Desktop icons get their spacing reduced

Question

Desktop icons get their spacing reduced

Malix-off opened this issue 9 months ago · comments

Malix commented 9 months ago

Problem

Desktop icons get their spacing reduced

Occurrence

When applying some edits (accents colors afaik)

Cause

This is due to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\IconSpacing (Registry Editor)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\IconVerticalSpacing (Registry Editor)

Getting set to -720 instead of the original -1125

Abdelrhman-AK · Answer 1 · Sat Sep 23 2023 20:33:12 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Open Metrics and Fonts\Icons and set both spacings to 75 and then press on Load into current theme and apply the theme or Quick apply

Malix · Answer 2 · Sat Sep 23 2023 20:42:15 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Comment Reply from @Abdelrhman-AK :

Open Metrics and Fonts\Icons and set both spacings to 75 ⋯

It was already the case, as I think is the default value

Abdelrhman-AK · Answer 3 · Sat Sep 23 2023 20:48:24 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Yes it is the default one (-1125 / -15 = 75). I thought that you changed it from WinPaletter.
Try to set it manually in registry by -1125 and then try again with WinPaletter.

Does this problem happen every time you apply a theme from the main form (even if it is 75 inside WinPaletter)?
Do you use a higher DPI for your monitor or not?

Malix · Answer 4 · Sat Sep 23 2023 21:03:56 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Comment Reply from @Abdelrhman-AK :

⋯ I thought that you changed it from WinPaletter. ⋯

Nope, I didn't change it

⋯ Try to set it manually in registry by -1125 and then try again with WinPaletter. ⋯

Yep, that's what I do every time
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- Does this problem happen every time you apply a theme from the main form (even if it is 75 inside WinPaletter)?
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Every time i'm applying even a single accent color edit, even.
I did install the "AMOLED" theme once, but did rest to the first theme by clicking on the "Reload first theme" button since.
Is there a way I could wipe the "AMOLED" theme out of my system?
⋯
- Do you use a higher DPI for your monitor or not?
⋯
I do not think so, however, i'm using a display custom scaling of 125%

If that can help

Abdelrhman-AK · Answer 5 · Sat Sep 23 2023 21:12:37 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Every time i'm applying even a single accent color edit, even.
I did install the "AMOLED" theme once, but did rest to the first theme by clicking on the "Reload first theme" button since.
Is there a way I could wipe the "AMOLED" theme out of my system?

Store themes are stored as files in %localappdata%\Abdelrhman-AK\WinPaletter\Store, but when you apply the default theme, store theme won't have effects on your system.

(Its button in main form toolbar: )

I do not think so, however, i'm using a display custom scaling of 125%

I'll do some tests with DPI 125% to know if icons spacings are affected with high DPI or not.

Malix · Answer 6 · Sat Sep 23 2023 21:51:44 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Comment Reply from @Abdelrhman-AK :

⋯ I'll do some tests with DPI 125% to know if icons spacings are effected with high DPI or not.

See #179 (comment)

Abdelrhman-AK · Answer 7 · Fri Sep 29 2023 05:15:00 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Using 125% DPI from the menu will fix the issue. Custom DPI value is the cause of this issue

It will be partially fixed in next update (list and custom DPI will work), you should logoff after applying a theme if a custom DPI value is set (not chosen from the list, but entered)

#179 (comment)