winapps-org / winapps-org/winapps
HiDPI / fractional scaling support per-monitor
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Description
Discussed in https://github.com/winapps-org/winapps/discussions/824
Originally posted by mlltAero November 19, 2025
Currently, WinApps uses a global RDP_SCALE for all RemoteApp windows. On HiDPI laptops, this causes RemoteApps to render tiny because the scale does not automatically match the display’s effective scaling.
Problem:
RDP_SCALE is static and does not account for fractional scaling in GNOME or per-monitor DPI.
Users with HiDPI laptop screens must manually adjust RDP_SCALE in winapps.conf.
Proposed feature:
Automatically detect the primary monitor and its scaling (e.g., GNOME fractional scaling or via xrandr resolution vs. native panel size) and convert to supported scaling factor (nearest neighbor).
Adjust RDP_SCALE for RemoteApp windows on launch so they render correctly on HiDPI displays.
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Research direction
Start by locating the existing RDP_SCALE configuration and the RemoteApp launch path. Trace how display scaling is currently handled, then define how primary-monitor or fractional scaling maps to a supported factor and is applied at launch; done means HiDPI RemoteApps render at the appropriate scale without manual configuration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100