Scale child windows in Origin Project Improvements


Version: 2023b

Type: Features

Category: Miscellaneous

Subcategory: Ease of Use

Jira: ORG-25778


In Previous versions of Origin, if Origin workspace isn’t maximized on a lower resolution screen and saved as project file (OPJU), and later opened on a monitor with Higher resolutions, the workspace and child windows inside may look tiny and squeezed.

This is improved in Origin 2023b, so that no matter saving on lower resolution and open on higher resolution or vice versa, the workspace and child windows will scale fine.

New system variable @MFRLA added related to Save and loading OPJUs saved with non-maximized workspace

  • 2 (default): When saving on lower resolution monitor and opening on higher resolution monitor, it will resize so the workspace will NOT be tiny and squeezed. If saving on higher resolution monitor and opening lower resolution monitor, the size will only adjust if it does not fit (otherwise it will be left unchanged).

  • 1: Resize no matter saving on lower resolution monitor and opening on higher resolution monitor or vice versa. It fixes earlier versions issue of saving on lower resolution monitor and open in higher resolution monitor (see 0 below) but casues issue the other way around. If saving on higher resolution monitor (e.g. using only 1/4 of whole screen) and open on lower resolution monitor, Origin will resize to take 1/4 of whole screen. All child windows may look tiny and squeezed.

  • 0: Old behavior before Origin 2023b of no resizing at all and use info. in OPJU. Therefore if saving on lower resolution and opening on higher resolution, windows will be tiny and squeezed. No issue when save on higher resolution monitor and open on lower resolution monitor.

Note: No issue with maximized workspace saved and loaded on different monitor resolutions.