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Asked: 2015-05-26 15:07:56 +0800 CST

Chrome 43 DPI Low Resolution

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I updated Chrome to Version 43.0.2357.81 (64-bit) and after restarting Chrome it displays it (Chrome) in low resolution (as far as I can tell). The tabs are bigger, buttons and text the same. Most of all blurry. I see the bug reported here https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?can=2&start=0&num=100&q=&colspec=ID%20Pri%20M%20Week%20ReleaseBlock%20Cr%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20OS%20Modified&groupby=&sort=&id=395425 but almost all solutions are for Windows and those for Ubuntu like "google-chrome --high-dpi-support=1 --force-device-scale-factor=1" do not work for me.

I restarted Chrome, the laptop, switch between the 2 graphic cards I have, changed the screen resolution, the Chrome text size, and pretty much everything I tried had no results.

Any help?

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3 Answers

  1. Bernhard has the right answer, though you would not (necessarily) have to install alacarte to implement. If you are using Dash:

    1. locate google-chrome.desktop in your favorite text editor.
    2. sudoedit /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop (your path may be different, use the path in step #1 for this.
    3. At the end of the first section [Desktop Entry], past all of the Comment[2 character country] lines, replace Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U with Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --force-device-scale-factor=1 %U
    4. Save the file
    5. Close all Chrome windows, including the systray and any Chrome apps (Hangouts) you have open

    After closing the browser windows, I clicking on the icon in unity launcher and .... voila!

    -Hope this helps someone.

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  2. Try to launch chromium only with --force-device-scale-factor=1.

    I had the same problem and executing it either with both options together, or with the first only made no difference at all. But with the second one alone my eyes stopped bleeding.

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  3. A temporary fix is to install Chromium and log in with your google account to restore all your extensions and settings and use it until Chrome fixes this issue. It took me 2 minutes to do that so I can continue my work I usually do on Chrome.

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