can not increase UI size of rack2

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Hey All

The font size in Rack2Free is tiny, I can hardly read it. (e.g. menu items)

I have no settings.json file anywhere to speak of nor do I have a VCV / Rack2 file in my /documents folder either

I did create a settings.json file in the main VCV\Rack2Free folder where I launch the application, but it had no effect.

How can I increase the UI size?

Also might be a good idea to have a UI size setting in the settings. I assume many people have that issue.

notes:

  • yes I launched VCV Rack2, still no file
  • no I’m not editing the file while program is running
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You should be able to change the UI size via the top menu. “View → UI Scale” (just above the zoom slider).

Look in the folder presented by clicking “help → open user folder” for settings.json

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There is no such menu point in “view”. I run v. 2.5.2

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Rack v2.6.3 released today includes “View > UI Scale”

Check it out

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If you don’t want to update to the new 2.6.3 version which has this :

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You can change the pixelratio in the settings.json found via “help → open user folder”

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You can change the pixelratio in the settings.json found via “help → open user folder”

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Thank you for the helpful tip!

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ok next problem, the DL of new version is flagged in windows. It marks it as harmful software.

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98% sure that is a false positive and it happens every time. Any other anti-virus than builtin Windows Defender is itself considered harmful software.

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Happens always on Windows, because VCV doesn’t sign the installer.

Just click through the prompts to allow it. Annoying, but you don’t have to install rack that often.

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Just moved to a laptop for most patching and really digging the UI scale control. My eyes are getting older and I need the help! The tooltips esp jump out as easy to read!

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