Ok, now I got it :) No, the "Open in Low Resolution" is not checked.
By the way, if I check it the "pixelated" effect extends to the entire interface (text in the menu and toolbars), similar to the screenshot 3 I uploaded previously. >----Messaggio originale---- >Da: para...@paraf.in >Data: 19/08/2014 19.05 >A: <darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >Ogg: Re: [darktable-devel] R: Re: R: Re: darktable on HiDPI screen (rMBP) > >Don't start darktable, just open /Applications directory, find >darktable.app there, open context menu for it and select "Get Info". > >On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:51:55 +0200 (CEST) >"tiz...@libero.it" <tiz...@libero.it> wrote: > >> Sorry, I'm new to Darktable and I cannot find this checkbox. The only thing I >> could find is the "global preferences" button (gear icon on top left of >> canvas), but neither "GUI options" nor "core options" have such a setting. >> >> By the way, below a link to two more screenshots: I just realised that at 100% >> image zoom in darktable, a checkerboard pattern appears for the 1.4.2 release. >> Again, x11 fullscreen works fine. >> >> http://we.tl/mQgabCKw9H >> >> >> >> >----Messaggio originale---- >> >Da: para...@paraf.in >> >Data: 19/08/2014 18.16 >> >A: <darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >> >Ogg: Re: [darktable-devel] R: Re: darktable on HiDPI screen (rMBP) >> > >> >Can you please open an Info window for darktable application (I'm >> >referring to 1.4.2 release obviously) and look for "Open in Low >> >Resolution" checkbox? Is it there, is it enabled and is it dimmed? >> > >> >On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:00:34 +0200 (CEST) >> >"tiz...@libero.it" <tiz...@libero.it> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >----Messaggio originale---- >> >> >Da: para...@paraf.in >> >> >Data: 19/08/2014 11.22 >> >> >A: <darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >> >> >Ogg: Re: [darktable-devel] darktable on HiDPI screen (rMBP) >> >> > >> >> >Hi, >> >> > >> >> >On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:01:17 +0200 (CEST) >> >> >"tiz...@libero.it" <tiz...@libero.it> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> >> >> I just decided to try darktable on a Mac Book Pro with retina display >> (I >> >> am >> >> >> exploring the free alternatives to the rather expensive Adobe >> Lightroom). >> >> >> >> >> >> As for many other applications on the Retina displays there are some >> >> issues >> >> >> due to the pixel scaling. Most of the interface looks great, but some >> >> elements >> >> >> show the "pixelated" effect due to pixel scaling. Unfortunately this >> >> affects >> >> >> also the main canvas where the photo are displayed and this renders the >> >> entire >> >> >> software essentially unusable for me. >> >> > >> >> >screenshots would be nice, some people mention from time to time >> >> >problems with high DPI, but few of them show how it looks exactly. >> >> > >> >> >> >> I uploaded some screenshots here, comparing the different configurations I >> >> tried so far. >> >> There's also a screenshot I took from the demo version of Lightroom 5, as >> a >> >> benchmark. >> >> View the pictures at 100% zoom and you'll se what I mean by "pixelated". >> >> The effect is best noticed in the photo around the small lamp post and at >> the >> >> nearby balcony. >> >> Going up with the resolution the effect is less noticeable, but it only >> >> disappear with X11 in fullscreen >> >> (resolution set to the maximum with xrandr). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> After installing the latest release (1.4.2), I also pulled out the git >> >> repo >> >> >> and build dark table from source on my machine (darktable 1.5 >> >> +1718~gf7b7ed6). >> >> >> All dependencies have been installed through homebrew. >> >> >> >> >> >> This version shows up as XQuartz window and entering X11 fullscreen in >> >> high >> >> >> resolution, the result is acceptable. Of course no pixelation, font >> size >> >> is >> >> >> somewhat small but still readable: overall better than in the released >> >> version >> >> >> (if there's a trade-off I'd rather favour image quality over menu >> >> appearance). >> >> >> >> >> >> Issues with this are that I have to enter X11 fullscreen (XQuartz >> issue), >> >> and >> >> >> most important I get a segfault 11 the second time I start dark table >> >> (after >> >> >> rebooting it starts again). >> >> >> >> >> >> So here my questions: >> >> >> - Is there some advance in the development in order to solve the >> problems >> >> with >> >> >> HiDPI displays? >> >> > >> >> >Some time ago one of the users suggested adding NSPrincipalClass -> >> >> >NSApplication to Info.plist, which should have helped with retina >> >> >support, but we never got any solid confirmation what changed after I >> >> >did that. Also I think houz did some changes in git master which >> >> >concern UI scaling according to DPI setting, but I never tested that on >> >> >OS X. >> >> > >> >> >> - How do I properly build darktable from source on os x? >> >> > >> >> >See packaging/macosx/BUILD.txt. You have built gtk with X11 backend, I >> >> >use native quartz backend, which makes more sense to me. >> >> >> >> Ok, I missed that file: I only followed the general build instructions. >> >> Moreover, I'm rather new to OS X, so I don't actually know how to set the >> >> native quartz backend. I'll have to look for some documentation and do >> some >> >> trial and error. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> - Are there actually any developers testing/developing darktable on the >> >> rMBP? >> >> > >> >> >I'm the only developer with Mac, and I don't have retina display, so no. >> >> > >> >> >> - By chance, does anybody know if I can get full resolution in XQuartz >> also >> >> in >> >> >> rootless mode? >> >> > >> >> >I didn't even know that it has any modes other than rootless... How do >> >> >you enter fullscreen mode? >> >> > >> >> >> >> Under the menu X11 -> Preferences, thick the Fullscreen Mode checkbox. >> Then >> >> the combination alt-cmd-A toggles between Fullscreen and normal mode. To >> take >> >> advantage of full retina resolution in fullscreen, I use "xrandr -- output >> >> default --mode 2880x1800 --rate 60". >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks and best regards! >> >> >> >> >> >> Mauro >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> darktable-devel mailing list >> >> >> darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >> >darktable-devel mailing list >> >> >darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> darktable-devel mailing list >> >> darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel >> > >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >_______________________________________________ >> >darktable-devel mailing list >> >darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> darktable-devel mailing list >> darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >_______________________________________________ >darktable-devel mailing list >darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ darktable-devel mailing list darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel
