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strange oracle May 11, 2023, 2:01 AM

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Anyone know if it's possible to scale a monitor's size in software? The screen is considerably bigger on top than what windows represents it as, a single window spanned across both denoted by an outline

willow thicket May 11, 2023, 2:33 AM

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strange oracle Anyone know if it's possible to scale a monitor's size in software? The screen i...

if you want to change the size, window it, and then shrink it yourself

strange oracle May 11, 2023, 2:55 AM

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No I mean it is a windowed application. It's full-screen on the top, but markedly smaller horizontally as I drag it down

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The computer appears to think the upper screen is significantly smaller horizontally

willow thicket May 11, 2023, 2:56 AM

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because your display on the bottom is larger and probably a different resolution than your bottom one

strange oracle May 11, 2023, 2:57 AM

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It is, 1080 v 1440. Do I need to fake upscale the top to match? Not sure I can go above native with standard controls

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The goal is for apps not to change size as they are dragged between screens

willow thicket May 11, 2023, 3:02 AM

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the question is why? readjusting the display takes less than 30 seconds. i dont understand how its a huge issue

strange oracle May 11, 2023, 3:03 AM

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Some Cave Johnson quote on safety door invention goes here

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I mean, quality of life? Why not strive for improvement where possible?

willow thicket May 11, 2023, 3:03 AM

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get the same display, that will solve your issue

strange oracle May 11, 2023, 3:04 AM

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Got a spare 800$ extra?

willow thicket May 11, 2023, 3:04 AM

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do you? i have the same monitors, spliting them isnt an issue for me, works fine

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if 800$ is an improvement for you go ahead lol but its not a huge deal

strange oracle May 11, 2023, 3:05 AM

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Look- I get you're trying to help, but saying ignore it or buy another screen isn't exactly what I was seeking

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Surely there's a, perhaps hackey, software solution here

willow thicket May 11, 2023, 3:06 AM

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thats a good question to ask chatgpt! 😄

strange oracle May 11, 2023, 3:06 AM

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I've tried actually lol, little success

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All dead websites and non existent controls

willow thicket May 11, 2023, 3:06 AM

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ask in #tech-chat-1 or #tech-chat-2 for some software, maybe you will get a guy to respond

hot sparrow May 11, 2023, 3:07 AM

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I don't know of a way to fix that in software either, since windows only knows about the desktop resolution and nothing about the physical dimensions of your different screens

strange oracle May 11, 2023, 3:08 AM

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I think making windows think it's a higher resolution in software might work, but no idea how to do that

willow thicket May 11, 2023, 3:08 AM

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CRU

strange oracle May 11, 2023, 3:09 AM

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I think I've got the wrong definition

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Ah. Got it. I'll check that out

willow thicket May 11, 2023, 3:14 AM

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strange oracle I think I've got the wrong definition

custom resolution utility

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