notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus
Blurred/pixelated toolbar icons
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Description
Description of the Issue
The icons in the toolbar appear blurry/pixelated.
Steps to Reproduce the Issue
- Open Notepad++.
- Look carefully at the toolbar icons at the top of the screen.
- You should realize the icons are not displayed/scaled correctly.
Expected Behavior
The icons should look clear/sharp (bilinear and bicubic scaling?).
Actual Behavior
The toolbar icons are blurred/pixelated, i.e. not scaled correctly (nearest-neighbor interpolation?).
Debug Information
Notepad++ v8.4.5 (32-bit)
Build time : Sep 3 2022 - 03:56:37
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line :
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
OS Version : 21H1
OS Build : 19043.2006
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins :
DSpellCheck (1.4.6)
JSLintNpp (0.8.3.119)
mimeTools (2.8)
NppConverter (4.4)
NppExport (0.4)
NppFTP (0.29.4)
NPPJSONViewer (1.34)
PythonScript (2)
zoomdisabler (1.2)
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Can this issue to solved by changing the settings under Properties → Compatibility?
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the toolbar rendering problem in Notepad++ v8.4.5 on the reported Windows 10 setup, then trace the toolbar icon loading and scaling entry points. Compare the displayed icons at the reported scale and verify that the toolbar icons are sharp rather than blurred or pixelated.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100