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 -- jlforsha (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
