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Anyone with the 15" rMBP, if you haven't tried it yet, grab an app called SetResX (There are others, but SetResX is free and the only one I've actually tried).

by mwill 14y ago

Anyone with the 15" rMBP, if you haven't tried it yet, grab an app called SetResX (There are others, but SetResX is free and the only one I've actually tried). It'll let you force the screen to 2880x1800. This might just be me, but I love to code like this, splitting different windows to different corners of the screen. I used to use a 30" 2560x1600, and the rMBP @ 2880x1800 lets me keep the same workflow I love on a laptop. Admittedly it takes a little getting used to and such a high res on a small screen isn't for everyone, but if you've got one, give it a try at least once.

calinet6 14y ago
I simultaneously envy your eyesight and pity what you are doing to it.
- deleted 14y ago
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SquareWheel 14y ago
Try replacing your asterisks with x's, or escape them. It's triggering Markdown.
- mwill 14y ago
  Whoops, done, thanks.
- sneak 14y ago
  Could you please put contact info in your HN profile? I'd like to email or IM you.
  - SquareWheel 14y ago
    Sure, I've linked to my site where you can find email/other methods for contact.
nsxwolf 14y ago
I second this. This has to be seen to be believed (if your eyes can manage it). More real estate than the old 30" cinema display, in a 15" diagonal screen. It's a miracle.
cstross 14y ago
I currently spend about 60 hours a week working with my 15" rMBP. I tried the 2880 x 1800 and 1650 x 1050 resolutions; but in the end I gave up and went for the native emulated 1440 x 900. Because what that gives you is in effect an incredibly crisp 1440 x 900 pixel display with sub-pixel anti-aliasing (as far as the GUI furniture is concerned), and large enough to work on comfortably without squinting. Disclaimer: I have 48 year old eyeballs with dormant peripheral retinopathy in one eye, a damaged (by surgery) fovea in the other, and a (different in each) mixture of presybyopia, myopia, astigmatism, and a squint due to muscle weakness (in the left). My eyeballs need all the tender loving care I can lavish on them, hence the rMBP. Your priorities may (and probably do) differ, but if you've got eyesight issues, this screen is simply a joy to use.
- scrumper 14y ago
  This may be a bit mean but I'm picturing you looking a bit like Marty Feldman. Sorry. I have sympathy though: I have keratoconus in both eyes as well as severe astimgatism. I find the 1680x1050 antiglare screen on my 15" MBP just about perfect. I have a 27" Thunderbolt panel too, which looks great but for some reason I find it hard to focus on for long periods. My eyes kind of 'slip off.' Tip: enable "Use scroll wheel with modifier keys to zoom" in Universal Access->Zoom->Options. Ctrl+scroll (ie two finger vertical swipe, or mouse wheel) will now zoom the window around your pointer. It's a massive help for tired eyes; you can just enlarge the stuff you're working on. I don't have to go in far for it to make a huge difference. (I found it somewhat humbling to have a legitimate need for an accessibility feature.)
- mwill 14y ago
  I agree and want to add this: If you take a look at your requirements and how you use the screen, and compare them to my own, you can see how incredibly versatile a screen like this is. I really hope both the hardware and software that makes it happen becomes widespread. Theres a level of flexibility and choice I didn't realise I wanted until I got used to quickly switching between scaled the various default osx scaling and full native res at the drop of a hat, to suit whatever I'm doing.
jfb 14y ago
I have to boot into Windows from time to time on my rMBP, and it's just flat out unusable for my 40-yr-old eyes. I switched to native in OS X just to see and it too is unusable for me. I envy you your eyesight.
- mwill 14y ago
  Tip for Windows though you probably already know, crank the DPI up. It helps a little bit, although it makes Windows behave funny when you want to run something fullscreen. I really hope comprehensive support for high res displays lands in Windows at some point.

by mwill 14y ago

calinet6 14y ago

I simultaneously envy your eyesight and pity what you are doing to it.

deleted 14y ago
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SquareWheel 14y ago

Try replacing your asterisks with x's, or escape them. It's triggering Markdown.

mwill 14y ago
Whoops, done, thanks.
sneak 14y ago
Could you please put contact info in your HN profile? I'd like to email or IM you.
- SquareWheel 14y ago
  Sure, I've linked to my site where you can find email/other methods for contact.

nsxwolf 14y ago

I second this. This has to be seen to be believed (if your eyes can manage it). More real estate than the old 30" cinema display, in a 15" diagonal screen. It's a miracle.

cstross 14y ago

I currently spend about 60 hours a week working with my 15" rMBP. I tried the 2880 x 1800 and 1650 x 1050 resolutions; but in the end I gave up and went for the native emulated 1440 x 900. Because what that gives you is in effect an incredibly crisp 1440 x 900 pixel display with sub-pixel anti-aliasing (as far as the GUI furniture is concerned), and large enough to work on comfortably without squinting. Disclaimer: I have 48 year old eyeballs with dormant peripheral retinopathy in one eye, a damaged (by surgery) fovea in the other, and a (different in each) mixture of presybyopia, myopia, astigmatism, and a squint due to muscle weakness (in the left). My eyeballs need all the tender loving care I can lavish on them, hence the rMBP. Your priorities may (and probably do) differ, but if you've got eyesight issues, this screen is simply a joy to use.

scrumper 14y ago
This may be a bit mean but I'm picturing you looking a bit like Marty Feldman. Sorry. I have sympathy though: I have keratoconus in both eyes as well as severe astimgatism. I find the 1680x1050 antiglare screen on my 15" MBP just about perfect. I have a 27" Thunderbolt panel too, which looks great but for some reason I find it hard to focus on for long periods. My eyes kind of 'slip off.' Tip: enable "Use scroll wheel with modifier keys to zoom" in Universal Access->Zoom->Options. Ctrl+scroll (ie two finger vertical swipe, or mouse wheel) will now zoom the window around your pointer. It's a massive help for tired eyes; you can just enlarge the stuff you're working on. I don't have to go in far for it to make a huge difference. (I found it somewhat humbling to have a legitimate need for an accessibility feature.)
mwill 14y ago
I agree and want to add this: If you take a look at your requirements and how you use the screen, and compare them to my own, you can see how incredibly versatile a screen like this is. I really hope both the hardware and software that makes it happen becomes widespread. Theres a level of flexibility and choice I didn't realise I wanted until I got used to quickly switching between scaled the various default osx scaling and full native res at the drop of a hat, to suit whatever I'm doing.

jfb 14y ago

I have to boot into Windows from time to time on my rMBP, and it's just flat out unusable for my 40-yr-old eyes. I switched to native in OS X just to see and it too is unusable for me. I envy you your eyesight.

mwill 14y ago
Tip for Windows though you probably already know, crank the DPI up. It helps a little bit, although it makes Windows behave funny when you want to run something fullscreen. I really hope comprehensive support for high res displays lands in Windows at some point.