Matlab/Editor windows and fonts resize (get smaller) on right click ... why?

Hi There,

I am using MATLAB 2013b (64bit) on a Windows convertible laptop (Win 8.1 - 64bit).

When the MATLAB runs at the beginning the size of the windows and fonts are all normal compared to the system's font and display sizes, but once I do a right click everything gets re-sized (smaller) and I would have to restart the program to go back to normal.

If I had to explain it better, the effects are similar to "Changing the Size of all items" for display in the Windows system from 150% to 100%.

Does anybody know why this happens and if there is a fix for it?

Thank you in advanced ... HoSsEiN

[Plastic Soul]

Does anyone have an answer to this?

I have the same problem. Win 8.1, matlab 2013b 64bit.

When ever I right-click while I am in .m editor, it changes resolution of only matlab (zoom out). It only happens if the script is saved! Not while I right-click in the New Script (unsaved).

[Star Strider]

Without knowing more, if you upgraded from Win 8, it might be incompatible video drivers. Check for updates.

[Elise]

I have the same issue! Plus the code I run is not working anymore after the window changes size and I have to restart MATLAB. I am using MATLAB 2013B as well, on windows 8.1 64bit. I've updated all my video drivers as well..

[Ofer]

Have similar problem .. the all thing shrinks when I run a specific toolbox ..in vision. Appreciate any leads ...

[George Vuong]

I have the same issue. MATLAB shrinks dramatically in font size when I accidentally right click the MATLAB editor window after opening a script file. I don't know how to change it back to its normal font size and would always have to restart MATLAB. I have R2015a.

[Joseph Naddeo]

Same issue here.

[Sofia Morena del Pozo]

I have the same problem, using Matlab R2015a.

[Oying Doso]

i have same problem iam using matlab R2014a os is windows 10.

[Alex Butterfield]

left click in the live editor box and cmd + (maybe ctrl + on windows). This worked for me to go back to normal.

Answer 1

[Bora Eryilmaz]

There is a workaround now available in R2015a release of MATLAB that partially resolves the issues with blurriness and resizing of the MATLAB Desktop on Windows platform. The workaround patch can be downloaded from Bug Report ID 1054442.

[Matthew Cooper]

This also does not work for the problem reported by the OP. When this bug fix is implemented, it re-scales the sidebar windows and the main editor window differently. The sidebar windows (e.g. the workspace variables and directory tree) are un-readble (too small, same exact as original problem posed by OP when right-clicking) and the editor window fonts are scaled larger then normal. It also seems to overwrite the custom font settings I have set in Preferences and changes the fonts back to the default system fonts.

[Muhammad Anees]

Can you please explain step 3? I don't really get how to locate patch file by opening matlab.....

[Koushiki Sharma]

Matlab r2015a running on windows 10, everything shrunk because of a right click ! how can i fix it?

Answer 2

[Jairo A Sandoval]

1) Close Matlab. 2) In the Windows Explorer, navigate to the 'bin' directory for your Matlab installation. 3) Right click on 'matlab.exe' and select "Properties". 4) On the "Compatibility" tab, put a check mark on "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings". 5) Click Apply and the OK. 6) Start Matlab.

This works in Windows 8

[Matthew Cooper]

This does not work for me on Windows 8 using R2015a. I have the exact same issue as the OP. When I follow the directions above, it does exactly what the original problem is - it changes the scaling of the windows and fonts to be un-readble (too small). Essentially, this "fix" just guarantees that the right click problem will be enforced whether your right click or not!

[George Vuong]

I agree with what Matthew said. Upon opening MATLAB, the fonts and MATLAB window shrunk and became very difficult to read. I have R2015a.

Answer 3

[Viet Dung]

Windows 10 fix for R2014a: - Open Properties of exe file ( inside bin folder ) - Open Compatibility - Check Override high DPI scaling behavior. - Choose Scaled performed by System.

Answer 4

[Hossein]

I learned to tolerate the issue and mainly would turn down my screen resolution for the time I was working with MATLAB.

Thank you Bora, I just tried the patch and it seems to have fixed the issue!

Answer 5

[Armin Baur]

Did someone resolve the exact same issue on Linux? I got this problem with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 on Arch Linux with Gnome.

Answer 6

[vinayak pachkawade]

In R2013b, right click on matlab, go to properties, go to compatibility, click on ''change high DPI settings'', check the option '' Override high DPI scaling behaviour'', select scaling performed by '' System( Enhanced). It worked for me.

Answer 7

[Fred Wagen]

command + shift + 2 fingers scroll up (or down) lets you increase (decrease) the font size in the help window ... but looks weird before it gets stable to what you want ... R2019, MacBook Pro.

2 fingers zoom lets you increase the font size in .mlx

command , (or Preference) ... Fonts(*) Custom Editor ... Desktop code (assuming you did *set the fonts you want in Fonts) in .m

... why so unintuitively different for help, mlx and m viewer/editor ? ... I do not know.