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  1. Qt Creator
  2. QTCREATORBUG-33291

UI doesn't play well with scaled displays on Windows

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    • Qt Creator 17.0.0
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      On my Windows laptop I have display resolution and display scaling on recommended settings:

      Qt Creator's side bar looks quite ugly with these default settings, and the toolbars are way to spacey:

      Icons in the new project wizards are gigantic and the wizard dialog's bottom buttons are barely visible:

      Visual Studio somehow manages to keep a usable appearance:

      Visual Studio Code as well:

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