Cannot display dots in schematic editor

Schematic
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Hello,
Just downloaded Kicad version 5.1.9. and opened a new schematic:

If I select preferences/display options / dots then the screen is full with horizontal lines, NO dots.

If I select preferences/display options / lines then the screen is full with horizontal and vertical lines.

If I select preferences/display options / small crosses then the screen is full with small crosses.

Any suggestions?
Thanks

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Please copypaste the full version info from Help -> About -> Copy Version Info.

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This sounds like an issue I vaguely recall between fallback and accelerated graphics. I think it was fixed in 5.99.

Are you using accelerated graphics (Preferences menu -> Modern Toolset (Accelerated))? If not, does the dots setting look better using accelerated graphics?

edit: I think this is what I was thinking of: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/5832
doesn’t sound exactly the same, but I’m still interested if changing to/from accelerated graphics helps.

Does changing the zoom level change anything?

Also, a screenshot and version info would be useful.

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Thanks for your reply.
No change with any accelerator options

Kicad_Schem_Screen
Kicad_Schem_Screen1920×1080 164 KB
Below is the version info:

Application: Eeschema
Version: (5.1.9)-1, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.0.5
libcurl/7.71.0 OpenSSL/1.1.1g (Schannel) zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.7 libidn2/2.3.0 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.3.0) libssh2/1.9.0 nghttp2/1.41.0
Platform: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
Build Info:
wxWidgets: 3.0.5 (wchar_t,wx containers,compatible with 2.8)
Boost: 1.73.0
OpenCASCADE Community Edition: 6.9.1
Curl: 7.71.0
Compiler: GCC 10.2.0 with C++ ABI 1014

Build settings:
USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_PYTHON3=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=ON
KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON_PHOENIX=OFF
KICAD_SCRIPTING_ACTION_MENU=ON
BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON
KICAD_USE_OCE=ON
KICAD_USE_OCC=OFF
KICAD_SPICE=ON

Screen shot attached

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Hi
I loaded Kicad on another desk top (Win10) and the schematic now displays the dots
Cheers

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