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I'm trying out XYplorer 9.00.0200 on Win 7 Pro 64bit. I routinely use the details view and find that there is little or no spacing between the icon and the file name in that view, which impacts readability. Can that be currently configured? If not, can you increase the spacing or otherwise make that configurable? I've attached a screenshot of what I am seeing. Note that the spacing between the folder icon and folder name in the Tree view is just right, but in the file list the icon is too close.

Jerry

This looks like a bug in my new DPI aware icons code.

Please enter this into the address bar and press enter: What does it say in Screen DPI and Icon Size Recommended?

Screen dpi: 120
Icon Size: small=16, large=20

By the way, how do you set a different location for the Data directory containing the ini file and other configuration files? When I use the Files/Settings/Save Configuration as.. menu item and give it another directory, it doesn't save the ini file. And there doesn't seem to be an option for the whole Data directory.

Jerry

Jerry wrote:Screen dpi: 120
Icon Size: small=16, large=20

By the way, how do you set a different location for the Data directory containing the ini file and other configuration files? When I use the Files/Settings/Save Configuration as.. menu item and give it another directory, it doesn't save the ini file. And there doesn't seem to be an option for the whole Data directory.

Jerry

Please give me the line Icon Size Recommended (it's below Icon Size).

The app data path is defined using Startup.ini which is located in app path, a location that is not reliably writable anymore since UAC. You can manually edit it as Admin or by turning UAC off.
Another way is to pass the app data path via command line. (see help)

I don't see Icon Size Recommended anywhere. Attached is a screen shot of the popup Maybe that's part of the problem.

Jerry

Jerry wrote:I don't see Icon Size Recommended anywhere. Attached is a screen shot of the popup Maybe that's part of the problem.

Jerry

There's a new stable version available at http://www.xyplorer.com/download.htm. Please disregard the version number displayed at the moment; it's up to 9.10.0000 now.

Ok, Icon Size Recommended: small=20, large=20

PS. I changed the Data path. Is there also a way to specify a different location for the Thumbnail cache? And is that cache shared by all users on the machine?

Jerry wrote:PS. I changed the Data path. Is there also a way to specify a different location for the Thumbnail cache?

Please see Configuration > Thumbnails > Cache thumbnails on disk.

Jerry wrote:And is that cache shared by all users on the machine?

It's perfectly possible to share the entire data folder between users as long as you place it in a folder that can be written to by all users.

Jerry wrote:Ok, Icon Size Recommended: small=20, large=40

That's the values I had expected. Now I'm buffled about your screenshot. Are you sure you still get the spacing issue in 9.10?

Edit: I actually had expected 22x22 for the small icons (this is what the docs say for Vista/Win7 on DPI 120).

@jerry: You seem to be using a non-default font and font size. Do you see the same problem when resetting font and font size?

nas8e9 wrote:@jerry: You seem to be using a non-default font and font size. Do you see the same problem when resetting font and font size?

This should not be a problem. A few days ago I added support for DPI aware icon sizes on custom DPI settings and ensured that exactly this situation works as it should. And it does in XP for sure (although the scaled icons look not as good in XP).

I think it's a tad better, but not really quite there. Attached are 3 screenshots with the 9.10 version. Notice that the spacing between folder icons and names in the file list is ok, but those for other files types are not. The first screenshot is with a non-serif font, Arial. The 2nd with a serif font, Times New Roman and the 3rd is with the Century serif font that I prefer to use.

I must tell you that I am very partial to serif fonts as they are easier for the eye to scan than non-serif. And in particular, I'm very partial to this Century font which is narrower than the usual Century Schoolbook font.

Jerry

This might be an upgrading problem. Please ensure that this INI key is set to 1:

I added UseDPIAwareIconSizes=1 to the appdata Startup.ini but there was no change in appearance.