Addons linker : if you have a big monitor but no bionic eyes

[Bad_T 581]

Hello, i need a little help from people having big monitors.

i've had a few requests in the past months from people using big monitors saying that the UI was a bit too smallish. Being developped on a 1980x1020 monitor, some elements like the toolbar probably looks extra tiny on a 4K monitor and might be a bit straining to the eyes 🧐.

So i took a little time to completely redo the toolbar using another technique that allows the size to be changed (same for the little buttons). The images had to be changed too because of the new technique used, so some are not exactly the same as before but that should not be an issue.

I don't have a 4K monitor (and probably won't have in the near future 🙄) so i would grateful if someone could do a little test and let me know if that change works fine and if it'is worth completing it or not. If it is, i'll do the changes also on the other screens (for now it's just on the main screen) and include that for the next official version.

You can change the size in the options screen (last tab). The default size is 16 (ok i guess for 1980x1020), 24 is probably a good choice for 2560x1440 and 32 is probably good for 4K monitor. But you can put whatever value you want in the options screen to match your personal preference.

As a reminder, you can also change the font size for 4K monitor, that will probably render everything a bit more pleasant to the eyes when used in conjunction with the new icon size setting.

the test version also contains other little changes included based on requests since the last version but nothing major (from the top of my head, f5 hotkey to refresh the lists, ability to hide empty folder in the main view, polygonal selection on the map, few possible crashes fixes, and some more little tweaks here and there ....)

Link to replacement test EXE (you still need need all the other files that come with the official version) -> https://gofile.io/d/bR1pZc

NEW LINK as of 3.11pm CET due to missing file in previous ZIP.

Thank you 🍻

Edited September 17, 2022 by Bad_T

[Barnes 192]

Hello - Having trouble starting the program using the new executable and simconnect file.

The starting progress bar comes up for a second or so and then shuts down.

I restore the original files and Addons Linker starts normally.

[David Roch 1,982]

 Hi  "Bad boy" 🙂
Same here, the prog won't start.

Thanks again for your great and essential tool.
🍻

[Bad_T 581]

ohoh sorry for that 😱.. did you replace the EXE and DLL but still kept all other files in the folder (in the folder you should still have 30+ files), the EXE and DLL alone are not enough, you need all other official files too. Maybe i should have been more clear in my original post.

Edited September 17, 2022 by Bad_T

[Barnes 192]

Just now, Bad_T said:

ohoh .. did you replace the EXE and DLL but still kept all other file the other files (in the folder you should still have 30+ files), the EXE and DLL alone are not enough, you need all other official files too. Maybe i should have been more clear in my original post.

Yes, I am just replacing the two files but keeping all the other original files.

[Bad_T 581]

oky thank you, i'm checking to see if i see something that i would have done wrong in building the EXE, i need also to test from another PC that is not the development PC (which i should have done before posting here 😳).

[Bad_T 581]

i could reproduce the issue on another PC, some file is probably missing, need to find out which one i need to include.

i will post a new ZIP as soon as it's fixed, i'll remove it from now in the first post

Sorry for the trouble 🙈

[Barnes 192]

1 minute ago, Bad_T said:

i could reproduce the issue on another PC, some file is probably missing, need to find out which one i need to include.

i will post a new ZIP as soon as it's fixed, i'll remove it from now in the first post

Sorry for the trouble 🙈

Please don't be sorry! Thanks for all the work you do for the community.

[Avantime 81]

Just tried the new .exe (thanks for the PM on FS.to) and yeah it crashes on startup. See pictures below:

 

 

[Bad_T 581]

yep thank you all for the report, it should be fixed now with the new link (first post also updated) -> https://gofile.io/d/bR1pZc

a DLL containing the new images was missing 😱.

Thanks for your time 🍻

[Avantime 81]

The new version works well, here are 2 pics from my phone showing how the increased font and icons look on a 4K monitor.

Before:

After (Font 16.00, Icons 32, DPI Aware enabled):

Edited September 17, 2022 by Avantime

[Barnes 192]

Working for me now too.

The new scaling options look good!

Using 24 at 3440X1440 works nicely for me.

Thanks again for keeping Addons Linker fresh and up to date. 

 

[kt069 569]

38 minutes ago, Bad_T said:

yep thank you all for the report, it should be fixed now with the new link (first post also updated) -> https://gofile.io/d/bR1pZc

a DLL containing the new images was missing 😱.

Thanks for your time 🍻

Working fine for me , too  (4K Monitor.)

Thank you.

Edited September 17, 2022 by kt069

[karlschen 30]

1028er ok!

[David Roch 1,982]

Addon linker is like a good bottle of Bordeaux wine. Getting better and better with time.

Same one, US version:
Addon linker is like a good bottle of ketchup. Getting better and better with time.
😄