On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:15:09 +0200 Graeme Geldenhuys <[email protected]> wrote:
>[...] > >> 5) The main form of the IDE was HUGE. Spanning the whole width of the > >> iMac's display. That just looked totally out of place, but that's > >> maybe just my opinion. > > > > It simply used percentage values. No maximums. > > Maybe some maximums can be added. > > This is on all platforms, not only OS X. > > So what... is it set to always use 100% of screen width? If so, that's a > lousy default. The 21.5" iMac screen resolution is +-1920 pixels wide. > That's big. The 27" iMac is well over 2560 pixels wide - makes the > problem even worse! I added a maximum. > If you haven't noticed, Apple doesn't even have a "Maximize" button like > Windows or Linux. Because it doesn't always make sense (or looks pretty) > to have windows that wide or tall. OS X has a maximize/restore button. But many programs do not use the full screen width. For some programs this is ok, sometimes even great. But for some programs like safari I don't understand this decision. > I'd say, default the main form width to something like 1024 pixels. Then > let the developer adjust it further if need be. I used 1200. > >> 6) The default font in the Lazarus Source window is absolutely > >> hideous! Very pixelated and not anti-aliased. > > > > Yes. The default is disabled antialiased for all platforms not only OS > > X. > > The option is just below the font size. > > I guess that's another "Windows legacy" feature. ;-) No. Antialiasing didn't work on all platforms. The text was unreadable. >[...] > Oh, and the other reason I probably overlooked that checkbox, is because > I thought its functionality wasn't actually implemented. It does nothing > under Linux (or Win2000 - the only Windows version I use for testing) - > checked or not. No idea if it works for WinXP and later. You overlooked a checkbox, because you know it is there? Well, I guess at least newbies don't have that problem. >[...] > Well it doesn't do that under Linux-GTK2. I just tested with a non mono > spaced font. Yes, the distarray is implemented for gtk. But it slows down a lot. Gtk is like a locomotive. It likes big chunks of load. > [...] > I'll retest all the new ideas tonight and when appropriate, report > bugs/issues in Mantis. Thanks. Mattias -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
