Display
Resolution, fit and scale, three settings that are never called by each other's names.
Three words
| Word | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | The size of the remote desktop, in pixels. | 1920 × 1080 |
| Fit | How that desktop sits in your tab. | Fit to tab |
| Scale | How large the remote computer draws its own text and windows. It is the remote computer's own Settings › Display › Scale. | 100% |
All three are on the session's toolbar, at the bottom of the session, and in the Session menu. All three can be changed while the session is running.
Resolution
- Match this tab: the remote desktop takes the size of the tab, and follows it when the tab's size changes.
- A size from the list, or Custom…: the remote desktop has exactly that size, whatever the size of the tab.
A size set on a connection (in its properties) is kept: PluggedDesk does not replace it with the size of the tab.
Changing the resolution of a running session needs the server's cooperation. Where the server does not offer it, or keeps its size, the toolbar says so and offers Reconnect at 1920 × 1080.
A choice made on the toolbar belongs to the tab, and survives the tab's reconnects. To make it permanent, set it in the connection's properties.
Fit
- Fit to tab: the desktop is drawn as large as the tab allows, keeping its proportions.
- Actual pixels (1:1): one remote pixel is one pixel of your screen. If the desktop is larger than the tab, you see a part of it.
F11 shows the session on the whole screen.
Scale
Automatic is 100% for any desktop up to 1920 × 1080, and steps up for larger ones so that text stays readable:
| Resolution | Automatic scale |
|---|---|
| up to 1920 × 1080 | 100% |
| 2560 × 1440 | 125% |
| 3840 × 2160 | 200% |
You can choose a scale yourself, for a connection (in its properties) or for a running session (on the toolbar).
The scale of your own screen decides nothing here. A laptop set to 200% gets a remote desktop at 100% when the remote desktop is 1920 × 1080.
Which one do I want?
| You want | Set |
|---|---|
| The remote desktop to use the whole tab, whatever its size | Resolution: Match this tab |
| Exactly 1920 × 1080, and to see all of it | Resolution: 1920 × 1080, Fit: Fit to tab |
| Sharp text, no scaling at all | Fit: Actual pixels |
| Larger text on the remote computer | Scale: 125% or more |
Related
- Tabs and groups: a second view of the same session in another group or window.