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Sub Menus are too large

Telesis80

My system has a problem with Allegro 17.2. At first all of the text was to small to read and the icons too small to make out even with the Icon setting set to"large" I was able to resolve the issue by editing the properties of Allegro.exe  under the tab compatibility, then selecting "Change high DPI settings", then selecting the check box "Override high DPI scaling behavior" with the setting under "Scaling performed by:" set to "System". This definitely solved the problem when I re-opened Allegro, I was very happy!!! 

Until, I opened a sub-menu/drop-down. They open so large on my screen that the buttons at the bottom are not accessible and half of the text cannot be seen. This makes the program unusable. I've loaded the latest ISR and I also tried deleting the allegro.geo file but it had no affect. I'm currently at a total loss with deadlines looming... Help!!!

  • Telesis80
    in reply to CadAce2K

    Yes, case submitted, latest ISR for 17.2 installed, Windows 10. I have never seen it either and I've been on their tools since 1980 (hence my handle)

  • B Bruekers
    in reply to Telesis80

    Holy...  that's huge!

    What happens if you start Allegro in save mode? (to exclude any use setting)

  • mcatramb91
    in reply to Telesis80

    Do you happen to have two monitors at different resolutions and font scaling?

    If Allegro was opened on one monitor and moved to another monitor with different resolution and font scaling you may see this effect.

    Same would go if Allegro is running on one monitor and User Preferences opens on another.

    Just wondering if that is the case.

    I like the suggestion of running in Safe mode as window sizes and position are saved in your PCBENV folder which could cause you to move stuff from monitor to monitor.

    Hope this helps,
    Mike Catrambone

  • Telesis80
    in reply to mcatramb91

    Hi Mike, yes, I believe that is what started the issue. I have made both monitors the same resolution but it didn't fix the problem.  

    BUT SAFE MODE WORKED!!!!! yahoo! I've deleted the geo file and let it recreate it while in safe mode by closing the program, when I restarted everything looked perfect!

    Thank you very much!

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