I think the main advantage shaper/crisp looking text so smaller font becomes more readable and easier for your eyes ... if you ever seen the ipad2's retina display you will know what I mean.
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Fabrizio Giudici < [email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:54:37 +0200, Kevin Wright <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Artwork in swing themes, I'm guessing. IIRC, swing will delegate to >> native >> components nowadays, so I'm *hoping* it'll be okay. >> > > It depends. So far, the best Mac OS X fidelity is achieved by means of > Quaqua, which AFAIK is not based on native components. So I guess it would > need an updated, unless it's based on vectorial artwork (I don't think so). > > What I fail to understand is the advantage of retina display for a > developer (except for the joy of owning a new toy). I'm used to very small > fonts on my 15" and the limit is not definition, but the size of > characters. I woulnd't use a smaller font, nor I'd read better with a > better definition. I'm curious to see how photos renders on a 15" retina > display, but for serious photo stuff I use a serious external 24" display. > > > -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > [email protected] > http://tidalwave.it - http://fabriziogiudici.it > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscribe@** > googlegroups.com <javaposse%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/javaposse?hl=en <http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en>. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
