StarLight Live V3.3 command line parameters on Windows 10

[Jim Smith]

I have had some success with command line parameters when launching SLL 3.3 on my OS X macbook.

I thought I would explore the possibility of using my Windows 10 Surface as an alternative or back-up.

When I run SLL v3.3 on my Surface It appears as a small, scrunched-up mess. However, I believe using the '-platform windows:dpiawareness=0' argument will fix this. Sadly I can't persuade SLL to take any notice of my command line parameters.

My batch file with contents...

C:\"Program Files"\Sll33\StarlightLive.exe -platform windows:dpiawareness=0 -prepend-title-text jim

...runs SLL but there is no difference to when I leave the command line parameters off.

I think I must be doing something wrong! Any ideas?

[steppenwolf]

I can't comment on either StarLight Live or the dpiawareness argument but the structure that I would use in my batch file would be slightly different from yours and this *may* have an affect:-

start "" "C:\Program Files\Sll33\StarlightLive.exe " -platform windows:dpiawareness=0 -prepend-title-text jim

[Jim Smith]

Thanks Steve. That makes all the difference! It works!

[Helen]

Watching this with interest as my win 10 laptop doesn't play nicely with sll ?

[Helen]

We crossed!  Pleased to see success ?.  Can you explain to a numpty how I need to do this please??

Thanks

Helen

[steppenwolf]

16 minutes ago, Jim Smith said:

Thanks Steve. That makes all the difference! It works!

Excellent news - pleased it sorted it for you!

[steppenwolf]

16 minutes ago, Helen said:

We crossed!  Pleased to see success ?.  Can you explain to a numpty how I need to do this please??

Thanks

Helen

Hi Helen,

Use a text editor like 'Notepad' and copy in the code I posted above. Save the file somewhere convenient with a recognisable name BUT with the extension .bat rather than .txt

If you now run the new file (known as a 'batch' file'), it will carry out the actions in the code.

HTH

[Jim Smith]

Helen, thanks to Steve, my .bat file now contains the following single line...

start "" "C:\Program Files\Sll33\StarlightLive.exe" -platform windows:dpiawareness=0

(I created a .txt file with Notepad and renamed it to .bat) (Also notice that my StarlightLive.exe may be in a different folder to yours!)

When I double click on the .bat file it gives me the nicer version as shown below. If I just launch SLL 3.3 in the normal way I get the squished version, also shown below. 

 

[Helen]

Thanks both   Will try later and report back!

Helen

[greealilee]

This has been an ongoing problem using Sll on my surface pro 4 and as one not being so clued up on tech have put up with the squished text. Any chance of a line by line how too! I normally like to fix things with hammers

 

[Jim Smith]

46 minutes ago, greealilee said:

Any chance of a line by line how too!

Do you know which folder your StarlightLive.exe file is in? (Try searching your C: drive for it in File Explorer.)

[greealilee]

it would seem it is downloads!

[Jim Smith]

...continued in private message.

[Robrj]

You don't need to create a new batch file.  You can just add the command line parameter to your existing Starlight Live shortcut.  Just add the necessary parameter to the end of the line in the "Target" box of the shortcut icon.

Right click the Shortcut icon to Starlight Live and select "Properties"

Add a space to the end of the string in the Target box and then add -platform windows:dpiawareness=0 

Then click "OK"

Your program will always launch with that parameter.

[greealilee]

Thanks everybody for the help, Rob your a star and have just followed your instruction and it now works a treat. Can you now tell me how to get rid of the clouds

[Robrj]

You have to add the -clouds flag to your shortcut.