Desktop Calculator

[Blaikie]

I would just like to report a bug with this calculator.

 

If you keep inputting various resolutions for a game one after the other, it will eventually report false results.

 

For example, I selected Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and was curious about the results for each resolution and so input something along the lines of default 1920 x 1024, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 960, 1280 x 720 and then it started reporting wrong results.

 

 

Thanks

Edited February 3, 2015 by Blaikie

[DPI Wizard]

Replicated this bug, will look into it!

[Blaikie]

Replicated this bug, will look into it!

 

Another thing about this calculator. The windows DPI is referring to the mouse DPI and so should be the same DPI as the ingame DPI? I was testing different DPI settings out and always changed the windows DPI to match the ingame DPI which shows incorrect calculations.

 

On the other hand, If I always keep windows DPI set at 400 but change the ingame DPI to whatever I want, then it provides correct calculations. But windows DPI is referring to mouse DPI I assume, so it should be the same DPI as ingame right?

Edited February 3, 2015 by Blaikie

[DPI Wizard]

If you use the same DPI in game and in Windows, you will always get the same calculation no matter what DPI you use, this is correct since there is a 1:1 correlation between the two. When you start changing DPI's, a lot of math need to happen to acquire the same result

[Blaikie]

If you use the same DPI in game and in Windows, you will always get the same calculation no matter what DPI you use, this is correct since there is a 1:1 correlation between the two. When you start changing DPI's, a lot of math need to happen to acquire the same result

 

What I mean is for example when I changed windows DPI to 1150 and the ingame DPI to match it at 1150, it was giving me a calculation as if the DPI was still at 400. If i had windows set at 400 DPI and the ingame  DPI set at 1150 then I would see the proper calculation.

 

But since DPI is based on the mouse, neither the game or windows will have it's own DPI since it's all to do with the mouse so the DPI should always match windows since it's a mouse setting?

Edited February 3, 2015 by Blaikie

[DPI Wizard]

But since DPI is based on the mouse, neither the game or windows will have it's own DPI since it's all to do with the mouse so the DPI should always match windows since it's a mouse setting?

No, many people play with different DPI in game than they use in Windows.

[Blaikie]

No, many people play with different DPI in game than they use in Windows.

 

I may have been using the calculator all wrong then.

 

So we have 3 factors here which are windows, mouse, game.

 

Mouse

 

Most mice these days have toggable DPI setting with 400DPI being a common default but not always.

 

In my case I have a Zowie FK1 which can adjust from 400/800/1150

 

Whichever DPI setting on the mouse I use, it will be the exact same DPI in windows, correct?

 

Windows

 

WPS default which is 6/11 notches. This setting is a big factor I know of but in my case this is untouched and left at default.

 

The only other relevant windows setting I know of (apart from resolution) is the text size dpi

 

Smaller - 100% (default)

Medium - 125%

Larger - 150%

 

In my case this is also untouched and left at default.

 

Now when you say many people play with different DPI in game than they use in Windows, this is via the mouse when they close down the game and click a button to adjust the DPI when in windows, correct?

 

So this is where I'm confused, what does the Windows DPI setting in your calculator stand for? Where is this setting in windows?

 

 

I hope you understand what I'm saying, I'm just a little confused here.

Edited February 3, 2015 by Blaikie

[Blaikie]

No, many people play with different DPI in game than they use in Windows.

Now when you say many people play with different DPI in game than they use in Windows, this is via the mouse when they close down the game and click a button to adjust the DPI when in windows, correct?

 

So this is where I'm confused, what does the Windows DPI setting in your calculator stand for? Where is this setting in windows?

[Lunnaaa655]

What I mean is for example when I changed windows DPI to 1150 and the ingame DPI to match it at 1150, it was giving me a calculation as if the DPI was still at 400. If i had windows set at 400 DPI and the ingame  DPI set at 1150 then I would see the proper calculation.

 

But since DPI is based on the mouse, neither the game or windows will have it's own DPI since it's all to do with the mouse so the DPI should always match windows since it's a mouse setting?

 

 

 

The only problem I'm getting is that I get a different sens if I use a different resolution which shouldn't be happening :/