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[Bug 1311965] Re: UI scaling inconsistent when using new display scaling option

 

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: gtk3-engines-unico (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  UI scaling inconsistent when using new display scaling option

Status in gtk3-engines-unico package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro, which has a
  3200x1800 display. Consequently, I need to scale up everything in the
  system to have anything render at a reasonable size. I found the new
  "Scale for menu and title bars" option in the Display Settings, and
  set it it 2.25. This, for the most part, did what I wanted.

  * Unity interface is scaled
  * Text is scaled
  * Many builtin applications seem to scale correctly 

  However, there's some funky inconsistencies as to what has scaled:

  * Depending on what the mouse is over, it either renders at the larger (correct) size, or a smaller (incorrect) size. Examples of things which render the mouse incorrectly include the global/window bars, unity application selector, most applications (firefox and most of software center are notable exceptions), and sometimes right-click menus.
  * Some (GTK provided?) widgets (most notably checkboxes, radio buttons, scroll bars, and ) render too small. This is visible in most third-party applications, which are otherwise correctly sized. Firefox and CompizConfig are examples of this, even after layout.css.devPixelsPerPx was changed in Firefox to match the display setting.
  * The change occasionally doesn't correctly register with some or all applications (regardless of whether they were open at the time). Adjusting the slider always changes the unity global ui correctly, but sometimes the settings manager or nautillus would not actually render at an increased size, even after a reboot. Other times it would register fine even without a reboot.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Apr 23 22:30:31 2014
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3978]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-24 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  MachineType: LENOVO 20266
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=22977ed7-bb41-4448-98c8-bcf44422165e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 10/31/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 76CN31WW
  dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Yoga2
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: 31900058STD
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr76CN31WW:bd10/31/2013:svnLENOVO:pn20266:pvrLenovoYoga2Pro:rvnLENOVO:rnYoga2:rvr31900058STD:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoYoga2Pro:
  dmi.product.name: 20266
  dmi.product.version: Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0-4ubuntu5
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0-4ubuntu5
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Wed Apr 23 22:00:49 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   product id                               16970 
   vendor                                     SDC
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2

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