scaling in Vista (WPF apps only?)

With WinXP and a high-res monitor I have a hard time reading the
screen. I guess I'm getting old. I'm already using large fonts. Some
things (like web pages) can be scaled, but most things can't.

Will this problem go away in Vista? I've heard about the much improved
scaling functionality in Vista, but I don't know whether this is only
for apps written with WPF.

I'm guessing that the apps that I use most, such as Visual Studio, will
never be WPF apps.

qwavel@gmail.com wrote:
> With WinXP and a high-res monitor I have a hard time reading the
> screen. I guess I'm getting old. I'm already using large fonts. Some
> things (like web pages) can be scaled, but most things can't.
>
> Will this problem go away in Vista? I've heard about the much improved
> scaling functionality in Vista, but I don't know whether this is only
> for apps written with WPF.
>
> I'm guessing that the apps that I use most, such as Visual Studio, will
> never be WPF apps.

Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer has an almost fully scalable
UI. The only parts that don't appear to be scaled by the 'Workplace
Zoom' are the title bar and menu of the main window. All the palettes
and icons are scaled nicely.

Hi,

qwavel@gmail.com wrote:
> With WinXP and a high-res monitor I have a hard time reading the
> screen. I guess I'm getting old. I'm already using large fonts. Some
> things (like web pages) can be scaled, but most things can't.
>
> Will this problem go away in Vista? I've heard about the much improved
> scaling functionality in Vista, but I don't know whether this is only
> for apps written with WPF.
>
> I'm guessing that the apps that I use most, such as Visual Studio, will
> never be WPF apps.

WPF has a nice feature: Dimensions are not expressed in pixels, but in
1/96 inches. It's a good idea because this way, an object will always
have the same dimensions, whatever the size/resolution of the screen is.

That said, it's not a Vista specific feature, but a WPF one. So only WPF
applications running on Vista or XP will present this behaviour without
the programmer having to do something.

HTH,
Laurent
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