Broken HiDPI after upgrade

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Please compare following two images, one at 1.38 scale



1.38 scale



and one at 1.5 scale



1.5 scale



The 1.38 scale has bigger fonts but smaller icons then one with 1.5 scale!



When you start at scale 1 everything is fine. By increasing a scale, icons and fonts are increased too and that is how it should be. But, once scale is >=1.5, fonts are small again whereby icons are still increased.



What is the logic behind such behavior?



I reported same bug a year ago, but nobody seems to care. They only change this threshold from >=2.0 to >=1.5.



This is really annoying. I choose Ubuntu LTS with a reason.




Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS



Upgrade log (/var/log/dpkg.log)



2018-03-08 09:43:45 upgrade google-chrome-stable:amd64 64.0.3282.186-1 65.0.3325.146-1
2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade bamfdaemon:amd64 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20180209-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade libbamf3-2:amd64 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20180209-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade libcompizconfig0:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade compiz-gnome:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade compiz-plugins-default:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade libdecoration0:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade unity:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade libunity-core-6.0-9:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade unity-schemas:all 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade unity-services:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade compiz-core:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade compiz:all 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade libdfu1:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade libfwupd1:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade fwupd:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade gnome-accessibility-themes:all 3.18.0-2ubuntu1 3.18.0-2ubuntu2
2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libpq-dev:amd64 10.2-1.pgdg16.04+1 10.3-1.pgdg16.04+1
2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libpq5:amd64 10.2-1.pgdg16.04+1 10.3-1.pgdg16.04+1
2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libsnmp-base:all 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libsnmp30:amd64 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-plperl-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-contrib-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-client-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
2018-03-08 09:43:57 upgrade python-compizconfig:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:57 upgrade compizconfig-settings-manager:all 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
2018-03-08 09:43:58 upgrade dbeaver-ce:amd64 4.3.5~ubuntu16.04 5.0.0~ubuntu16.04
2018-03-08 09:44:02 upgrade skypeforlinux:amd64 8.16.0.4 8.17.0.2









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    Please compare following two images, one at 1.38 scale



    1.38 scale



    and one at 1.5 scale



    1.5 scale



    The 1.38 scale has bigger fonts but smaller icons then one with 1.5 scale!



    When you start at scale 1 everything is fine. By increasing a scale, icons and fonts are increased too and that is how it should be. But, once scale is >=1.5, fonts are small again whereby icons are still increased.



    What is the logic behind such behavior?



    I reported same bug a year ago, but nobody seems to care. They only change this threshold from >=2.0 to >=1.5.



    This is really annoying. I choose Ubuntu LTS with a reason.




    Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS



    Upgrade log (/var/log/dpkg.log)



    2018-03-08 09:43:45 upgrade google-chrome-stable:amd64 64.0.3282.186-1 65.0.3325.146-1
    2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade bamfdaemon:amd64 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20180209-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade libbamf3-2:amd64 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20180209-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade libcompizconfig0:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade compiz-gnome:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade compiz-plugins-default:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade libdecoration0:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade unity:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade libunity-core-6.0-9:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade unity-schemas:all 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade unity-services:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade compiz-core:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade compiz:all 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade libdfu1:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
    2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade libfwupd1:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
    2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade fwupd:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
    2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade gnome-accessibility-themes:all 3.18.0-2ubuntu1 3.18.0-2ubuntu2
    2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libpq-dev:amd64 10.2-1.pgdg16.04+1 10.3-1.pgdg16.04+1
    2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libpq5:amd64 10.2-1.pgdg16.04+1 10.3-1.pgdg16.04+1
    2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libsnmp-base:all 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
    2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libsnmp30:amd64 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
    2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-plperl-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
    2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-contrib-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
    2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-client-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
    2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
    2018-03-08 09:43:57 upgrade python-compizconfig:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:57 upgrade compizconfig-settings-manager:all 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
    2018-03-08 09:43:58 upgrade dbeaver-ce:amd64 4.3.5~ubuntu16.04 5.0.0~ubuntu16.04
    2018-03-08 09:44:02 upgrade skypeforlinux:amd64 8.16.0.4 8.17.0.2









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      Please compare following two images, one at 1.38 scale



      1.38 scale



      and one at 1.5 scale



      1.5 scale



      The 1.38 scale has bigger fonts but smaller icons then one with 1.5 scale!



      When you start at scale 1 everything is fine. By increasing a scale, icons and fonts are increased too and that is how it should be. But, once scale is >=1.5, fonts are small again whereby icons are still increased.



      What is the logic behind such behavior?



      I reported same bug a year ago, but nobody seems to care. They only change this threshold from >=2.0 to >=1.5.



      This is really annoying. I choose Ubuntu LTS with a reason.




      Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS



      Upgrade log (/var/log/dpkg.log)



      2018-03-08 09:43:45 upgrade google-chrome-stable:amd64 64.0.3282.186-1 65.0.3325.146-1
      2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade bamfdaemon:amd64 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20180209-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade libbamf3-2:amd64 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20180209-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade libcompizconfig0:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade compiz-gnome:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade compiz-plugins-default:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade libdecoration0:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade unity:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade libunity-core-6.0-9:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade unity-schemas:all 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade unity-services:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade compiz-core:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade compiz:all 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade libdfu1:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
      2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade libfwupd1:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
      2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade fwupd:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
      2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade gnome-accessibility-themes:all 3.18.0-2ubuntu1 3.18.0-2ubuntu2
      2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libpq-dev:amd64 10.2-1.pgdg16.04+1 10.3-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libpq5:amd64 10.2-1.pgdg16.04+1 10.3-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libsnmp-base:all 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
      2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libsnmp30:amd64 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
      2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-plperl-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-contrib-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-client-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:57 upgrade python-compizconfig:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:57 upgrade compizconfig-settings-manager:all 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:58 upgrade dbeaver-ce:amd64 4.3.5~ubuntu16.04 5.0.0~ubuntu16.04
      2018-03-08 09:44:02 upgrade skypeforlinux:amd64 8.16.0.4 8.17.0.2









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      Please compare following two images, one at 1.38 scale



      1.38 scale



      and one at 1.5 scale



      1.5 scale



      The 1.38 scale has bigger fonts but smaller icons then one with 1.5 scale!



      When you start at scale 1 everything is fine. By increasing a scale, icons and fonts are increased too and that is how it should be. But, once scale is >=1.5, fonts are small again whereby icons are still increased.



      What is the logic behind such behavior?



      I reported same bug a year ago, but nobody seems to care. They only change this threshold from >=2.0 to >=1.5.



      This is really annoying. I choose Ubuntu LTS with a reason.




      Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS



      Upgrade log (/var/log/dpkg.log)



      2018-03-08 09:43:45 upgrade google-chrome-stable:amd64 64.0.3282.186-1 65.0.3325.146-1
      2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade bamfdaemon:amd64 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20180209-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade libbamf3-2:amd64 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1 0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20180209-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:50 upgrade libcompizconfig0:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade compiz-gnome:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade compiz-plugins-default:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade libdecoration0:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:51 upgrade unity:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade libunity-core-6.0-9:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade unity-schemas:all 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade unity-services:amd64 7.4.0+16.04.20160906-0ubuntu1 7.4.5+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade compiz-core:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade compiz:all 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:52 upgrade libdfu1:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
      2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade libfwupd1:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
      2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade fwupd:amd64 0.7.0-0ubuntu4.3 0.8.3-0ubuntu2
      2018-03-08 09:43:53 upgrade gnome-accessibility-themes:all 3.18.0-2ubuntu1 3.18.0-2ubuntu2
      2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libpq-dev:amd64 10.2-1.pgdg16.04+1 10.3-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libpq5:amd64 10.2-1.pgdg16.04+1 10.3-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libsnmp-base:all 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
      2018-03-08 09:43:54 upgrade libsnmp30:amd64 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
      2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-plperl-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-contrib-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-client-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:55 upgrade postgresql-9.6:amd64 9.6.7-1.pgdg16.04+1 9.6.8-1.pgdg16.04+1
      2018-03-08 09:43:57 upgrade python-compizconfig:amd64 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:57 upgrade compizconfig-settings-manager:all 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
      2018-03-08 09:43:58 upgrade dbeaver-ce:amd64 4.3.5~ubuntu16.04 5.0.0~ubuntu16.04
      2018-03-08 09:44:02 upgrade skypeforlinux:amd64 8.16.0.4 8.17.0.2






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