Be aware that this is not just a Windows 7 problem. I run my Windows XP machine with "large fonts" set in the control panel's Display Properties and also see the bitmap stretching. I believe it arises because the dialog size is based on the font size. When not using an external UI, we just either try to use art that scales well or use a solid colour.
-----Original Message----- From: Rob Hamflett [mailto:r...@snsys.com] Sent: 29 June 2009 10:13 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] WiX or MSI Dialog Size under Windows 7 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). 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