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HiDPI

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Legacy Launcher supports HiDPI since 1.123.0

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Windows and macOS​

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HiDPI support requires Java 11 or newer

Launcher window in Windows The interface scale is respected automatically starting with Java 11.

Linux​

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Linux HiDPI support requires Java 11.0.12 and later, or Java 17 and later

Launcher window in Linux The launcher was tested in GNOME 40 environment with GTKLookAndFeel on AdoptOpenJDK 11.0.12.

If the launcher is running with a regular L&F and/or no scaling, it can be started like this:

  1. Set the arguments file (set the TL_UI_SCALE variable as a number, e.g. 1.25 or 2) 
    TL_UI_SCALE=
    [ -z "$TL_UI_SCALE" ] && echo "Don't just copy-paste. Please actually set TL_UI_SCALE" >&2 || cat <<EOF > tl.bootargs
    -Dsun.java2d.uiScale=$TL_UI_SCALE
    -Dswing.defaultlaf=com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel
    -Dswing.crossplatformlaf=com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel
    EOF
  2. Start the launcher 
    java -jar LegacyLauncher.jar