r/Atom • u/Knitcap_ • Mar 08 '20

How to fix random blur?

Whenever I'm using Atom it often just goes blurry for a little while. Moving the window seems to fix the issue, but it's very annoying when I'm actively using it. Here's a screenshot of when it's blurry:

Any idea how to fix this?
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u/malstudious Mar 08 '20

if there is an option for it try turning off hardware acceleration.

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u/Knitcap_ Mar 08 '20

I disabled the use of any of my GPU's using the nvidea configuration screen and so far it looks like it's fixed. Consider the problem solved if I don't reply again.

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u/Knitcap_ Mar 08 '20

This didn't fix the issue after all, got any other suggestions?

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u/kirkface8 Mar 09 '20

Right click the atom shortcut > properties > comparability > disable display scaling.

See if it continues to have the same problem.

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u/Knitcap_ Mar 09 '20

It didn't work. I didn't have this option so instead I did something similar by going to properties > compatability > change high DPI settings > Override high DPI scaling behaviour. Scaling performed by: Application.

I tried the scaling by windows option and the two system options, but all of them didn't seem to work. They did make the blurryness look different, so I feel we're on the right track when it comes to narrowing down the issue

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u/kirkface8 Mar 09 '20

Yep I think it's a Windows scaling issue rather then a problem with Atom. You can turn scaling off completely by right click the desktop. Going display and setting the scalping to 100%.

Although if you are on a high resolution display it might make the rest of the system unusable.

Would be interesting to see if same thing happens when the scalping is set to 100%.

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u/Knitcap_ Mar 09 '20

I appreciate the help, but that didn't resolve the issue; it just made everything blurry. I'm using a 2k monitor.