Beta update 2018-03-26 broke HiDPI / GDK_SCALE=2

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5427 · opened 2018-03-27 by sorsasampo · updated 2018-04-04 · 9 comments · github

Ssorsasampo 2018-03-27 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): Built Mar 26 2018, at 14:23:04. Steam API v018, Steam package versions 1522101301.
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Debian Stretch
Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

GDK_SCALE=2 worked before this update. After it, the UI is back to unscaled.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Enable Steam beta update.
Pass GDK_SCALE=2 to steam.
Observe.

Ddubigrasu 2018-03-27 github

Have you enabled this option from Steam settings?

Ssorsasampo 2018-03-27 github

Now I have, and the HiDPI scaling is back to what it was:

[x] Enlarge text and icons based on monitor size (requires restart)

I guess this is a new setting? Is GDK_SCALE=2 now ignored?

Not sure how I feel about that, as GDK_SCALE is recognized by a lot of applications.

Ddubigrasu 2018-03-27 github

New setting indeed. If is enabled from Steam settings, GDK_SCALE will function and be recognized as before.

Vvanyasem 2018-03-30 github

Unfortunately it never gets enabled for me. It gets back to unset for me after I restart Steam to "apply changes". HiDPI is completely broken for me

Vvanyasem 2018-03-30 github

I am running Steam Native on Arch GNU/Linux x86_64

Vvanyasem 2018-03-30 github

I am not participating in Steam Beta

Vvanyasem 2018-03-30 github

Deleting ~/.steam and re-logging in solved the issue for me

Llucasyvas 2018-04-03 github

I had it working fine with the GDK environment variable before, but now with the new toggle checked in the options it doesn't work at all. The environment variable is also ignored now :/

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2018-04-04 github

The 2018-03-26 Steam stable client update made this an opt-in feature as noted by @sorsasampo.

In addition to the checkbox in the settings, the GDK_SCALE env variable can be used to override the scaling logic.

Closing as the original issue has been resolved.

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