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The known issue with HiDPI displays, like the one Framework chose, is that apps are blurry. Other laptops, like Thinkpad or XPS, offer low DPI displays which avoid this issue altogether. The irony is that a HiDPI display is supposed to look better than a low DPI display, but the scaling issues actually make it look worse.

In addition, the experimental flags required to "fix" the scaling issues with apps can also break these apps.

Discord window decorations missing: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/o24560/spotify_and_discord_missing_window/

1Password not launching: https://1password.community/discussion/141663/i-cant-start-wayland-native-version-of-1password

Spotify window decorations wrong: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/16xhm21/spotify_window_decorations_on_wayland/

In summary, HiDPI displays have a long history of making your display look worse and limiting the apps you can use. Thinkpad or XPS with low DPI don't require you to only use Ubuntu or Fedora or only KDE. Linux support on the Framework is held back by the poor choice of display.

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Exactly! All I want is a nice display in 2024—and Framework chooses a garbage display with known issues.

Framework's fault for poorly choosing a display with known issues.

The irony is that my old "low res" laptop looks sharp and crisp while "high res" looks blurry. My old laptop doesn't require me to give up my distro of choice (Arch btw), doesn't require me to give up apps I like, and doesn't require me to spend days applying workarounds that ultimately don't even completely solve the problem.

It has everything to do with the hardware. This specific piece of hardware is not as compatible as a regular DPI display.

These problems only exist because of this poor hardware choice on Framework's part.

Let me guess... You're running an X.Org based WM/DE?

Na, using Wayland with Gnome 45. 1.25x scale actually looks less blurry than 2x. (Putting aside that 2x is ridiculously large.)

The best way to combat this?

Is to buy a laptop with a regular DPI display and avoid this class of bugs altogether. This way I can keep using Discord and 1Password.