quartus system console font too small, windows 11, monitors 2496 / 1664

[drjohnsmith]

What is up with Quartus , using lates, on W11 , 

see in  screen shot atatched, 

     the text in the background, is a web browser,  quiet happy with windows resolution, font is very readable, whilst Quartus , seems to be hard fixed for a resolution of around 1920 by 1220 

Is there a setting one has to fiddle with to make the console readable ?

  or do I have to drop back 20 to a lower resolution monitor ?

[sstrell]

I think there's an option to adjust font size in the Tools or View menu there.

[drjohnsmith]

May be its too small to read, but I can't see option to change font in the tool , 

[SyafieqS]

Can you check on Tool --> Option --> Message (font).

Try to change the size, let me know if that is feasible.

[drjohnsmith]

Thank you

negative improvement,

I now have massive and small fonts on different parts of the GUI 

   the setting only seems to change the message window . 

[drjohnsmith]

One step forward,

under tools options in the IP parameter editor , I found this ,

so It seems I have to set font size in each tool. depending if Im working on the big screen or the laptop screen !

Uhm,  unusual..

[SyafieqS]

Understood.

Does that work for you? Changing the font as you mentioned.

I am not able to see the issue when using W11 with Quartus on second monitor.

[SyafieqS · Accepted solution]

Let me know if there is any update at your end.

[drjohnsmith]

Morning, 

   apologies, had problems with this Intel TFA to get into the forums, 

Yes has success, 

   but as mentioned, if I change monitor resolution , end up with fonts all to big / small again.

  where as program such as say "word" seem to have some method of knowing the screen resolution such that say a size 10 font is readable on both the high resolution screen and th elow resolution one.

Don't know how it works, Im a hardware person, 

    example. 

  I have here a 3840 by 2160 screen , 

     my laptop has a 2496 by 1664 screen , but is much smaller, so Im guessing the dots per inch is around the same, or what ever the number is .

Seems in the Intel s/w , one has to go into each program and change the fonts to make it readable on each screen, 

     where as other programs , the fonts are readable on both,

  don't know why this is is 

    having looked on line, seems a particular Intel thing

      but

  we are where we are, 

     thank you 

[SyafieqS]

Does this issue appear to other monitor as well?

If that's the case, you have to manually change the font as mentioned as workaround.

[drjohnsmith]

Yes @SyafieqS 

It seems general "feature" of the Intel Quartus software, that unlike other windows programs, For each resolution monitor, one has to change the font size in the program .

As I'm moving between laptop, multi monitor and large monitors it is certainly noticeable.

Im not a sw engineer but I wonder why its just the intel code ?

  I've not been using Altera / Intel code for about a decade, been on other fpga families, and this font bug is very noticable Intel related. 

Thank you

[MauricioM]

Hi John!

I had the same Issue, I solved it going to the install folder, in my case: "intelFPGA_pro\22.2\syscon\bin"

Next doing the instructions on the following link for the file "system-console.exe":

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-change-scaling-for-specific-apps-in-windows-11?expand_article=1

I used System (Enhanced) on the last options, after that you can open the system-console from quartus or what I'm going to do is also create a shortcut from here so it's a little faster than opening quartus and then system console.

Hope this helps.

Mauricio

[SyafieqS]

Hi John,

Massive thanks for the update. Ill keep this as a feedback and reevaluate the issue. Since the WA is feasible I will close this ticket.

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