HiDPI refers to a mode in OS X Lion and subsequent versions that forces OS X to render UI elements at double the normal resolution. The mode was disabled until the release of the retina MacBook Pro in the summer of 2012, which has enough pixels to display HiDPI mode correctly
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Is there a way to change the OSX system font size per monitor?
I'm wondering if there is a way to change the OSX system font size per monitor (e.g. larger for Retina and smaller on external display) ?
I know how to change it system wide (as covered by How can I ...
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HiDPI on Lion: Most windows blurry
In order to make an app I'm developing Retina compatible, I enabled the "HiDPI" mode on my Mac (OS X 10.7.4 Lion), since I don't have a Retina MBP. The Quartz Developer Tool worked as indended, and I ...
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Screen-saver resizes my windows
I have an iMac(27" from 2010) and while running Lion I tried to HiDPI modes that gives me 1280x720 and larger text. I did change back to 2560x1440 long before upgrading my system to Mountain Lion.
If ...
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Does Mountain Lion support HiDPI mode on more Macs?
In #53770 (and similar questions), I and a few others were unable to switch to a HiDPI mode in Lion, even on a Mac and Mac OS X that otherwise seem capable of supporting it.
For anyone who was in the ...
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How can I force specific HiDPI modes?
I have a 13" MBP (Early 2011) plugged it to a Dell U2711 monitor via DisplayPort.
I have successfully enabled HiDPI mode, using Quartz Debug the problem is that the screen won't run at the HiDPI ...
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Is it possible to enable 1.5x scaling using HiDPI on OS X?
I use a Mac Mini on a 46" 1080p TV and using native resolution the UI is too small, and using HiDPI the UI is too big.
Is there a way to hack the OS X to enable 150% scaling instead of 100% and 200% ...
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Enable All HiDPI Modes
I want to know how to enable all HiDPI modes, particularly the 1280x800 mode for my 1440x900 MacBook Air. How can I do this?
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Enable HiDPI on 23" iMac?
I have a 23" iMac running Lion (10.7.3). I've checked that the "Enable HiDPI display modes" checkbox is enabled in "Quartz Debug" (it was checked the first time I opened it), but there are no HiDPI ...
