I mentioned this last year - and I’m wondering if there is any news or developments on making Pharo look better on higher end hardware like Macbook’s and Dell’s?
I keep dipping into Pharo but every time I see the blurry screen, it just takes away the shine for me (which is a bit sad)? Is Bloc getting much traction? Tim > On 23 Dec 2016, at 09:29, Tim Mackinnon <tim@testit.works> wrote: > > Thanks for the update - that is exciting and gives me some hope. > > What do we need to do to help bloc advance at pace? > > Tim > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 23 Dec 2016, at 01:22, Yuriy Tymchuk <yuriy.tymc...@me.com > <mailto:yuriy.tymc...@me.com>> wrote: > >> Hi Tim, >> >> it’s coming, but it needs some time: >> https://twitter.com/aliakseisyrel/status/812065956856025088 >> <https://twitter.com/aliakseisyrel/status/812065956856025088> >>> On 1 Dec 2016, at 14:44, Tim Mackinnon <tim@testit.works >>> <mailto:tim@testit.works>> wrote: >>> >>> To give people a better view of this - here is the Pharo image next to the >>> mail client (I’m not sure if the screen captures really do it justice as >>> when you scale them down in a picture everything looks fine - however if I >>> zoom into that bottom corner in a second image it might make it more >>> obvious). >>> >>> I think this has been a problem brewing for a while, but if most >>> contributors don’t have retina screens (although they are getting much more >>> common now) then I guess it goes unnoticed. I suspect in the next few >>> years, as people start replacing machines - it will gain more visibility. >>> >>> I find it quite distracting when switching from mail or other apps to Pharo >>> and then you notice the fuzziness. Maybe if you spend a few hours in the >>> code you might adjust. >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> >>> >>> The following is the bottom corner zoom in to show what I mean by fuzzy: >>> >>> >>> <PastedGraphic-2.png> >>>> On 30 Nov 2016, at 23:53, Stephan Eggermont <step...@stack.nl >>>> <mailto:step...@stack.nl>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 30/11/16 20:32, Sven Van Caekenberghe wrote: >>>>> Maybe, but the thing is, you are looking at it half size, in some >>>>> sense, when it is on a Retina display. Anyway, to me, it is OK, but >>>>> my eyes are no longer what they used to be. I can imagine young >>>>> people being more sensitive to it. >>>> >>>> Nah, it just is blurry. I've played a bit with krono's vm, and it is >>>> a very noticable difference. Much better readable and less tiring. >>>> And you mostly only notice when trying to go back from HiDPI to low. >>>> >>>> Stephan >>>> >>>> >>> >>
