Calibre Windows 10 display issue

tesujer · 04-27-2020, 03:58 AM

Hello everybody,

I just installed Calibre for Windows 10. However, the display for all books is off. For instance, when I select a word in the Quick start guide, the mice needs to be few centimeters below the word to select it. This effect is more pronounced at the top than bottom of the screen. In addition the text resolution is granular. It is likely a scaling issue but I don't know how to fix it. I tried installing previous versions of the software but got the same issue.
Do anyone has ideas on how I can fix this problem?

Thanks,
Jerome

kovidgoyal · 04-27-2020, 04:00 AM

this is a new one, never heard of it before. As with all graphics related issues, first try updating your graphics drivers. And there is a setting in the preferences->look & feel to turn of high resolution support try toggling that.

tesujer · 04-27-2020, 05:56 AM

Thank you Kovid. I tried that, and also playing with the compatibility options of Windows. However, nothing worked.

I am using a dual screen with an external monitor and 125% scaling for text. This could be the origin of the issue. I have read that changing the scale to 100% and logging out and in windows again can solve it. I could try later since I have app opened right now I cannot close. However, it doesn't feel like a long term fix since I'd rather keep the scaling to 100%. I also tried to plug off the external monitor and install the program and it still gave the same problem.

Maybe I will just live with it then and use only the bottom part of the screen.

04-27-2020, 03:58 AM	#1
tesujer Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: none	Calibre Windows 10 display issue Hello everybody, I just installed Calibre for Windows 10. However, the display for all books is off. For instance, when I select a word in the Quick start guide, the mice needs to be few centimeters below the word to select it. This effect is more pronounced at the top than bottom of the screen. In addition the text resolution is granular. It is likely a scaling issue but I don't know how to fix it. I tried installing previous versions of the software but got the same issue. Do anyone has ideas on how I can fix this problem? Thanks, Jerome

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04-27-2020, 04:00 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,347 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	this is a new one, never heard of it before. As with all graphics related issues, first try updating your graphics drivers. And there is a setting in the preferences->look & feel to turn of high resolution support try toggling that.

04-27-2020, 05:56 AM	#3
tesujer Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: none	Thank you Kovid. I tried that, and also playing with the compatibility options of Windows. However, nothing worked. I am using a dual screen with an external monitor and 125% scaling for text. This could be the origin of the issue. I have read that changing the scale to 100% and logging out and in windows again can solve it. I could try later since I have app opened right now I cannot close. However, it doesn't feel like a long term fix since I'd rather keep the scaling to 100%. I also tried to plug off the external monitor and install the program and it still gave the same problem. Maybe I will just live with it then and use only the bottom part of the screen.

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