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<p>&quot;It's a Tcl/Tk problem&quot; but I just wonder if anyone on this forum found a solution for Pd?</p>
<p>Thanks,<br />
hjh</p>
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<p>&quot;It's a Tcl/Tk problem&quot; but I just wonder if anyone on this forum found a solution for Pd?</p>
<p>Thanks,<br />
hjh</p>
]]></description><link>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15890/dpi-scaling-vs-tcl-tk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15890/dpi-scaling-vs-tcl-tk</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ddw_music]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 08:29:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to DPI scaling vs Tcl&#x2F;Tk on Thu, 21 May 2026 10:47:45 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a class="plugin-mentions-a" href="http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/user/ddw_music">@ddw_music</a> Well you can change the font for the patch........ <a href="/uploads/files/1779353476497-change-font.pd">change font.pd</a> ... but it doesn't help for the console or menus.</p>
<p>You can also set the same for your Pd in the preferences with a startup flag...... -font-size x</p>
<p>Pd boxes (messages, objects) are scaled to the font but arrays and graphics are not.<br />
And it will likely make a mess when sharing too.<br />
There was a discussion about setting the DPI for the OS I think, and then excluding all other programs but that is probably not satisfactory either.<br />
Of course someone might have a better solution since the last time this was asked.<br />
Discussion found so far...... <a href="https://lists.iem.at/hyperkitty/list/pd-list@lists.iem.at/message/D7Y2HW3X3IMYEAF2N7DY5GR2T3G2A6RQ/" rel="nofollow">https://lists.iem.at/hyperkitty/list/pd-list@lists.iem.at/message/D7Y2HW3X3IMYEAF2N7DY5GR2T3G2A6RQ/</a></p>
<p>I have noticed that sizes are sometimes different in different releases for windows so it could be worth delving deeper.<br />
David.<br />
P.S. just playing around with pdwindow.tcl....... I am sure it can be taken further.......<br />
<img src="/uploads/files/1779360463138-capture.jpg" alt="Capture.JPG" class="img-responsive img-markdown" /></p>
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<p>Tcl/Tk, I suppose, will never catch up to the modern world.</p>
<p>When I need Pd, I mostly use plugdata anyway (I disagree with Pd's remaining tied to an outdated graphics library, so this is me &quot;voting with my feet&quot;). That's fine with me actually, though Gem doesn't run smoothly in plugdata. So it's not a <em>big</em> deal for me, but, nags at me a bit that one venerable tool can't be easily brought up to speed.</p>
<p>hjh</p>
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