop with Windows 7. Likewise. It might be set by certain graphics drivers, or the fact that the T61 is a widescreen, or any other number of things. I have also installed Win7 on a laptop and had this setting default to 100%, so there's some kind of criteria. Quote Link to comment
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