Bug 423484

Summary: global scaling does not apply for all programs in KDE Plasma
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: Rüdiger <linux>
Component: kcm_kscreenAssignee: kscreen-bugs-null <kscreen-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal CC: kde, plasma-bugs-null
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Manjaro   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: same global system scaling freeoffice compared with libre office
wayland information - nothing meaningful

Description Rüdiger 2020-06-25 10:16:26 UTC
Created attachment 129665 [details]
same global system scaling freeoffice compared with libre office

SUMMARY
The global scaling function in the display configuration module is very helpful.
It mostly works with standard programs. But if I use for example the "standard" program "freeoffice" or "softmaker" office the scaling function does not apply at all.
This is very disturbing, even painful for the eyes on a high resolution monitor. The menu and everything is very tiny. It is very hard to read.

Operating System: Manjaro Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.71.0
Qt Version: 5.15.0
Kernel Version: 5.6.16-1-MANJARO
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz
Memory: 23,4 GiB
Comment 1 David Edmundson 2020-06-25 10:38:44 UTC
On X, it is up to the application to actually scale correctly.

If it doesn't, there's nothing we can do.

On wayland there is a path that upscales windows that don't match the right scale.
Comment 2 Rüdiger 2020-06-25 10:53:47 UTC
Created attachment 129669 [details]
wayland information - nothing meaningful