Also, I'm still trying to track down a fix for 
https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/issues/103 
<https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/issues/103>. This should hopefully be 
ready for test2 :)


> On Jul 15, 2017, at 11:38 PM, Dan Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> For now, yeah. I've been testing builds using the included Tk Wish in the 
> mac/stuff folder ala "make app." This is still the safest & most compatible 
> version so far.
> 
> The object box sizing needs to be fixed in 8.5 / 8.6. Maybe it's as simple as 
> tweaking the font metrics only for macOS & Tk > 8.4?
> 
>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 11:35 PM, Miller Puckette <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> Aha... I built it with 8.5 - should I be still using 8.4?
>> 
>> cheers
>> M
>> 
>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 11:07:30PM +0200, Dan Wilcox wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 11:02 AM, [email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I notice it looks quite differently in Mac OS, like there is a new font, 
>>>> but it still seems it is Monaco. But the font size is smaller and the 
>>>> boxes are thinner and wider. A subpatch will also have an extra space to 
>>>> the right after the text/name of the subpatch.
>>> 
>>> You are seeing the retina rendering with a newer Tk, which still has those 
>>> font issues as the rendered box size does not quite fit the font. I haven't 
>>> been able to track down a fix yet.
>>> 
>>> It's weird, though, as this shouldn't be the default yet and Pd should 
>>> still be using 8.4 which is pixelated on retina screens but has correct 
>>> object sizing.
>>> 
>>> Miller, how did you build the mac distribution app?
>>> 
>>>> I know there's a Pull Request where we're discussing a cross platform 
>>>> consistency for Pd (DejaVu Sans Mono as default font crossplatform), but 
>>>> it hasn't been merged yet, right?
>>> 
>>> No. There's still the issue of making it work on Windows which has not been 
>>> resolved yet. I am aware of the TWAPI extension but that is not ideal as Pd 
>>> shouldn't rely on too many dependencies, especially for only loading a font 
>>> on one platform. I may be able to get to that in a few weeks.`
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
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