:: Feedback from the internet on Framework’s Linux incompatible HiDPI display ::
Currently, Framework only offers a Linux-incompatible HiDPI display for its
laptops. If instead Framework offered a Linux friendly normal DPI display,
they could greatly improve the user experience for every Linux user.
OP: I’m starting to worry that I’m going to find the screen almost unusable
due to tiny graphics and text.
Comment: I have it on 125% in wayland, so some apps are fuzzy.
Comment: some … apps are … blurry (ex: Discord and Spotify).
— 2022-07-29, https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/comments/wayz1c/display_resolution_concerns/
The Framework laptop resolution (2256px X 1504px) is big enough to give you a
pretty small font size, so welcome to the marvelous world of “scaling”. …
[commands to try to fix fuzzy screen] … my experience it also makes things
look a little fuzzier, which is frustrating because you have this awesome
monitor but everything looks out of focus.
— 2023-03-12, Framework 12th gen laptop review - anarcat
I own the 13 but the PPI on that screen makes fractional scaling necessary
for me (which doesn’t always behave well on Linux/Wayland).
— 2023-03-24, Can you share the screen resolution? I own the 13 but the PPI on that screen mak... | Hacker News
I played with several permutations of Wayland/X11/GNOME (with fractional
enabled)/KDE and none got it 100% right, and even under the setup that got
closest some programs acted confused.
— 2023-03-24, Fractional scaling on Linux is still hit or miss in my experience. I played with... | Hacker News