No luck - the 'scaling down' when you use oversized artwork for the dialog and banner under Vista at a 'standard' 96 pixels per inch - introduces horizontal lines or artifacts in the artwork. Looks pretty bad. Attached.
If the screen resolution of 'Medium - 125%' (or 120 pixels per inch) really is the default for Windows 7 then the only option I can see at this point is to create separate installers - one for Vista and earlier, and one for Windows 7. Wondering if Windows 7 detected my hi-res ThinkPad T61p monitor and set the 'default' to 125% (or 120 pixels per inch) or whether this really is the default DPI for Windows 7? Any other suggestions? -----Original Message----- From: Anthony Bouch [mailto:t...@58bits.com] Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:08 PM To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX or MSI Dialog Size under Windows 7 Ok thanks for the reply Sascha. I'll experiment with 125% or 150% larger artwork and see what happens. Interesting that my Windows 7 installation for this machine says that a resolution of 'Medium - 125%' - is the 'default'. -----Original Message----- From: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:sascha.beaum...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 1:56 PM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX or MSI Dialog Size under Windows 7 You're running at high DPI, 125%. You'll get the same behavior if you set High DPI on Vista I bet, so the artwork is being scaled up to compensate. It's a Windows Installer issue, not a WiX issue. By default it looks like the WiX dialogs have bitmap scaling enabled, by this logic you could create an image 125% or 150% larger and then get Windows Installer to scale it down, giving you a better image on High DPI screens. However depending on the internal scaling methods used, you may end up with lower-quality images at "standard" DPI. Sascha On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Anthony Bouch<t...@58bits.com> wrote: > Hi - wondering if anyone else has noticed this. > > Under Windows 7 - the MSI dialog windows have been stretched and are > slightly larger than on Vista. This means that the dialog and banner artwork > is also stretched - which can affect the quality of the dialog and banner > artwork. > > Wondering if this is a WiX issue, general MSI issue or Windows 7 issue. > > My settings for screen resolution under Windows 7 (Appearance and > Personalization -> Display) are Medium - 125% (Default). This is on a > ThinkPad T61p (1900x1200 display) > > Any suggestions or comments greatly appreciated. > > Tony > > --- > Anthony Bouch > http://www.58bits.com > > [You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if > you don't trust enough - Frank Crane] > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
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