Matlab/Editor windows and fonts resize (get smaller) on right click ... why?
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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
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Oying Doso
on 3 Apr 2018
Edited: Oying Doso
on 3 Apr 2018
i have same problem iam using matlab R2014a os is windows 10.
Alex Butterfield
on 22 May 2018
left click in the live editor box and cmd + (maybe ctrl + on windows). This worked for me to go back to normal.
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Bora Eryilmaz
on 10 Mar 2015
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.
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Koushiki Sharma
on 11 Nov 2018
Matlab r2015a running on windows 10, everything shrunk because of a right click ! how can i fix it?
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Jairo A Sandoval
on 8 Oct 2014
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
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Matthew Cooper
on 8 Sep 2015
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
on 25 Sep 2015
Edited: George Vuong
on 26 Sep 2015
I agree with what Matthew said. Upon opening MATLAB, the fonts and MATLAB window shrunk and became very difficult to read. I have R2015a.
Viet Dung
on 7 Jul 2017
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.
Fred Wagen
on 17 Feb 2020
Edited: Fred Wagen
on 17 Feb 2020
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.
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Nathan Kando
on 5 Sep 2020
Can you elaborate this if I want to shrink the font size of the .m file tabs in the Editor window for macOS?
Armin Baur
on 13 Dec 2017
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.
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vinayak pachkawade
on 14 Jun 2018
Edited: vinayak pachkawade
on 14 Jun 2018
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.
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