Just checked our Windows 7 test server and it has the text size set to 'Smaller - 100% (default)'.
Rob Anthony Bouch wrote: > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
