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February 11, 2026, 02:32:58 pm
Please optimize the software for high-DPI displays. High-DPI monitors are common now, and I always have to change the “High DPI scaling override” settings every time you send a new version in an archive. Most new users won’t bother adjusting this on first run — they’ll just uninstall the program within a few minutes.

But that`s not the main problem. Using the “High DPI scaling override” causes edges to appear blurry, which looks unpleasant. It might seem minor, but after spending hours working, the blurriness becomes irritating and negatively affects the modeling workflow. Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHnwzqVzh-g

I’m using a 32-inch 4K monitor. The issue may be related to my system UI scaling, which is set to 200% (see attached screenshot). I need that scaling for eye comfort, and this problem does not occur in other software I use.

Maybe I miss something

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February 11, 2026, 03:22:27 pm
I slightly adjust the GUI scale to avoid using the High DPI scaling override, but some menus still don’t display or behave correctly — for example, they can be misaligned or clipped

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February 11, 2026, 11:31:03 pm
I slightly adjust the GUI scale to avoid using the High DPI scaling override, but some menus still don’t display or behave correctly — for example, they can be misaligned or clipped

Try this and see if it's better.
https://digitalfossils.com/Download/NVil-Feb-12-26-Steam-UITest.zip

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February 12, 2026, 01:51:54 pm
Thanks for an update. Almost all menus seem to be fixed. Here what I found. Tweaked around but can`t avoid clipping in these parts
Customize Tools menu doesn`t scroll
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February 12, 2026, 06:05:57 pm
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Customize Tools menu doesn`t scroll

Can you provide more detail on this?

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February 12, 2026, 06:48:04 pm
Try setting this value and see if it can fix the hidden dock panel's caption size.
View > Windows > Appearance > Caption Font.

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February 12, 2026, 07:39:11 pm
Try this.
https://digitalfossils.com/Download/NVil-Feb-12-26-Steam-UITest-A.zip

"Move Up" and "Move Down" buttons are added to the "Customize Tools" window. See if you can use them to scroll the tools.

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Yesterday at 08:33:15 am
If you click "Move Up" or "Move Down" repeatedly the control keeps cycling infinitely (see screenshot). It’s not a big deal for me since mouse scrolling works — that’s enough for now. Overall the UI could use some modernization in both behavior and visuals; I know that’s a big job, but it would be great to see it updated someday. Thanks for the update — I can scroll now. Sorry for being a bother

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Yesterday at 08:51:35 am
So, scroll works for you know? Can you shown in a video so I will be convinced?

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Yesterday at 09:01:59 am
So, scroll works for you know? Can you shown in a video so I will be convinced?

Yes, it works. Thank you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuhSCtjuYa0

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Yesterday at 09:10:16 am
That's good!
Can you scroll with the scroll bar as well?
Any idea why it didn't work before?

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Yesterday at 09:15:47 am
That's good!
Can you scroll with the scroll bar as well?
Any idea why it didn't work before?

Yes, I can use the scroll bar. Unfortunately, I have no idea why it didn`t work before. Maybe to have one I need to be a programmer, but I`m just an artist :)

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Yesterday at 01:40:58 pm
Thanks for an update. Almost all menus seem to be fixed. Here what I found. Tweaked around but can`t avoid clipping in these parts
Customize Tools menu doesn`t scroll

Is the big caption font of the hidden panel fixed yet?

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Yesterday at 02:41:56 pm
Thanks for an update. Almost all menus seem to be fixed. Here what I found. Tweaked around but can`t avoid clipping in these parts
Customize Tools menu doesn`t scroll

Is the big caption font of the hidden panel fixed yet?

Caption Font settings only make button larger/smaller. But the text in it remains clipped. Besides, somehow I lost shadows on buttons in Visual tool settings. That`s not a big deal so I decided to not write about it here