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Author: | Winstepper [ Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:58 pm ] |
Post subject: | Can't switch Preferences in Winstep-Nexus-Dock 11.5 |
Platform: Win XP Pro SP3 I recently tried Winstep-Nexus-Dock 11.5. It seems to install OK, but I cannot switch to any preference Tab other than the About Tab on the Preferences Dialog. The drop-down from the Nexus icon works, but switching Tabs on the main Preferences dialog does not work. Any advice is warmly appreciated! |
Author: | winstep [ Thu Jun 30, 2011 2:33 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't switch Preferences in Winstep-Nexus-Dock 11.5 |
You're running with large fonts. To turn that off, if I remember correctly, in XP you right click on the Desktop, select 'Properties' to get the Display Properties dialog, go to the Settings tab, Advanced, set the DPI to 96, reboot. |
Author: | Winstepper [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:14 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't switch Preferences in Winstep-Nexus-Dock 11.5 |
Thank you Jorge. Do you mean I have to change the way I use the 178 currently installed professional applications, just to get Winstep-Nexus Dock to work? A better solution would be to fix this issue in Winstep so it works properly for all users, regardless of their fonts and DPI. Fortunately, there are other dock solutions. |
Author: | winstep [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:45 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't switch Preferences in Winstep-Nexus-Dock 11.5 |
Winstepper wrote: Fortunately, there are other dock solutions. Which also have trouble on systems running with high DPI... so good luck with that. ![]() There is a reason why Microsoft implemented something called 'High DPI virtualization' in Vista and Windows 7 (which is not without it's problems, by the way, but a lot of effort was put into making Winstep applications work around those issues). Then again, based on the tone of your reply above (and I was just telling you the reason of the problem you were experiencing and giving you a possible solution, by the way) I bet you're now going to accuse me of trying to talk you out of using a version of Windows that is now 10 years old. ![]() |
Author: | Winstepper [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:55 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't switch Preferences in Winstep-Nexus-Dock 11.5 |
Jorge, thank you for your reply. winstep wrote: I bet you're now going to accuse me of trying to talk you out of using a version of Windows that is now 10 years old. ![]() Ha Ha! XP works fine on this 5 year old 15.4" 1680x1050 business notebook. And from recent reviews XP is still faster than Vista or Windows7. Plus I have all the drivers. And it is the most mature Microsoft OS. Referencing my OS won't solve anything. Back to the original issue, I can't make you update your Preferences dialog so it will work with larger DPI, but I can attest to this: Winstep is the only app I have that won't switch tabs on its Preferences dialog due to any DPI issue. While the fonts display ok, the issue I have is that I cannot switch to any of the tabs to modify the associated preference. I could use the Nexus dropdown but the fullsize dialog is more convenient. For what its worth, I promptly removed Winstep because I was unable to access the preferences from the Preferences dialog. |
Author: | winstep [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:39 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't switch Preferences in Winstep-Nexus-Dock 11.5 |
Winstepper wrote: And from recent reviews XP is still faster than Vista or Windows7. And Win98 is faster and uses less memory than XP, but there are a bunch of reasons why you're not using it now. ![]() Winstepper wrote: Referencing my OS won't solve anything. Of course not, just pointing out a second work-around besides disabling large fonts: upgrade to a modern OS. ![]() Seriously now, I wasn't aware that the tabs in Preferences had an issue in XP when large fonts were enabled: ever since the UI was changed in v9.5 nobody using XP ever complained about it, and I can't fix what I don't know about. Now that I am aware I will fix it for the next release, of course, but since that won't be out for a while yet, I pointed out the only work-around that you can use now - provided you can work with normal font sizes. In your case you can't, and I fully understand that. Unfortunately I can't release a new version tomorrow either, and I hope you understand that too. ![]() |
Author: | Winstepper [ Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:59 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Can't switch Preferences in Winstep-Nexus-Dock 11.5 |
winstep wrote: Now that I am aware I will fix it for the next release. That is the best any user can ever hope for. ![]() Your responsiveness and attention to this issue is noteworthy and commendable. Thank you! ![]() ![]() |
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