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[Jens <jens-launchpad.net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

First, thank you very much for this option! I use (and maintain) Ubuntu
on a lot of older computers with resolutions of 1024x768, 1366x768 and
1280x800, and the first complaint I often get from new users is
"everything is so big". This is good if you have Full HD screens with
very small pixels, but bad if you don't. So I install Ubuntu Tweak,
reduce font sizes and Dash icon sizes and so on.

The "UI Scale" option is a very welcome addition to the list of settings
that Ubuntu offers. However, it is a little buggy: if I reduce the UI
scale to e.g. 0.875 (btw: why the 1/8 scaling? Why not 5% or 10% instead
of 12.5%?), many things don't "fit" any more:

- Dash tooltips
- ubuntu-bug progress window buttons
- etc.

It should be verified that at least the default apps' texts and buttons
still fit in their respective windows.

Also, would it be feasible to make this a "zoom factor" slider that

- allows finer control (5% steps)? Anything below 80% and above 120% is probably only for Retina displays. So, maybe 5% steps between 50% and 200% are feasible?
- automatically adjusts the "text scaling factor" accordingly, like the Advanced Settings app and Ubuntu Tweak can do
- maybe automatically adjusts the Dash icon size?

Thank you!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20140303-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-14.34-generic 3.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-14-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Mar 10 19:43:54 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-04 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140302)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 trusty

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Title:
  Display devices > UI scale should scale fonts and buttons too

Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  First, thank you very much for this option! I use (and maintain)
  Ubuntu on a lot of older computers with resolutions of 1024x768,
  1366x768 and 1280x800, and the first complaint I often get from new
  users is "everything is so big". This is good if you have Full HD
  screens with very small pixels, but bad if you don't. So I install
  Ubuntu Tweak, reduce font sizes and Dash icon sizes and so on.

  The "UI Scale" option is a very welcome addition to the list of
  settings that Ubuntu offers. However, it is a little buggy: if I
  reduce the UI scale to e.g. 0.875 (btw: why the 1/8 scaling? Why not
  5% or 10% instead of 12.5%?), many things don't "fit" any more:

  - Dash tooltips
  - ubuntu-bug progress window buttons
  - etc.

  It should be verified that at least the default apps' texts and
  buttons still fit in their respective windows.

  Also, would it be feasible to make this a "zoom factor" slider that

  - allows finer control (5% steps)? Anything below 80% and above 120% is probably only for Retina displays. So, maybe 5% steps between 50% and 200% are feasible?
  - automatically adjusts the "text scaling factor" accordingly, like the Advanced Settings app and Ubuntu Tweak can do
  - maybe automatically adjusts the Dash icon size?

  Thank you!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: unity 7.1.2+14.04.20140303-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-14.34-generic 3.13.5
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-14-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Mar 10 19:43:54 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-04 (6 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140302)
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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