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On Sep 10, 2012, at 11:19 PM, Mills, Steve wrote:
On Sep 10, 2012, at 22:08, "Alex Zavatone" <email@hidden> wrote:
I think that people want text that looks 12 point size, no matter what the screen's resolution is, while getting the finest resolution detail on the graphics.
That's an incorrect assumption.
Well, that's the way it's supposed to work.
I am not so sure: if I switch my screen resolution on my Mac mini, 12-point text will scale accordingly. It will only look like 12 point size if I set the resolution (close) to 72 dpi. So if it _supposed_ to work the way you say, that's new, never has,
and still doesn't.
Similarly, when I develop, I set my MacBook Pro Retina resolution to the native 2880x1800 (not HiDPI). I would hate for the system to suddenly magnify my text while if I do run my MacBook Pro Retina that way, it is intentionally, in order to cram as much
information on that screen. I **love** having a 15" screen that's actually bigger than my home 30" monitor. Sure I get tiny text. But that's where on the compromise spectrum I want to stand when developing. I don't want the system to second-guess me and *adjust*
the text size behind my back. That would force my to reach the Preference pane and adjust it back down - where possible.
Jean-Denis
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