https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441942
Bug ID: 441942
Summary: [UX] Using screen size information from EDID to
automatically apply display scaling. Let user input
their distance from the screen.
Product: KScreen
Version: 5.22.5
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: common
Assignee: kscreen-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: kuba...@yahoo.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Why not go further and let the user set the scaling not just by the xSize
scale, but also by the distance from the screen. I think most end users
somewhat know the approximate distance away from the screen more than they know
the scaling they need to set.
PITFALLS
1. Our eyes have a focal length to it, and I don't remember exactly what it was
but objects behind objects appear in different "sizes" depending on it right?
So I am just thinking, is the distance from the screen, really this thing that
can be put onto a linear function, to use for scaling the screen. Of course the
images need to be properly cropped for the comparison to make sense? Or maybe
it is the angle?
2. One of the issues that can arise from this is users using 32" hd tvs as
their monitor screen.
Maybe should be a separate wishlist, but I feel it is closely related with
this.
I thought that maybe the user should be allowed to choose whether they are
going to be sitting close or far from the screen once they connect a new screen
up/connect up to a new screen, this way it is possible to quickly apply an
HiDPI profile.
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