Here's a link to a build with retina support: 
http://docs.danomatika.com/Pd-0.46-0-64bit-retina.app.zip

Also, it wouldn't be hard to update the app bundle build script to use the 
Wish.app from the latest detected Tk version so the .tgz wouldn't be needed ...

On Sep 30, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Dan Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote:

> I was able to get 0.46-0 working with retina resolution on OSX. It's pretty 
> easy.
> 
> * replace Contents/MacOS/Pd with Tk 8.5 Wish.app binary:  
> /System/Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Versions/8.5/Resources/Wish.app/Contents/MacOS/Wish
> 
> * add the following to Contents/Info.plist:
> 
> <key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>
> <true/>
> 
> * change package require Tcl version to 8.5 in 
> Contents/Resources/tcl/pd-gui.tcl
> 
> Looking at the app bundle build script, it would only involve updating the 
> wish-shell.tgz with the new Wish.app and renaming all instances of  "Wish 
> Shell" to "Wish" as I found "Wish Shell.app" is now a static link to 
> "Wish.app".
> 
> The only problem I noticed is that the font at size 10 or less is so thin 
> that it becomes illegible. I think simply bolding it on retina screens would 
> work.
> 
> I wasn't able to find a way in tk to get the screen dpi, so maybe using the 
> max screen size would work:
> 
> wm maxsize
> 
> If the width and height are greater than, say 2000 & 1500 then bold the small 
> fonts? It's kind of dumb but might work.
> 
> --------
> Dan Wilcox
> @danomatika
> danomatika.com
> robotcowboy.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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Dan Wilcox
@danomatika
danomatika.com
robotcowboy.com





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