Re: New MacBook Pro Display Notch

2021-11-02 Thread Martin Koob via use-livecode
Hi

I saw a MacRumors.com <http://macrumors.com/> article about this issue. 
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/10/28/scale-to-fit-below-built-in-camera-setting-notch/
 
<https://www.macrumors.com/2021/10/28/scale-to-fit-below-built-in-camera-setting-notch/>

They gave another link to some recently released Apple documentation that 
explains to users how to enable the ‘Scale to fit below built-in camera’ mode 
that prevents your menu bar from being partially obscured by the notch.

How to adjust an app's settings to appear below the camera area on your 14-inch 
or 16-inch MacBook Pro
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212842 
<https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212842>

This is something you can point your users who are encountering the problem. 

Martin


> On Oct 19, 2021, at 4:06 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> I'm not sure this will be a problem, unless you are trying to display
> something in the menubar, since that's where the notch is going to be.
> 
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 5:14 AM Richmond via use-livecode <
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> I should have thought the simplest way round this problem was to work on
>> the assumption that from now on
>> ALL Apple displays will have a notch and "cut one's stack" to
>> accommodate that.
>> 
>> Of course this is only relevant to people who want to annoy end-users by
>> providing full-screen window apps.
>> 
>> On 19.10.21 11:55, HENRY LOWE via use-livecode wrote:
>>> The new 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro models announced by Apple yesterday
>> include a display notch to house the 1080P front facing camera. Clearly
>> this may cause problems for apps that display content in the screen area
>> occupied by the new notch.
>>> 
>>> In response Apple has created a new “compatibility mode” for apps
>> running on Macs with a notch. When this mode is active, the system changes
>> the active area of the display to avoid the camera housing. This mode can
>> be turned on/off by the user via a checkbox in the app’s get info panel or
>> it can be activated or deactivated by the developer via a new ‘info.plist’
>> key.
>>> 
>>> Link to Apple developer documentation on how to turn on / off this mode
>> using the new ‘info.plist’ key is below:
>>> 
>>> 
>> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/nsprefersdisplaysafeareacompatibilitymode
>>> 
>>> Henry
>>> 
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Re: New MacBook Pro Display Notch

2021-10-19 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
I'm not sure this will be a problem, unless you are trying to display
something in the menubar, since that's where the notch is going to be.

On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 5:14 AM Richmond via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> I should have thought the simplest way round this problem was to work on
> the assumption that from now on
> ALL Apple displays will have a notch and "cut one's stack" to
> accommodate that.
>
> Of course this is only relevant to people who want to annoy end-users by
> providing full-screen window apps.
>
> On 19.10.21 11:55, HENRY LOWE via use-livecode wrote:
> > The new 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro models announced by Apple yesterday
> include a display notch to house the 1080P front facing camera. Clearly
> this may cause problems for apps that display content in the screen area
> occupied by the new notch.
> >
> > In response Apple has created a new “compatibility mode” for apps
> running on Macs with a notch. When this mode is active, the system changes
> the active area of the display to avoid the camera housing. This mode can
> be turned on/off by the user via a checkbox in the app’s get info panel or
> it can be activated or deactivated by the developer via a new ‘info.plist’
> key.
> >
> > Link to Apple developer documentation on how to turn on / off this mode
> using the new ‘info.plist’ key is below:
> >
> >
> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/nsprefersdisplaysafeareacompatibilitymode
> >
> > Henry
> >
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Re: New MacBook Pro Display Notch

2021-10-19 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
I should have thought the simplest way round this problem was to work on 
the assumption that from now on
ALL Apple displays will have a notch and "cut one's stack" to 
accommodate that.


Of course this is only relevant to people who want to annoy end-users by 
providing full-screen window apps.


On 19.10.21 11:55, HENRY LOWE via use-livecode wrote:

The new 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro models announced by Apple yesterday include 
a display notch to house the 1080P front facing camera. Clearly this may cause 
problems for apps that display content in the screen area occupied by the new 
notch.

In response Apple has created a new “compatibility mode” for apps running on 
Macs with a notch. When this mode is active, the system changes the active area 
of the display to avoid the camera housing. This mode can be turned on/off by 
the user via a checkbox in the app’s get info panel or it can be activated or 
deactivated by the developer via a new ‘info.plist’ key.

Link to Apple developer documentation on how to turn on / off this mode using 
the new ‘info.plist’ key is below:

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/nsprefersdisplaysafeareacompatibilitymode

Henry

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New MacBook Pro Display Notch

2021-10-19 Thread HENRY LOWE via use-livecode
The new 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro models announced by Apple yesterday include 
a display notch to house the 1080P front facing camera. Clearly this may cause 
problems for apps that display content in the screen area occupied by the new 
notch.

In response Apple has created a new “compatibility mode” for apps running on 
Macs with a notch. When this mode is active, the system changes the active area 
of the display to avoid the camera housing. This mode can be turned on/off by 
the user via a checkbox in the app’s get info panel or it can be activated or 
deactivated by the developer via a new ‘info.plist’ key.

Link to Apple developer documentation on how to turn on / off this mode using 
the new ‘info.plist’ key is below:

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/nsprefersdisplaysafeareacompatibilitymode

Henry

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Re: that stupid notch

2019-11-16 Thread Pi Digital via use-livecode
Hi Stephen

This is a new one on me. What notch do you refer to? Can you perhaps link a 
screen grab to show us what you mean?

High Sierra is no longer updated by Apple so I’m not sure how you contribute 
this issue to them. 

I look forward to your response 

All the best

Sean Cole
Pi Digital Prod Ltd

> On 16 Nov 2019, at 19:12, Stephen Barncard via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> My apologies to my LC friends here, as I am posting a platform-specific
> issue that is not related to Livecode, but for some reason the 'notch' has
> appeared in my menubar (High Sierra).
> 
> I have a two screen system but the 'notch' only appears on one screen.
> This is the dumbest thing I've seen from Apple.
> First of all it's useless
> Second it's taking up space in my menu-bar
> 
> I can't find a thing about it on the interwebs - and I'm a pretty good
> researcher.
> 
> So with heavy heart and bruised ego, I ask
> 
> have any of you see this?
> does anyone know how to remove it?
> 
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that stupid notch

2019-11-16 Thread Stephen Barncard via use-livecode
My apologies to my LC friends here, as I am posting a platform-specific
issue that is not related to Livecode, but for some reason the 'notch' has
appeared in my menubar (High Sierra).

I have a two screen system but the 'notch' only appears on one screen.
This is the dumbest thing I've seen from Apple.
First of all it's useless
Second it's taking up space in my menu-bar

I can't find a thing about it on the interwebs - and I'm a pretty good
researcher.

So with heavy heart and bruised ego, I ask

have any of you see this?
does anyone know how to remove it?

sqb
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Re: The Notch

2019-01-29 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Thanks, that sounds like what the default Android setup does too. So if 
I understand it right, the screenrect returns the available area of the 
screen below the notch, and I assume that fullscreenMode adapts to only 
that area as well.


My current project won't be supporting a landscape layout so at least I 
don't need to worry about that. I'll eventually start looking at the 
simulators/emulators to make sure I've got it right, but you've given me 
a head start for now. We're still at the design phase.


The notch is a silly hardware decision, and I can't fathom why Android 
manufacturers think they need to copy Apple's ugly design. And from what 
I read on the Android blogs, very few Android users like the notch 
either, and many are virulently against it.


Headache indeed.

On 1/29/19 7:40 PM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode wrote:

For iOS it returns the rect of the largest rectangle on the screen in any of
3 orientations (iPhone X does not allow portrait upside down). An iPhone X
not only has the notch but rounded corners and the "swipe up home deal" area
that's always at the bottom and must remain visible and unimpaired.

Another wrinkle is "landscape and the iPhone X(all models)".

There are two layout choices for a rectangular landscape app. This assumes
you are already adding a margin on the notch and bottom(home swipe area)
sides.
#1) Use up to the top of the screen and add a margin on the non-notch side
so the app is not in the "curve" of the corner. This is what GetCardRect()
does.
#2) Use all the way to the edge of the non-notch side and add a top margin
so the app is not in the "curve" of the upper left or upper right
corner(depending on landscape left or right).
So you can choose 1 of 2 different aspect ratios for a landscape iPhone X LC
App.

< headache headache headache headache headache>

GetCardRect() also has the option to return the rect that does/doesn't
include the keyboard area if visible.



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RE: The Notch

2019-01-29 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
For iOS it returns the rect of the largest rectangle on the screen in any of
3 orientations (iPhone X does not allow portrait upside down). An iPhone X
not only has the notch but rounded corners and the "swipe up home deal" area
that's always at the bottom and must remain visible and unimpaired.

Another wrinkle is "landscape and the iPhone X(all models)".

There are two layout choices for a rectangular landscape app. This assumes
you are already adding a margin on the notch and bottom(home swipe area)
sides.
#1) Use up to the top of the screen and add a margin on the non-notch side
so the app is not in the "curve" of the corner. This is what GetCardRect()
does.
#2) Use all the way to the edge of the non-notch side and add a top margin
so the app is not in the "curve" of the upper left or upper right
corner(depending on landscape left or right).
So you can choose 1 of 2 different aspect ratios for a landscape iPhone X LC
App.

< headache headache headache headache headache>

GetCardRect() also has the option to return the rect that does/doesn't
include the keyboard area if visible.

Ralph DiMola
IT Director
Evergreen Information Services
rdim...@evergreeninfo.net


-Original Message-
From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
Of J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 6:35 PM
To: How to use LiveCode
Cc: J. Landman Gay
Subject: Re: The Notch

While Richard's recommendation is appealing, I can't really ask my customers
to follow through. ;) I guess what I need to know is:

What does the screenrect return on a notched phone?
How about the rect of the card? Is it different than the screenrect?

Google says the default display, with no flags set, places the app window
fully under the notch and blacks out the areas at the sides. How does this
affect the card size? Does it get shorter? Or crop? Or scale to the smaller
area as though the phone had a different aspect ratio, resulting in
pillarboxing?

Android has flags that allow the app to use the areas around the notch, but
LC doesn't tell us where those are, or even that a notch exists. I'm not
sure what iOS does. I'll have to fire up simulators and emulators I suppose,
but I'm hoping to save a lot of testing time if someone has already gone
through this.

On 1/29/19 4:40 PM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode wrote:
> I have not yet addressed the Android notch. My LG v20 has an offset to 
> the right notch but it's reserved for the OS. For the iPhone I have a 
> function GetCardRect(). It returns a standard issue 4 item rect. I 
> don't use things like the "the top of this card...". As well as taking 
> in account for the keyboard it accounts for the iPhone notches. I select
"show the status bar"
> in the iOS standalone settings and GetCardRect() takes care of the 
> rest. You can even test in the IDE. I detect if the aspect ratio is an 
> iPhone with a notch and you can see what will happen on the X. This 
> was an easy implementation for me because I rolled my own device 
> independence control placement library long ago using GetCardRect() to
deal with the keyboard.
> This was long before the iPhoneX.  When the X appeared on the scene I 
> just added a dozen or so lines of code in GetCardRect() to deal with 
> it. iOS was very predictable because of Apples strict human interface 
> guidelines. It's out in the field and working nicely. But the Android is
another matter.
> There are so many variants to deal with. I just don't know how we can 
> deal with the Android notch without an LC implementation of an OS API 
> hook or a new Android manifest "Notch" key to keep the app out of the
notch(or both).
> 
> Ralph DiMola
> IT Director
> Evergreen Information Services
> rdim...@evergreeninfo.net
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On 
> Behalf Of J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 4:30 PM
> To: LiveCode Mailing List
> Cc: J. Landman Gay
> Subject: The Notch
> 
> I don't have an Android or iPhone with a notch. How do we deal with 
> positioning for those? Anything I need to know?
> 


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Re: The Notch

2019-01-29 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
Say what you will about Steve Jobs (most people do) but I do not think he would 
have allowed this notched design. 

Bob S


> On Jan 29, 2019, at 15:42 , J. Landman Gay via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
>> OK - granted I had to look up what a Notch is... I'm sure someone thought it 
>> was a good idea at the time. All right... not quite so sure. Probably more 
>> along the lines of "what can we do to make smartphones less usable? We've 
>> already got folks typing with their thumbs..."
>> https://bgr.com/2018/03/29/android-notch-vs-iphone-x-app-user-experience/
>> This looks like it might help...
>> https://proandroiddev.com/making-notch-friendly-apps-for-android-75776272be5c
>>  
> 
> I'd already seen the second link. The first one is amusing in its own way. 
> Maybe some notchy person can tell me whether LC apps (in fullscreen mode) 
> take up the whole screen or if they instead get pushed down underneath the 
> eyesore.
> 
> It's all Apple's fault, they started all this.
> 
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Re: The Notch

2019-01-29 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode

On 1/29/19 3:59 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode wrote:

On 1/29/19 1:37 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:

J. Landman Gay wrote:
 > I don't have an Android or iPhone with a notch. How do we deal with
 > positioning for those? Anything I need to know?

Here's the recipe I followed:

1. Place the phone in a durable bag.

2. Hammer it for 15 minutes or until the frustration with arbitrary 
design distinctions passes.


3. Mail the device to the manufacturer with a note reading, "Design 
improvements".


4. Buy a phone from a vendor with more confidence than one who needs 
to frustrate their entire ecosystem with arbitrary design distinctions.


;)



OK - granted I had to look up what a Notch is... I'm sure someone 
thought it was a good idea at the time. All right... not quite so sure. 
Probably more along the lines of "what can we do to make smartphones 
less usable? We've already got folks typing with their thumbs..."


https://bgr.com/2018/03/29/android-notch-vs-iphone-x-app-user-experience/

This looks like it might help...
https://proandroiddev.com/making-notch-friendly-apps-for-android-75776272be5c 



I'd already seen the second link. The first one is amusing in its own 
way. Maybe some notchy person can tell me whether LC apps (in fullscreen 
mode) take up the whole screen or if they instead get pushed down 
underneath the eyesore.


It's all Apple's fault, they started all this.

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Re: The Notch

2019-01-29 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
While Richard's recommendation is appealing, I can't really ask my 
customers to follow through. ;) I guess what I need to know is:


What does the screenrect return on a notched phone?
How about the rect of the card? Is it different than the screenrect?

Google says the default display, with no flags set, places the app 
window fully under the notch and blacks out the areas at the sides. How 
does this affect the card size? Does it get shorter? Or crop? Or scale 
to the smaller area as though the phone had a different aspect ratio, 
resulting in pillarboxing?


Android has flags that allow the app to use the areas around the notch, 
but LC doesn't tell us where those are, or even that a notch exists. I'm 
not sure what iOS does. I'll have to fire up simulators and emulators I 
suppose, but I'm hoping to save a lot of testing time if someone has 
already gone through this.


On 1/29/19 4:40 PM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode wrote:

I have not yet addressed the Android notch. My LG v20 has an offset to the
right notch but it's reserved for the OS. For the iPhone I have a function
GetCardRect(). It returns a standard issue 4 item rect. I don't use things
like the "the top of this card...". As well as taking in account for the
keyboard it accounts for the iPhone notches. I select "show the status bar"
in the iOS standalone settings and GetCardRect() takes care of the rest. You
can even test in the IDE. I detect if the aspect ratio is an iPhone with a
notch and you can see what will happen on the X. This was an easy
implementation for me because I rolled my own device independence control
placement library long ago using GetCardRect() to deal with the keyboard.
This was long before the iPhoneX.  When the X appeared on the scene I just
added a dozen or so lines of code in GetCardRect() to deal with it. iOS was
very predictable because of Apples strict human interface guidelines. It's
out in the field and working nicely. But the Android is another matter.
There are so many variants to deal with. I just don't know how we can deal
with the Android notch without an LC implementation of an OS API hook or a
new Android manifest "Notch" key to keep the app out of the notch(or both).

Ralph DiMola
IT Director
Evergreen Information Services
rdim...@evergreeninfo.net


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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 4:30 PM
To: LiveCode Mailing List
Cc: J. Landman Gay
Subject: The Notch

I don't have an Android or iPhone with a notch. How do we deal with
positioning for those? Anything I need to know?




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RE: The Notch

2019-01-29 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
I have not yet addressed the Android notch. My LG v20 has an offset to the
right notch but it's reserved for the OS. For the iPhone I have a function
GetCardRect(). It returns a standard issue 4 item rect. I don't use things
like the "the top of this card...". As well as taking in account for the
keyboard it accounts for the iPhone notches. I select "show the status bar"
in the iOS standalone settings and GetCardRect() takes care of the rest. You
can even test in the IDE. I detect if the aspect ratio is an iPhone with a
notch and you can see what will happen on the X. This was an easy
implementation for me because I rolled my own device independence control
placement library long ago using GetCardRect() to deal with the keyboard.
This was long before the iPhoneX.  When the X appeared on the scene I just
added a dozen or so lines of code in GetCardRect() to deal with it. iOS was
very predictable because of Apples strict human interface guidelines. It's
out in the field and working nicely. But the Android is another matter.
There are so many variants to deal with. I just don't know how we can deal
with the Android notch without an LC implementation of an OS API hook or a
new Android manifest "Notch" key to keep the app out of the notch(or both).

Ralph DiMola
IT Director
Evergreen Information Services
rdim...@evergreeninfo.net


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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 4:30 PM
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Cc: J. Landman Gay
Subject: The Notch

I don't have an Android or iPhone with a notch. How do we deal with
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Re: The Notch

2019-01-29 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode

On 1/29/19 1:37 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:

J. Landman Gay wrote:
 > I don't have an Android or iPhone with a notch. How do we deal with
 > positioning for those? Anything I need to know?

Here's the recipe I followed:

1. Place the phone in a durable bag.

2. Hammer it for 15 minutes or until the frustration with arbitrary 
design distinctions passes.


3. Mail the device to the manufacturer with a note reading, "Design 
improvements".


4. Buy a phone from a vendor with more confidence than one who needs to 
frustrate their entire ecosystem with arbitrary design distinctions.


;)



OK - granted I had to look up what a Notch is... I'm sure someone 
thought it was a good idea at the time. All right... not quite so sure. 
Probably more along the lines of "what can we do to make smartphones 
less usable? We've already got folks typing with their thumbs..."


https://bgr.com/2018/03/29/android-notch-vs-iphone-x-app-user-experience/

This looks like it might help...
https://proandroiddev.com/making-notch-friendly-apps-for-android-75776272be5c

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Re: The Notch

2019-01-29 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
They sent the phone back with a note that I had voided the warranty, for some 
reason. ;-)

Bob S


> On Jan 29, 2019, at 13:37 , Richard Gaskin via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> J. Landman Gay wrote:
> > I don't have an Android or iPhone with a notch. How do we deal with
> > positioning for those? Anything I need to know?
> 
> Here's the recipe I followed:
> 
> 1. Place the phone in a durable bag.
> 
> 2. Hammer it for 15 minutes or until the frustration with arbitrary design 
> distinctions passes.
> 
> 3. Mail the device to the manufacturer with a note reading, "Design 
> improvements".
> 
> 4. Buy a phone from a vendor with more confidence than one who needs to 
> frustrate their entire ecosystem with arbitrary design distinctions.
> 
> ;)
> 
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> Richard Gaskin


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Re: The Notch

2019-01-29 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode

J. Landman Gay wrote:
> I don't have an Android or iPhone with a notch. How do we deal with
> positioning for those? Anything I need to know?

Here's the recipe I followed:

1. Place the phone in a durable bag.

2. Hammer it for 15 minutes or until the frustration with arbitrary 
design distinctions passes.


3. Mail the device to the manufacturer with a note reading, "Design 
improvements".


4. Buy a phone from a vendor with more confidence than one who needs to 
frustrate their entire ecosystem with arbitrary design distinctions.


;)

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The Notch

2019-01-29 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
I don't have an Android or iPhone with a notch. How do we deal with 
positioning for those? Anything I need to know?


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