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Hi,
first, the expected Metadata:
Windows: Windows 10 20H2
Desktop Info: 3.3.1
Snippet from config.ini: (complete options block)
[options]
font-face=Arial
font-size=11
#cleartype=1
# size and position
monitor-mode=1
top=0
right=0
nav=0
#formcolor=501020
# logging
log=desktopinfo.log
log-level=debugonerror
# misc
#ignore-setting-change=1
#[screen-saver]
#font-size=16
#centerv=1
#centerh=1
#formcolor=501020
The Problem:
I put a link of Desktop Info in the autostart folder of Windows for automatic startup. The program comes up with the wrong font-size. I guess it must be 14 or 16. Too big to fit. If i resave the desktopinfo.ini (inserting or deleting a blank) it reconfigure to the expected font-size of 11. Thats a pesky workaround.
I work with a external Monitor and the Notebook display.
Any help/tips are really appreciated.
PS.: I tried the commented options active/inactive no change of the behaviour.
That's a curious issue. Which startup folder are you using? Have you tried starting it from Task Scheduler?
Indeed curious and annyoing.
I used [win] + r -> shell:startup
that brings up the folder:
C:Users[username]AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup
I will explore the Task Scheduler way and report the outcome.
The results after some further tests.
Using Task Sheduler = same result.
I can reproduce it on every restart of the DesktopInfo Process. It comes up with the wrong font-size after saving the ini file again - redraw to correct font-size.
I have recorded it, with debug option on. But i fear there is nothing unusal to see?
trying logfile as zip...
It is related to font scaling on a high dpi monitor. I notice your monitor is set to 125% which causes the font size to scale up. This is how it is supposed to work. I think the actual bug is that it scales back down again when you save/reload, it shouldn't do this, it should remain scaled up.
If you need it to look the same as it would on a 100% monitor then you probably want to disable automatic scaling, page 14:
[options]
auto-scale=0
That was it. If i set the option you mentioned it works.
Reading the manual carefully could help. I read it, but oversee this option, or didn´t bring it together with my issue.
Anyway, thank you for your support. Great tool, keep it running.
PS.: To my complete luck, i looking for an option to show the acutal outgoing tcp connections.
aka: netstat -f - Would be the CMD item the right way to realize it?
yes. be careful, this command can take a long time to return if using the -f switch.
CMD=interval:600,code-page:65001,file:cmd.exe,parameters:/C netstat -f,wide:1
You can filter on the external host by using the "find" pipe command:
CMD=interval:600,code-page:65001,file:cmd.exe,parameters:/C netstat -f | find "10.0.0",wide:1
I tried it out. But it seems thats not a practical way. As you said it took a long time to execute the command. Meanwhile the charts are frezed and it looks like the Monitor hangs.
Its obviously a problem of the netstat command and it implementation. (Not performance trimmed)
A solution might be, if the Montior load the CMD item asynchronously. But i am happy as it.
