I mentioned this last year - and Iâm wondering if there is any news or developments on making Pharo look better on higher end hardware like Macbookâs and Dellâs? I keep dipping into Pharo but every time I see the blurry screen, it just takes away the shine for me (which is a bit sad)? Is Bloc getting much traction? Tim
On 23 Dec 2016, at 09:29, Tim Mackinnon <tim@testit.works> wrote:
Thanks for the update - that is exciting and gives me some hope.
What do we need to do to help bloc advance at pace?
Tim
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On 23 Dec 2016, at 01:22, Yuriy Tymchuk <yuriy.tymchuk@me.com <mailto:yuriy.tymchuk@me.com>> wrote:
Hi Tim,
itâs coming, but it needs some time: https://twitter.com/aliakseisyrel/status/812065956856025088 <https://twitter.com/aliakseisyrel/status/812065956856025088>
On 1 Dec 2016, at 14:44, Tim Mackinnon <tim@testit.works <mailto:tim@testit.works>> wrote:
To give people a better view of this - here is the Pharo image next to the mail client (Iâm not sure if the screen captures really do it justice as when you scale them down in a picture everything looks fine - however if I zoom into that bottom corner in a second image it might make it more obvious).
I think this has been a problem brewing for a while, but if most contributors donât have retina screens (although they are getting much more common now) then I guess it goes unnoticed. I suspect in the next few years, as people start replacing machines - it will gain more visibility.
I find it quite distracting when switching from mail or other apps to Pharo and then you notice the fuzziness. Maybe if you spend a few hours in the code you might adjust.
Tim
The following is the bottom corner zoom in to show what I mean by fuzzy:
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On 30 Nov 2016, at 23:53, Stephan Eggermont <stephan@stack.nl <mailto:stephan@stack.nl>> wrote:
On 30/11/16 20:32, Sven Van Caekenberghe wrote:
Maybe, but the thing is, you are looking at it half size, in some sense, when it is on a Retina display. Anyway, to me, it is OK, but my eyes are no longer what they used to be. I can imagine young people being more sensitive to it.
Nah, it just is blurry. I've played a bit with krono's vm, and it is a very noticable difference. Much better readable and less tiring. And you mostly only notice when trying to go back from HiDPI to low.
Stephan