[PD] PD on retina display

[Miller Puckette]

I realized after writing about canvas scaling that ir wasn't
the eight thing - there needs to be a proper 'zoom' but it might be
hard to make it work well.

Miller

On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 11:09:05AM -0400, Jean-Michel Dumas wrote:
> Forgot to mention that, while not fixing the retina problem, changing the
> tk scaling value doesn't break vanilla PD like it does for extended.
> jm
> 
> Jean-Michel Dumas
> 
> http://www.jmdumas.org
> 
> http://magasin.bandcamp.com
> 
> 
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Jean-Michel Dumas <jm.dumas at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > So I tried both fixes.. to no effect whatsoever.
> >
> > Also tried to play with tk scaling, but setting it to anything else than 1
> > breaks my PD (no canvas will load except for the main pd window).
> > Commenting it out seems pretty harmless though (i.e. doesn't change
> > anything on osx).
> >
> > Tried a couple of other plist tweaks (aliasing, font size, etc..), but
> > nothing does it.
> >
> > Alas, the quest for beauty continues..
> > jm
> >
> >
> > Jean-Michel Dumas
> >
> > http://www.jmdumas.org
> >
> > http://magasin.bandcamp.com
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Jean-Michel Dumas <jm.dumas at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> I'll be away from the retina Mac for a couple of days but I'll make sure
> >> to test both possible fixes (Miller's and Dan's) as soon as I get back.
> >>
> >> Cheers and thanks,
> >> Jm
> >>
> >> -- envoyé par un androïde --
> >> On Aug 21, 2013 5:21 PM, "Dan Wilcox" <danomatika at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Also, apparently it's possible to run retina resolutions on non retina
> >>> hardware for testing:
> >>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12124576/how-to-simulate-a-retina-display-hidpi-mode-in-mac-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-on/13596261#13596261
> >>>
> >>> That should work for testing Pd + retina without a new machine (hint
> >>> hint Jonathan :D)
> >>>
> >>> On Aug 21, 2013, at 5:15 PM, Dan Wilcox <danomatika at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> A quick google search gives me this: Is it possible to have git gui /
> >>> gitk look good on a retina Macbook Pro?<http://superuser.com/questions/620824/is-it-possible-to-have-git-gui-gitk-look-good-on-a-retina-macbook-pro>
> >>>  and this <http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.tcl.mac/7164>.
> >>>
> >>> It seems there is a plist key for Retina-able apps. Can you try adding
> >>> the following to /Applications/Pd-extended.app/Contents/Info.plist:
> >>>
> >>> <key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key> <true/>
> >>>
> >>> On Aug 21, 2013, at 4:30 PM, pd-list-request at iem.at wrote:
> >>>
> >>> *From: *Jean-Michel Dumas <jm.dumas at gmail.com>
> >>>  *Subject: **Re: [PD] PD on retina display*
> >>> *Date: *August 21, 2013 4:29:43 PM EDT
> >>> *To: *IOhannes m zmölnig <zmoelnig at iem.at>
> >>>  *Cc: *PDlist <pd-list at iem.at>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  lol I knew someone would post something like that and i'm aware of ways
> >>> to do that (though not sed, since you have to be a wizard and/or a machine
> >>> to use that). i'm still keeping that line, could be handy sometime, thanks.
> >>>
> >>> i'm working between multiple machines from a centralized patch
> >>> repository, which means fixing the look of all the patches for one will
> >>> render them weird looking on the others. my main patching machine is
> >>> running Ubuntu and everything looks fine on it. the gig machine I need
> >>> stuff to look good on is a new macbook, hence the retina display.
> >>>
> >>> anyway, the fact remains that all dialogs and menu bars and titles stay
> >>> ugly even if I can partially fix the patches by reducing font size.
> >>>
> >>> i'm guessing it's XQuartz's fault somehow, but I know nothing about it
> >>> or how to change the display mode.
> >>>
> >>> jm
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  --------
> >>> Dan Wilcox
> >>> @danomatika
> >>> danomatika.com
> >>> robotcowboy.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  --------
> >>> Dan Wilcox
> >>> @danomatika
> >>> danomatika.com
> >>> robotcowboy.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Pd-list at iem.at mailing list
> >>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management ->
> >>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
> >>>
> >>>
> >

> _______________________________________________
> Pd-list at iem.at mailing list
> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list