[Bug 1382291] Re: Account creation during first boot of an OEM image needs to scale based on resolution

[Phillip Susi]

This looks like a bug in Xwindows or a hardware detection issue rather
than any new design needed.  Fonts are already scaled by the correct
amount so they appear the correct size on a screen.  In other words, a
12 point font is 12 / 72nds of an inch tall no matter if you are in 640
x 480 or 1800 x 1600, at least provided that X can detect the physical
size of the monitor from its EDID correctly.

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Title:
  Account creation during first boot of an OEM image needs to scale
  based on resolution

Status in OEM Priority Project:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty:
  New

Bug description:
  In HiDPI screens, the OOBE for OEM images is not ideal.

  The new gSettings to scale GTK applications (and their corresponding
  settings in System Settings) work great, but this does not help for
  the account creation (first boot) for users buying a pre-install
  system.

  We would need changes in Ubiquity to:

   * Probe the monitor to get resolution information
   * Re-scale the ubiquity window using the corresponding gsetting (com.ubuntu.user-interface scale-factor) based on resolution

  We would need the changes to be backported to Trusty as well.

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