Hip shot: try making low dpi font sizes "just work"

piker/ui/_axes.py

@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ class AxisLabel(pg.GraphicsObject):
         parent: pg.GraphicsItem,
         digits: int = 2,
 
-        font_size_inches: Optional[float] = None,
         bg_color: str = 'bracket',
         fg_color: str = 'black',
         opacity: int = 1,  # XXX: seriously don't set this to 0
+        font_size: str = 'default',
 
         use_arrow: bool = True,
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class AxisLabel(pg.GraphicsObject):
 
         self._txt_br: QtCore.QRect = None
 
-        self._dpifont = DpiAwareFont(size_in_inches=font_size_inches)
+        self._dpifont = DpiAwareFont(font_size=font_size)
         self._dpifont.configure_to_dpi()
 
         self.bg_color = pg.mkColor(hcolor(bg_color))

piker/ui/_graphics/_lines.py

@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import QPointF
 
 from .._annotate import mk_marker, qgo_draw_markers
 from .._label import Label, vbr_left, right_axis
-from .._style import (
+from .._style import hcolor
-    hcolor,
-    _down_2_font_inches_we_like,
-)
 
 
 # TODO: probably worth investigating if we can
@@ -157,7 +154,6 @@ class LevelLine(pg.InfiniteLine):
         side_of_axis: str = 'left',
         x_offset: float = 0,
 
-        font_size_inches: float = _down_2_font_inches_we_like,
         color: str = None,
         bg_color: str = None,
         avoid_book: bool = True,
@@ -535,9 +531,6 @@ def level_line(
     level: float,
     color: str = 'default',
 
-    # size 4 font on 4k screen scaled down, so small-ish.
-    font_size_inches: float = _down_2_font_inches_we_like,
-
     # whether or not the line placed in view should highlight
     # when moused over (aka "hovered")
     hl_on_hover: bool = True,
@@ -682,21 +675,21 @@ def order_line(
         llabel.show()
 
     else:
-        # left side label
+        # # left side label
-        llabel = line.add_label(
+        # llabel = line.add_label(
-            side='left',
+        #     side='left',
-            fmt_str=' {exec_type}-{order_type}:\n ${$value}',
+        #     fmt_str=' {exec_type}-{order_type}:\n ${$value}',
-        )
+        # )
-        llabel.fields = {
+        # llabel.fields = {
-            'order_type': order_type,
+        #     'order_type': order_type,
-            'level': level,
+        #     'level': level,
-            '$value': lambda f: f['level'] * f['size'],
+        #     '$value': lambda f: f['level'] * f['size'],
-            'size': size,
+        #     'size': size,
-            'exec_type': exec_type,
+        #     'exec_type': exec_type,
-        }
+        # }
-        llabel.orient_v = orient_v
+        # llabel.orient_v = orient_v
-        llabel.render()
+        # llabel.render()
-        llabel.show()
+        # llabel.show()
 
         # right before L1 label
         rlabel = line.add_label(
@@ -770,7 +763,7 @@ def position_line(
     vb.sigYRangeChanged.connect(update_pp_nav)
 
     rlabel = line.add_label(
-        side='left',
+        side='right',
         fmt_str='{direction}: {size} -> ${$:.2f}',
     )
     rlabel.fields = {

piker/ui/_l1.py

@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QPointF
 
 from ._axes import YAxisLabel
-from ._style import (
+from ._style import hcolor
-    hcolor,
-    _down_2_font_inches_we_like,
-)
 
 
 class LevelLabel(YAxisLabel):
@@ -248,7 +245,7 @@ class L1Labels:
         chart: 'ChartPlotWidget',  # noqa
         digits: int = 2,
         size_digits: int = 3,
-        font_size_inches: float = _down_2_font_inches_we_like,
+        font_size: str = 'small',
     ) -> None:
 
         self.chart = chart
@@ -259,7 +256,7 @@ class L1Labels:
             'parent': raxis,
 
             'opacity': 1,
-            'font_size_inches': font_size_inches,
+            'font_size': font_size,
             'fg_color': chart.pen_color,
             'bg_color': chart.view_color,
         }

piker/ui/_label.py

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import QPointF, QRectF
 from ._style import (
     DpiAwareFont,
     hcolor,
-    _down_2_font_inches_we_like,
 )
 
 
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ class Label:
         fmt_str: str,
         color: str = 'bracket',
         x_offset: float = 0,
-        font_size_inches: float = _down_2_font_inches_we_like,
+        font_size: str = 'small',
         opacity: float = 0.666,
         fields: dict = {}
 
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ class Label:
 
         # configure font size based on DPI
         dpi_font = DpiAwareFont(
-            size_in_inches=font_size_inches
+            font_size=font_size,
         )
         dpi_font.configure_to_dpi()
         txt.setFont(dpi_font.font)

piker/ui/_style.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 """
 Qt UI styling.
 """
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Dict
 import math
 
 import pyqtgraph as pg
@@ -30,11 +30,16 @@ from ._exec import current_screen
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 # chart-wide fonts specified in inches
-_default_font_inches_we_like_low_dpi = 6 / 64
+_font_sizes: Dict[str, Dict[str, float]] = {
-_down_2_font_inches_we_like_low_dpi = 4 / 64
+    'hi': {
-
+        'default':  0.0616,
-_default_font_inches_we_like = 0.0616  # 5 / 96
+        'small':  0.055,
-_down_2_font_inches_we_like = 0.055  # 4 / 96
+    },
+    'lo': {
+        'default':  6.5 / 64,
+        'small':  6 / 64,
+    },
+}
 
 
 class DpiAwareFont:
@@ -42,11 +47,13 @@ class DpiAwareFont:
         self,
         # TODO: move to config
         name: str = 'Hack',
-        size_in_inches: Optional[float] = None,
+        font_size: str = 'default',
+        # size_in_inches: Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.name = name
         self._qfont = QtGui.QFont(name)
-        self._iwl = size_in_inches or _default_font_inches_we_like
+        # self._iwl = size_in_inches or _default_font_inches_we_like
+        self._font_size: str = font_size
         self._qfm = QtGui.QFontMetrics(self._qfont)
         self._physical_dpi = None
         self._screen = None
@@ -91,10 +98,12 @@ class DpiAwareFont:
         dpi = max(pdpi, ldpi)
 
         # for low dpi scale everything down
-        if dpi <= 96:
+        if dpi <= 97:
-            self._iwl = _default_font_inches_we_like_low_dpi
+            inches = _font_sizes['lo'][self._font_size]
+        else:
+            inches = _font_sizes['hi'][self._font_size]
 
-        font_size = math.floor(self._iwl * dpi)
+        font_size = math.floor(inches * dpi)
         log.info(
             f"\nscreen:{screen.name()} with DPI: {dpi}"
             f"\nbest font size is {font_size}\n"