CA Gen Build Tool, Diagram Trace Utility and Gen Studio display very small text

Products

• Gen
• Gen - Workstation Toolset
• Gen - Run Time Distributed

Issue/Introduction

When installing the CA Gen 8.6 Complete, it installs OpenJDK jdk8u212-b04-jre.  The GEN86JRE environment variable is changed to point to the newly installed OpenJDK.

If your Windows PC's display has 'high DPI', it is possible that the Build Tool (BT), Diagram Trace Utility (DTU) and Gen Studio may have display problems where the window and/or text is very small.

Environment

Release : 8.6 with Gen 8.6 Complete (PTF) installed

Component : CA Gen Workstation Toolset

Resolution

For java.exe and javaw.exe in your OpenJDK JRE bin directory (e.g., C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\SharedComponents\JRE\OpenJDK\jdk8u212-b04-jre\bin), please perform the following steps:

 

1) In Windows Explorer, right-click on the file and click "Properties"

2) Select the "Compatibility" tab

3) Click the "Change high DPI settings" pushbutton

4) Select the "Override high DPI scaling behavior" checkbox

5) Select "System (Enhanced)" from the "Scaling performed by:" dropdown

6) Click the "OK" pushbutton

7) Click the "OK" pushbutton

 

Make sure to do the above steps for both java.exe and javaw.exe.  It may be necessary to Sign Out of Windows and Sign In to see the changes take effect.