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More recent threads about fractional scaling on elementary include the comment "[fractional scaling] is blocked by moving to Wayland". I can understand the dev
by scythe 6y ago
More recent threads about fractional scaling on elementary include the comment "[fractional scaling] is blocked by moving to Wayland".
I can understand the developers not wanting to implement a FS hack that will likely be replaced soon anyway, when the project priority is supposed to be UX innovation. I can also understand delaying the move to Wayland until it meets the standards for stability. But in the meantime it's a frustrating situation, since the likely catalyst will be Ubuntu's 22.04 LTS moving to Wayland, and it's a barrier for many users.
- slver 6y agoFS isn't hard to implement, you scale by integer factor and scale down the buffer to fit the screen. This is literally how masOS does it. And they've basically pioneered the concept of scaling for high DPI screen when they introduce Retina.
- scythe 6y agoWell, how about this. I'm going to be on chemotherapy for six weeks and I'm not working. Point me to the files in X.Org that need to change for fractional scaling and maybe I'll write a patch. It's not hard to implement, right?