Changing Windows Media Player text size on 4k Monitor when used in Access Form

[Miles R]

I have an embedded WMP control on my form. The controls and text are shown below the video.



Now that I am using a 4K monitor (at 200% scaling), the text and controls are tiny, as shown below.
I can't find a way to increase the text and control size, and don't want to do a generic change using Display Settings, which would affect all applications, which are all ok.

[davegri]

See this post. It uses the WMP activex control and spins its own controls.

New Access Media Player, Music and Video

[Miles R]

Thanks for the reply Dave.
I downloaded the App and ran it on both Full HD and 4K Monitors. It suffers from the same problem of tiny controls and text on the 4K (in the WMP bit).
I did not see anything in the code that relates to Point Size.
I suspect that since WMP is a legacy app and was written before 4K Monitors came along, the font and point size are fixed and are unlikely to be changed.

If I could, I would use Media Player rather than WMP, but I don't think this is integrated into Access.
There is something called VLC Media Player and I spent a long time trying to get that to work properly in Access, but it did not work as well.

[davegri]

Thanks for the reply Dave.
I downloaded the App and ran it on both Full HD and 4K Monitors. It suffers from the same problem of tiny controls and text on the 4K (in the WMP bit).
I did not see anything in the code that relates to Point Size.
I suspect that since WMP is a legacy app and was written before 4K Monitors came along, the font and point size are fixed and are unlikely to be changed.

If I could, I would use Media Player rather than WMP, but I don't think this is integrated into Access.
There is something called VLC Media Player and I spent a long time trying to get that to work properly in Access, but it did not work as well.

My player doesn't help the problem when fullscreen is employed, but replaces the controls with custom, larger controls in normal mode.
I tried to code the arrow keys to at least skip forward and back in fullscreen, but couldn't get that to work.

[jojowhite]

the text displayed is controlled by the activeX.
what you can at least do is display (the Title of being played) to the Titlebar of the Form.

[Miles R]

the text displayed is controlled by the activeX.
what you can at least do is display (the Title of being played) to the Titlebar of the Form.

Yes, I do have that as well, so the small text is a bit redundant, but you can't get rid of that without removing the entire control bar. This would mean writing my own custom controls which is more work than I need. I'll probably just live with the tiny text.

[Miles R]

My player doesn't help the problem when fullscreen is employed, but replaces the controls with custom, larger controls in normal mode.
I tried to code the arrow keys to at least skip forward and back in fullscreen, but couldn't get that to work.

I assume you are also on a 4K monitor then?

[davegri]

I assume you are also on a 4K monitor then?

Yep. 32" Dell. I have to run at 175% to see anything in any application.

[Miles R]

Dave,

I have a 27" 4K Philips which was about £170. I bought it as a cheap monitor to test if 4K suited my purposes. It works so well and does not have any dead pixels, so I don't need a more expensive one. The text is so sharp I won't be going back to Full HD.

I have to run at 200% scaling because of the 32767 TWIPs limitation in Access for form width and height. Anything less that 200% means the forms will not fill the screen, which is what I need. My current set up gives me a maximum form height and width of nearly 27".