Well, I don't know about that.
But, as far as I understand it, the concept of resolution independence means that a 12 points big object will always be drawn the same size (in centimeters or inches) on any display, of any resolution. However, depending on the resolution of the display (meaning the size of the pixels, not the number of pixels), drawing a 12 inches long object may require a different number of pixels.
Here is the definition, taken from Wikipedia :
Resolution independence is a computing concept whereby elements on a computer screen are rendered at sizes independent from the pixel grid, resulting in a UI that is displayed at a consistent size, regardless of the size of the screen.
Two displays in 2880x1800 may be of different resolution (if their physical size are different) while a screen in 2880x1800 can be the same resolution than a screen in 576x360 if the 2880x1800 display is 25 times the area of the smaller display.
Jean
On 11 sept. 2012, at 14:19, Jean-Denis MUYS wrote:
wrote:
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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