Re: Octave 5.2.0 release

[Kai Torben Ohlhus]

On 1/15/20 8:27 PM, "Markus Mützel" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Also, the installer appears blurry on a HiDPI screen (see attachment). 
>>>>> Compare the text in the title bar and the text inside the window.
>>>>> I don't know if there is something we can do about this or if this has to 
>>>>> be fixed upstream in NSIS.
>>>>>
>>>> Reported at https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?57600.  Additionally, I build
>>>> the quick & dirty build with the following patch:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> diff -r 92b6fce85f02 tools/makeinst-script.sh.in
>>>> --- a/tools/makeinst-script.sh.in  Mon Jan 13 09:54:00 2020 -0500
>>>> +++ b/tools/makeinst-script.sh.in  Wed Jan 15 12:11:56 2020 +0900
>>>> @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
>>>>  XPStyle on
>>>>  InstallDir "C:\\Octave\\Octave-\${OCTAVE_VERSION}"
>>>>  Icon "\${INSTALLER_FILES}/octave-logo.ico"
>>>> +ManifestDPIAware true
>>>>
>>>>  ######################################################################
>>>>  ; StrFunc usage
>>>>
>>>> See if it helps or disturbs other DPI settings.
>>>>
>>
>> Unfortunately, the text in the installer still appears blurry on a HiDPI 
>> monitor (see attachment).


If I may stress your time a little more, I think I did not apply my
patch correctly.  Just to be sure, I soon upload another installer
version and I would be happy if you try the DPI setting again.


> I ran the test suite again on the same machine and it completed without any 
> failing tests. So this is most likely nothing new.


This is great for a stable version =)  Thanks for testing.


> Another thing: Maybe we should update the readme file that opens after the 
> installation has finished. It still refers to Octave 5 being a major update.
> 
> Markus
> 


Is this something that has to be done in the MXE repo [1], right?  There
I have no access to.  Do you have Markus, or shall I ask John Donoghue
about this?

Kai


[1]
https://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/file/92b6fce85f02/installer-files/README.html