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Layout falls apart once GUI font is not 10pt #2580
Yea that font size option is a dumb thing, and does not take the control dimensions into account. I would love to remove that option, as larger fonts (plus fixed control dimensions) are already supported through high DPI settings. That would be the recommended way anyway. Did you try a high DPI setting in Windows already?
A, scaling, yes. First, I reported versions as 12.21.0.7344 Windows 10. Second, even on Win 11 it defeats the purpose, I don't want to scale my whole OS for one app. As a developer, I need Full HD for example to be Full HD and report 1920x1080 as default resolution.
No worries, other apps have the same problem. But as I get older and my eyes get weaker, I really miss settings to separate font sizes of UI and content.
That's what DPI scaling does. Not all but most Windows apps nowadays support that, and the result is what I think you expect. However, that is the generally preferred method for making screens readable for older eyes. Here's a screenshot from the same dialog as you posted above, on Win11 at 150% DPI:
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ansgarbecker commentedon Aug 18, 2026
Yea that font size option is a dumb thing, and does not take the control dimensions into account. I would love to remove that option, as larger fonts (plus fixed control dimensions) are already supported through high DPI settings. That would be the recommended way anyway. Did you try a high DPI setting in Windows already?
alesvaupotic commentedon Aug 18, 2026
Excuse my ignorance, how do I "Did you try a high DPI setting in Windows already?". This is something I can set in HeidiSQL or is it Windows settings?
ansgarbecker commentedon Aug 25, 2026
Windows 11 has a DPI based scaling option in Settings > Screen: https://winbuzzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/00.2-Windows-11-Settings-System-Display-Scale-150.jpg
HeidiSQL supports that DPI scaling. Only do not combine it with the above mentioned font size, reset the font drop-down to "default" first.
alesvaupotic commentedon Aug 25, 2026
A, scaling, yes. First, I reported versions as
12.21.0.7344 Windows 10. Second, even on Win 11 it defeats the purpose, I don't want to scale my whole OS for one app. As a developer, I need Full HD for example to be Full HD and report 1920x1080 as default resolution.No worries, other apps have the same problem. But as I get older and my eyes get weaker, I really miss settings to separate font sizes of UI and content.
ansgarbecker commentedon Aug 25, 2026
That's what DPI scaling does. Not all but most Windows apps nowadays support that, and the result is what I think you expect. However, that is the generally preferred method for making screens readable for older eyes. Here's a screenshot from the same dialog as you posted above, on Win11 at 150% DPI: