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Bug: Icons sometimes have a black background
Description
I confirmed this happens when Windows version is 10 and DPI scaling is set to 150%. It doesn't occur when DPI scaling is set to 100%.
150% DPI scaling:
100% DPI scaling:
Steps To Reproduce
- Set DPI scaling to 150%.
- Launch Files.
- Observe the sidebar
Requirements
Make the background transparent.
Files Version
3.3.0.0
Windows Version
10.0.19045.4170
Log File
n/a
I can't repro this issue in Windows 11, is it only an issue in Windows 10?
Yes.
Does it also occur at higher scales? We might need to cap the requested size for the pinned items in Windows 10. Alternatively, we can make the black background transparent at runtime.
Oddly enough, I found that this only occurs when the scale is 150%. It doesn't occur at 125% or 175%.
That's interesting, perhaps they don't provide a size for 150% in which case we should skip to 175% on Windows 10.
I have same problem on 100% DPI
That's likely unrelated, in most cases that's a Windows bug and can be resolved by clearing the thumbnail cache.
That's likely unrelated, in most cases that's a Windows bug and can be resolved by clearing the thumbnail cache.
Nope, it didn't work for me.
This is a widget, not the sidebar. In any case, Windows 10 seems to have a black background for icons of certain sizes.
This is a widget, not the sidebar. In any case, Windows 10 seems to have a black background for icons of certain sizes.
It's the same in sidebar
I have Windows 10.0.19045, and I set custom scaling as 100% in Advance scaling options because I am using KVM switch before monitor, Windows identified my monitor scaling to 175% by mistake. I can conform the bug.
This bug exists at almost everywhere in Files which referenced this icon, or at least in sidebar, title of tab, homepage, %USERPROFILE% (exactly, this sub-item of the icon set. e.g. smaller desktop icon looks like a blue desktop but bigger one has a folder with blue desktop, and the bug only exists on the smaller one).
This cannot resolve by clearing thumbnail cache.
Sorry for my poor English.
I have both a Windows 10 (10.0.19045.4412) and Windows 11 machine with the same version of Files (3.4.1.0) and the W10 one has this same black background in the Desktop and Images directories (I don't remember seeing it anywhere else). I have DPI scaling at 100%.
