Steam Deck Client Beta Update - 12/13/22

A new update to the Steam Deck Client Beta was pushed out yesterday! This one focuses on more fixes, including making the UI scale better at higher resolutions, specific layout pages for Switch Pro and Xbox Elite controllers, and an option to start Big Picture mode in windowed:

General

• Fixed issue where a browser opened by a game was sticking around after closing the overlay
• Fixed launch options dialog not closing when cancelling game launch
• Various fixes to make the UI scale better in higher resolutions
• Fixed issue where the virtual keyboard would continuously be made visible after exiting a game
• Added option to start in windowed mode under Settings => Display => Big Picture Mode => Windowed

Desktop Mode

• Fixed several issues related to popup dialogs being sized incorrectly
• Fixed issue where game hover UI would sometimes get stuck in the upper left corner of the UI
• Fixed sizing of app details DLC hover
• Fixed regression where clicking on DLC & "view all" in the dlc rollup not navigate to the store
• Fixed "Move" and "Uninstall" not working in content management UI.

Steam Input

• Added direct navigation to controller inputs and modes from the preview screen
• Fixed the XBox layout preview page layout having some incorrect items and missing others
• Added a specific XBox Elite layout preview page
• Added a specific Switch Pro layout preview page

You can view the changelog and discussion over on Steam.

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