# Scaling and 4k monitor issues

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/scaling-and-4k-monitor-issues/7046>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Created:** [January 16, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/scaling-and-4k-monitor-issues/7046 "2024-01-16T17:18:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@driver8](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/driver8)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/scaling-and-4k-monitor-issues/7046/1 "2024-01-16T17:18:09Z")

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Three day old fresh install of U.Budgie 22.04.3. Intel IGP with mesa-intel drivers. 50" 4k “monitor” (TV) but recognized by U.Budgie as a 32" monitor of the same brand.

Sitting 8-10’ away, the login screen is completely unreadable (as one might expect I guess). Once logged in, under the display settings I have it set to 200% scaling. This makes 95% of the system seem fine. However, at least 3 of the Budgie specific apps are wonky. Budgie Welcome, Budgie Extras and Budgie Makeovers and Layouts.

 ![Screenshot from 2024-01-16 09-48-30](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/2/2cca3c75b2cfcff3000bda1ca01cdebc6296e545.jpeg)

 ![Screenshot from 2024-01-16 09-46-56](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/e/e80c8b8d64006e3c04e0372b150f7d5c2f75b6ce.jpeg)

There is also an issue with the screenshot app (second image) but I think that is [this known issue](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/issues-with-hidpi-scaling-200/6041) with the screenshot app itself.

Back to the problem with the Budgie apps. When you open them, the window content is obviously not scaling correctly. Is this a known issue. Any ideas how to correct it if not?

Thanks in advance for any help!

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/scaling-and-4k-monitor-issues/7046/2 "2024-01-16T17:55:34Z")

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There was a launchpad bug report about welcome not scaling correctly. I cant though reproduce this myself.

Thus to fix this will need some one to dig into the budgie welcome code (it is python based) to see what is what

> **[GitHub - UbuntuBudgie/budgie-welcome: Welcome app for Ubuntu Budgie](https://github.com/ubuntubudgie/budgie-welcome)**
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> Welcome app for Ubuntu Budgie. Contribute to UbuntuBudgie/budgie-welcome development by creating an account on GitHub.

If you are referring to the screenshot app running under 22.04 then yes its a known issue. We rewrote the screenshot app too fix scaling issues in 22.10 and later.

Fix is available via out backports-budgie ppa or will be in 24.04.1 when 22.04 users will be notifed of an upgrade.

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**Author:** ![driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@driver8](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/driver8)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/scaling-and-4k-monitor-issues/7046/3 "2024-01-16T22:03:32Z")

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Thanks for the response!

Ok, so, if the screenshot app is fixed in 22.10 is there a decent chance that the issue I am having with the Budgie specific apps I mentioned is also “fixed” in 22.10? Or, not necessarily because the fix that fixed the screenshot app was specific to that screenshot app?

Also, is there a fix for 4k scaling on the login screen in the works, if not already addressed in more recent versions? Or is that just not going to ever really be a consideration? I ask because I realize there is a lot to do to maintain these distros and, not being a programmer in the slightest myself, wonder if that is worth the time?

Thanks again.

Edit to add: The only other thing I thought of that might be a reason for my problems with the Welcome app and the others is that I installed a core version (I think that is the term) of Ubuntu Budgie this time rather than the full version. Is it possible that has anything to do with the issue I am having do you think?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/scaling-and-4k-monitor-issues/7046/4 "2024-01-28T20:40:44Z")

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ok - this is a workaround for budgie-welcome

```
WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 budgie-welcome

```

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**Author:** ![driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@driver8](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/driver8)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/scaling-and-4k-monitor-issues/7046/5 "2024-01-30T14:45:07Z")

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Thanks! I will try that at some point during the next week.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/scaling-and-4k-monitor-issues/7046/6 "2024-01-30T19:09:37Z")

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`snap refresh`

This will pick up the new version of welcome that now sets this environment variable by default when it is run.