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Font does not scale with windows magnifier
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- Lua
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Description
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- I'm running the latest version of Path of Building and I've verified this by checking the changelog
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What platform are you running Path of Building on?
Windows
How is Path of Building expected to behave?
Font should scale and not be blurry when using 2k or 4k (I am using 4k) screens, when using windows magnifier feature (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-the-size-of-text-in-windows-1d5830c3-eee3-8eaa-836b-abcc37d99b9a#:~:text=apps%20in%20Windows.-,To%20change%20your%20display%20in%20Windows%2C%20select%20Start%20%3E%20Settings%20%3E,menu%20under%20Make%20everything%20bigger.)
How does Path of Building behave?
Font is very blurry and hard to read
How to reproduce the issue
- Use windows
- Have 2k/4k screen
- Use windows "zoom" feature https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-the-size-of-text-in-windows-1d5830c3-eee3-8eaa-836b-abcc37d99b9a#:~:text=apps%20in%20Windows.-,To%20change%20your%20display%20in%20Windows%2C%20select%20Start%20%3E%20Settings%20%3E,menu%20under%20Make%20everything%20bigger.
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue on Windows with a 2K or 4K display and Windows Magnifier enabled, using the screenshots as the visual reference. Trace the application's font and display-scaling entry points; done means text remains sharp and readable rather than blurry when magnification is active.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- accessibility, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100