IntelliJ was updated for Retina months ago. Looks great. I take the font size down a fair bit as having super sharp text lets you go smaller than you would normally be comfortable with.
On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:40 AM, ranjith <[email protected]> wrote: > That sounds sweet. But it definitely is an expensive rig > Does Java apps ( IntelliJ, Netbeans) font render fine on retina? > I had tried eclipse at apple store and it looked pretty crappy. > Then there was some hi DPI config entry that one had to make it look > perfect. > > I am planning to get macbook air: > > 1) portable > 2) core i7 + 8GB memory option > 3) appropriate screen resolution for coding. > > > On Tuesday, 23 October 2012 16:34:46 UTC-4, phil swenson wrote: > >> I have a MBP 15" Retina. So effective 1440x900 desktop (but 2880x1800 >> in reality). I took intellij's font size down a bit and love it. >> Perfectly clear, incredibly readable text. Hooking my mac up to my >> 27" external display (2550x1450) now makes everything look kind of >> lousy in comparison. >> >> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Fabrizio Giudici >> <[email protected]**> wrote: >> > On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:11:05 +0200, phil swenson <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> you going to use it with OS X or Linux? >> >> >> >> OS X it will have a desktop layout like 1280x800, but with super sharp >> >> text (you can reduce your IDE font to be very small and it will still >> >> be legible) >> > >> > >> > It's what I was thinking of. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> If you are running linux, is will present as 2560x1600. >> > >> > >> > Mostly OS X, with other o.s. mostly by virtualization, and seldom by >> native >> > boot. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect @ Tidalwave s.a.s. >> > "We make Java work. Everywhere." >> > http://tidalwave.it/fabrizio/**blog <http://tidalwave.it/fabrizio/blog>- >> [email protected] >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/HRIRw_6Qm_8J. > > 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. > -- 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.
