For now, yeah. I've been testing builds using the included Tk Wish in the mac/stuff folder ala "make app." This is still the safest & most compatible version so far.
The object box sizing needs to be fixed in 8.5 / 8.6. Maybe it's as simple as tweaking the font metrics only for macOS & Tk > 8.4? > On Jul 15, 2017, at 11:35 PM, Miller Puckette <m...@ucsd.edu> wrote: > > Aha... I built it with 8.5 - should I be still using 8.4? > > cheers > M > > On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 11:07:30PM +0200, Dan Wilcox wrote: >> >>> On Jul 15, 2017, at 11:02 AM, pd-list-requ...@lists.iem.at wrote: >>> >>> I notice it looks quite differently in Mac OS, like there is a new font, >>> but it still seems it is Monaco. But the font size is smaller and the boxes >>> are thinner and wider. A subpatch will also have an extra space to the >>> right after the text/name of the subpatch. >> >> You are seeing the retina rendering with a newer Tk, which still has those >> font issues as the rendered box size does not quite fit the font. I haven't >> been able to track down a fix yet. >> >> It's weird, though, as this shouldn't be the default yet and Pd should still >> be using 8.4 which is pixelated on retina screens but has correct object >> sizing. >> >> Miller, how did you build the mac distribution app? >> >>> I know there's a Pull Request where we're discussing a cross platform >>> consistency for Pd (DejaVu Sans Mono as default font crossplatform), but it >>> hasn't been merged yet, right? >> >> No. There's still the issue of making it work on Windows which has not been >> resolved yet. I am aware of the TWAPI extension but that is not ideal as Pd >> shouldn't rely on too many dependencies, especially for only loading a font >> on one platform. I may be able to get to that in a few weeks.` >> >> -------- >> Dan Wilcox >> @danomatika <http://twitter.com/danomatika <http://twitter.com/danomatika>> >> danomatika.com <http://danomatika.com/> <http://danomatika.com/ >> <http://danomatika.com/>> >> robotcowboy.com <http://robotcowboy.com/> <http://robotcowboy.com/ >> <http://robotcowboy.com/>> >> >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Pd-list@lists.iem.at <mailto:Pd-list@lists.iem.at> mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> <https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list> -------- Dan Wilcox @danomatika <http://twitter.com/danomatika> danomatika.com <http://danomatika.com/> robotcowboy.com <http://robotcowboy.com/>
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