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]
>>
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