Here’s another interesting observation. My table is set to Lucida Grande 13
I have some popup menus on the card set to Lucida Grande 13 Why does the text in the popup menus appear larger than the text in the Table? Thanks Terry > On 18 Dec 2019, at 08:00, Terence Heaford via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > The setAllowsFontSmoothing function states > > "Font are smoothed if they are antialiased when drawn and if font smoothing > is both allowed and enabled. For information on how to enable font smoothing, > see the setShouldSmoothFonts(_:) > <https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgcontext/1455816-setshouldsmoothfonts> > function. It is not usually necessary to make changes to both parameters at > the same time; either can be used to disable font smoothing.” > > I have the "use font smoothing when available" checkbox ticked in the General > Preferences. The above suggests that LC does not have these settings enabled. > > As I said previously a user function to set this would be beneficial I > believe. > > What about it mothership? > > I wonder if there would be a performance hit for providing this functionality? > > Thanks > > Terry > > > >> On 18 Dec 2019, at 03:39, Pi Digital via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> This to do with the sharpness setting for the fonts. If you have Photoshop >> you have the ability to set the levels of this in the character parameters. >> The same principle is available to Mac developers in font smoothing. This >> adds levels of clarity to the fill of the typeface. Here’s Apples guide: >> >> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics/cgcontext/1454767-setallowsfontsmoothing >> >> There’s listed there other parameters that play a part like quantisation and >> smoothing. >> >> So LC and FM just use differing methods. But they’re not far off each other. >> >> I’m currently upgrading a stack from 5.0.2 up to 9.5 and the text difference >> is far more distinct. I’m assuming this is to do with Unicode. So be >> thankful your issue is not nearly as tiresome requiring the reformatting of >> every card in a humungous stack like the one I’m dealing with! >> >> All the best. >> >> Sean Cole >> Pi Digital Prod Ltd >> >>> On 17 Dec 2019, at 19:23, Terence Heaford via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> Firstly I have an iMac, none retina. >>> >>> 1. Just checked Pages & Numbers and they both appear similar to LC. >>> >>> 2. Then checked TextEdit and that appears the same as Filemaker. >>> >>> The rendering of the text in Filemaker & TextEdit appears to my poor >>> eyesight to be more black (if that is possible). >>> My poor eyesight is the reason I notice this in the first place, because I >>> have the same database in both LC & Filemaker. >>> I prefer the scripting of LC to Filemaker but the display of the same table >>> is much clearer in Filemaker for the same font (more blackness). >>> >>> Perhaps there is an anti alias setting or such like, that has not been >>> implemented in LC. >>> >>> If so it would be good to get that option? >>> >>> There used to be (not sure if it’s there now) a terminal command >>> >>> defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool NO >>> >>> and probably others for this sort of thing. Perhaps they have to be >>> implemented in app. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Terry >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 17 Dec 2019, at 17:54, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> 9.5.1 RC1 >>>> >>>>>> On Dec 17, 2019, at 09:14 , Paul Dupuis via use-livecode >>>>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> What version of LiveCode are you using. >>>>> >>>>> Older releases did not support the Retina display, but newer releases do. >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
