Hello everyone, I hope you are well.
The problem I have is that when I zoom out of my drawing in visio some connectors look misaligned, but when I zoom in I see that they are straight.
Do you know any way to fix that problem? I clarify, when I export or copy and paste the diagram elsewhere, it looks good, I just dislike that it looks bad when I zoom out.
Hi ! Which Visio version do you use ?
Visio Profesional 2019
Dont worry it is only visual effect!
Please check, can you reproduce this issue after save in old-school vsd format?
The problem persists in this format, I understand that it is only a visual problem, it is just annoying. Does it happen to you too?
Also try:
ribbon File -> Options -> Advanced -> Display
tick Turn off hardware graphics acceleration
Quote from: Paul Herber on May 12, 2021, 05:06:37 PM
Also try:
ribbon File -> Options -> Advanced -> Display
tick Turn off hardware graphics acceleration
Thank you very much for your recommendation, I tried but the problem persists.
I believe this may be a language problem.
In English locale you don't get 168% and 1020% or something, you get 170% and 1000%, and it looks fine.
What locale do you have on your system? I have seen this "odd" percentage many times already, probably started somewhere around 2013
Quote from: Nikolay on May 12, 2021, 07:28:21 PM
I believe this may be a language problem.
In English locale you don't get 168% and 1020% or something, you get 170% and 1000%, and it looks fine.
What locale do you have on your system? I have seen this "odd" percentage many times already, probably started somewhere around 2013
I tried to change the language and it doesn't seem to affect the zoom I can do or the problem I mention
Quote from: firius2010 on May 12, 2021, 04:31:06 PMDoes it happen to you too?
Yes, i also use visio 2019 professional and i get this issue too!
I ran in to this issue, and was able to solve it this way in Visio 2019 (I assume it will work in other versions as well):
1. If you have a line in a 2D shape, add connection points at each of the ends of the line (if not already there).
(the connectors must be perfectly centered on the line's width)
2. Remove the line
3. Glue a connector with the exact width you need between the two connection points that are end the ends where your original line was.
(you can lock the glue in place so this connector cannot be removed)
You will see that the (other) connector now lines up perfectly with your new line (which is now also a connector) regardless of zoom level.
From what I gather from this problem, it is because regular lines you draw and connectors are rendered differently, which shows up at some zoom levels, even if they line up perfectly (either perfectly horizontal or vertical lines) and are of the exact width.
I agree it is a super-annoying issue but the above does solve it with a workaround.
Quote from: Visisthebest on May 13, 2021, 11:35:24 AMI agree it is a super-annoying issue but the above does solve it with a workaround.
I am dont agree ! IMHO this workaround is more annoying then this visual effect ;D
Yes it is not a pretty workaround but unfortunately it is the only solution to the problem I found so far.
I may be incorrectly remembering, but I thought I've seen this in older versions of Visio, too. It's definitely in V2019. It is a function of zoom level. It does not show up on hard copies, and, as I recall, when saved as per or some other non-Visio format.
Really unfortunate this hasn't been fixed it looks really ugly, maybe there's a better solution published somewhere on the Microsoft website but if so they hid it really well ;)
I took another look at this problem and I am positive this is one key source of the problem:
- Connectors and other lines do not line up perfectly at all zoom levels, because during rendering there is a difference between lines that are calculated on the Visio page, lines that are in a group shape or lines that are in another group shape than the line you would expect a line to line up with.
Lines/connectors that are in the exact same position can render slightly differently because of this. Move all the lines on to the page and out of group shapes, or all in to the same group shape, and the issue disappears at the problematic zoom levels.
Why is this so? Maybe during all the calculations needed for rendering, sometimes because of rounding differences at the various zoom levels the lines do not end up in exactly the same place even though logically they should be in exactly the same place. It may be something else, or related to this.