[Gimp-user] Change the UI size?

[jlforsha <forums gimpusers com>]

Thanks, Partha! Worked like a charm! I'll take a look at this manifest file and
see if I can modify it for a couple of other programs I've run into this problem
with. Seems to be a common Surface issue.

> my website. The answer is slightly complicated but not overtly so.
>
> You can do one of 2 things:
>
> 1. If you are using 2.9 series on Windows 8 or above 64bit, you can
> download my GIMP build from my website and all will be well.
>
> 2. If you don't wish to do the above, do the following. Please note
> that
> this involves editing your registry. If you don't know what that is or
> not
> comfortable doing so, then you should ask some expert to do it for
> you. In
> either case, please be sure to backup your registry just in case. This
> procedure should not affect any other application and create a
> problem. So,
> here goes:
>
> a. Make the following addition to your registry. Go to Computer >
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion >
> SideBySide. Add the following (NEW) DWORD: PreferExternalManifest,
> Value =
> 1.
>
> b. Download the following manifest  https:/
> www.partha.com/temp/gimp.exe.manifest. It's an XML file that tells
> Windows
> that GIMP is not DPI aware. Please make sure when you download that
> there
> are no extraneous extensions added by your browser. Save this file in
> the
> same folder as your gimp.exe binary. If the GIMP binary is
> gimp-2.9.exe
> then change the manifest filename to gimp-2.9.exe.manifest. Again, it
> must
> reside in the same folder as the GIMP binary.
>
>
> If you are using GIMP 2.8 series, make the appropriate change.
>
> Now restart GIMP and all should be fine.
>
> I'd even posted a screenshot on my website of GIMP 2.9 running on my
> 17
> inch 4k laptop to demonstrate this.
>
> Hope this helps. If not please send me an email.
>
> Thanks,
> Partha
> www.partha.com

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