Missing desktop scaling slider in system settings
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When upgrading from ubuntu 17.04 to 17.10 (obviously new window manager) ... there is no longer the ability to configure the HiDPI scaling within the window manager. This may be an intentional regression or simply something that got passed by. But I find this configuration option to be very useful when working on a Lenovo P70 w/ 17" 4k monitor (which neds 2x DPI scaling) and also when switching back to my multiple-monitor configuration (which doesn't need any scaling). This is a piece of functionality I use on a regular basis that is now lost.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.11.0-10-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_
ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Wed Aug 9 09:24:28 2017
DistUpgraded: 2017-08-07 09:44:27,630 DEBUG Running PostInstallScript: './xorg_
DistroCodename: artful
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 5.1.26, 4.11.0-10-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-30 (251 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1:
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-08-07 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/02/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixT
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.82-1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Mon Aug 7 08:59:11 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs: Output Virtual2 Virtual3 Virtual4 Virtual5 Virtual6 Virtual7 Virtual8
xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1.1
xserver.
information type: | Public → Private |
information type: | Private → Public |
The workaround here is to manually execute
```gsettings set org.gnome. desktop. interface scaling-factor 2```
and then restart the system to be into a scaled (2x) mode.