Am 20.10.2014 um 17:44 schrieb Christopher Menzel <chris.men...@gmail.com>:
> On Oct 20, 2014 7:46 AM, "Julio Rojas" <jcredbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Unfortunately, it is so. My wife has both versions and Lyx on Retina is not > > a useless application, but a very difficult one to work with. > My experience is quite different (though of course YMMV). There is no doubt > that the screen fonts in LyX ≤2.1.2 look much better on a non-Retina display > when examined close up; on a rMBP, the edges of font characters and most > icons are blurred and pixelated. But I find that, with the right choice of > screen fonts (notably, in my case, Georgia for the main text font), if I am > working at a comfortable distance from the screen (including with the laptop > in my lap), the blurred/pixelated edges of the fonts are not noticeable. (For > the record, my (corrected) vision is very good.) > That said, there is little doubt that the LyX user experience on the rMBP > will be much better still when the version with Retina support comes out, and > I eagerly await it. (IIRC Stephan thinks that might be around Christmas.) > Stephan (or anyone), quick question: Is there any reason to think screen > fonts in LyX 2.1.2 will look appreciably better or worse on a new 5k-Retina > iMac than on a rMBP? Chris, frankly, I wasn't sure I understood Jerry's comment. Perhaps he's talking about speed and not about crisp fonts. To answer your question: I have to check it first. Stephan > > Surely LyX on a Retina display is no worse than on a normal-resolution > display, right? > Jerry > >
