Windows 8.1 does apparently contain some significant improvements with regard to font/scaling - one of which is that you can switch it off for individual applications - so you can have a choice between readable but screwed up; and not screwed up but very small.
Lisa's experience would seem to indicate that the very high res option on a laptop seems to be Ok. But you are right - it is wise to be cautious. However, as I only get a new laptop once every 3-4 years, I want the current one to be as good as it can be. Richard On Thursday, 4 December 2014 18:49:01 UTC, John Smith wrote: > > Historically I've always found it much better to run a monitor at it's > 'native' resolution otherwise everything get blurred. Window has a fudge > that allows you to change "Set custom text size (DPI)", which helps > somewhat to make higher resolution monitors easier to read, however I found > that if you push it to more than about 125% you get horrible things > happening to the layout of many applications and browser, with thing like > Submit buttons sometimes disappearing completely. > > I've always been a big fan of higher resolutions but 3200 x 1800 on a > 13(?) inch screen is asking for trouble so I'd definitely advocate caution. > > There was a rumour that the upgrade from Win8 to Win8.1 helped to some > extent with the text sizing issue. Does anyone now how much if at all it > helped? > > On Thursday, December 4, 2014 4:49:32 PM UTC, Lisa S wrote: >> >> Photoshop elements has tiny text though there may be workarounds I >> haven't tried. Works fine you ashtray know where things are. But most hi >> res computers can run at a lower resolution if you are desperate. >> >> I didn't try to port my old apps. I replaced old style Eudora (though >> need a solution to search old mail archives) and Outlook both with >> EMClient, upgraded Dragon, Master Cook, and still have a few others I >> haven't dealt with.I doubt screen resolution would be your biggest problem >> though if a program isn't updated. >> On Dec 4, 2014 2:53 AM, <r...@rcollings.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> No - not decided yet so that it very helpful (and reassuring). Thank >>> you, Lisa >>> >>> Off topic follow up question: have you had any problems with any other >>> applications running at that resolution. I still use Ecco (for time >>> recording) for which support ceased 10-15 years ago and I wondering how >>> that would cope with such a high resolution. >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> On 2014-12-04 05:37, Lisa Stroyan wrote: >>> >>>> Apologies if my reply is too late to help. I'm running on a Samsung >>>> Ativ Book 9 with 3200 x 1800 high-resolution display and 8.1. MLO >>>> works great. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Richard C <r...@rcollings.co.uk> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks everybody. That's helpful. I sounds as if MLO is well >>>>> behaved in terms of the way it deals with resolutions >>>>> >>>>> I can get the laptop I want with a 1920 x 1024 resolution but the >>>>> higher res one is only slightly more expensive and would be nice. >>>>> But >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, 22 November 2014 20:34:25 UTC, Richard C wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Does anybody have any experience of using MLO on Windows 8.1 at >>>>>> very high resolutions (3200 x 1880)? >>>>>> >>>>>> I am about to upgrade to a new laptop and think I might get >>>>>> something with the above specification. >>>>>> >>>>>> The reviews I have read indicate that even with the Windows 8.1 >>>>>> scaling set to display icons and text at an easy to use size, >>>>>> some older programs do not work with these settings (eg dialog >>>>>> boxes are very small). >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anybody have any experience of this? >>>>>> >>>>>> And does MLO work OK with Windows 8.1. Is there anything I need >>>>>> to know. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> Richard >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>> send an email to mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>> mylifeo...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized >>>>> [1]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/ >>>> 448580c7-5f10-4348-a272-e06d71b5f44c%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>>> [2]. >>>>> >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout [3]. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Lisa >>>> >>>> ------------------------- >>>> Lisa Stroyan, mailto: lstr...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>> send an email to mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> mylifeo...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized >>>> [1]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/CAJYFk% >>>> 2B2K_f4qvzk%3Dnqp%2Bk_ct_5B4Z_e9EX5f%3DPN7AnYvuRqMAQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> [4]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout [3]. >>>> >>>> >>>> Links: >>>> ------ >>>> [1] http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized >>>> [2] >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/ >>>> 448580c7-5f10-4348-a272-e06d71b5f44c%40googlegroups. >>>> com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer >>>> [3] https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>> [4] >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/CAJYFk% >>>> 2B2K_f4qvzk%3Dnqp%2Bk_ct_5B4Z_e9EX5f%3DPN7AnYvuRqMAQ%40mail. >>>> gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to mylifeo...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>> msgid/mylifeorganized/c90161fe1a3b25f99df00948b0dc4ff6%40rcollings.co.uk >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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