Monitor Resolution - DPI#
tkinter buttons, same sizes differing highlight and shadow#
Not many scripts make allowance for the different monitor resolutions (dots per inch or DPI), as a consequence, in particular older scripts, look good when run at 96dpi but look too small when run at higher resolutions. Often the default resolution is set by the IDE (Integrated Development Environment), which is 96dpi for Python directly from the OS, Idle, PyScripter or Thonny but for other IDEs (Spyder etc) uses the higher resolution. A lot of the problem stems from the fact that sizes are usually in pixels which are simple integers.
No single silver bullet exists to solve this situation, so it's best to deal with this on a case by case basis.