If I set 175% scaling in Gnome Settings, the value is saved as 1.7518248558044434 in ~/.config/monitors.xml:
<monitors version="2">
<configuration>
<logicalmonitor>...
As the answer in the link explains, it’s adjustment of your scaling factor to the nearest whole pixel, plus a loss of precision rounding to/from single/double floating point values.
So I’m not really sure of the point of this post. It’s not a question, as the link quite effectively answers it. It’s more just “here’s why your scaling factor looks weird in your gnome config file”, and it’s primarily the first reason - rounding to whole pixels.
As the answer in the link explains, it’s adjustment of your scaling factor to the nearest whole pixel, plus a loss of precision rounding to/from single/double floating point values.
So I’m not really sure of the point of this post. It’s not a question, as the link quite effectively answers it. It’s more just “here’s why your scaling factor looks weird in your gnome config file”, and it’s primarily the first reason - rounding to whole pixels.