A retina display is a marketing term to indicate that at a normal close viewing range, the size of each pixel is smaller than the size which the human retina can distinguish rendering each pixel to be a point of light and not an area of light.
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Can the Eclipse emulator be made less blurry when run on retina Mac hardware?
I'm using Eclipse JUNO and ADT 21 on a MacBook Pro Retina 15" and the eclipse app itself looks very sharp (code blocks, images and texts). However, things are blurry in the Android Emulator.
What ...
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Other resolution (no scaling) in MacBook Pro retina
What do the other resolutions look like? I know in OS X you can't go down (for now) to really (non retina) at 1440x900 and also in Windows (for no new bootcamp driver) you can't; but I see how in the ...
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How can we ensure that contact photos appear as either full-screen or as thumbnails on the iPhone?
I've noticed that contact photos on the iPhone seem to appear in one of two modes:
Thumbnail: A small square image shown next to the contact's name or number
Full-Screen: The image takes up the ...
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MS Office not fully Retina compatible?
I have MS Office 14.2.4, a.k.a. “the Office 2011 update that added Retina support”. However, when I insert a PDF into my document, it seems to me that it does not display at the native Retina ...
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How can I use the full resolution of a Macbook Pro Retina 15"?
It is supposed to be a 2880 x 1800 pixel display, but System Preferences won't let me set it higher than 1920 x 1200.
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How do I fix mura issues on my 15 inch retina Macbook Pro with a Samsung display?
My 2.3 Ghz 15 retina Macbook Pro with a Samsung display, seems to have some "mura" spots on the display. I have owned this laptop since July, and just recently have become aware of it.
You only ...
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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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How do I disable scaling for specific apps on Retina MacBook Pro?
Is it possible to set certain non-Retina enabled apps to not scale up (in other words, run at a native resolution) on the new Retina MacBook Pro?
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Retina-ready slideshow
I'm looking for an easy way to view a simple slideshow of photos with 1x1 pixel ratio, with play/pause button. I want 1 image pixel to be equal to 1 retina screen pixel, as shown by default with ...
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Is there a way to make some application have different resolution on a Retina Macbook Pro?
I use "Best for Retina display" in my settings. It's suitable for my eyes:)
But I'd like to get more spaces in some applications by using the highest resolution. So is there a way to do so?
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MBP 13 Retina - Installing Windows 7 and Moving files to external disk
I have a Macbook Pro 13 Retina and I wanted to bootcamp Windows 7 and install a game or two but I only have a SSD 128gb so I would like to install the bootcamp and then move the files to external ...
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OS X Mountaion Lion, Retina Mouse Resolution?
I'd really like some HiDpi mouse resolution in os x.
Currently with Retina display, the mouse still acts like it's on a 1440x900 resolution. It's chunky and very noticeable to me. OS X won't use high ...
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Can retina display features be enabled on older (non-retina) displays?
I have an older iMac, without a true retina display. I want to be able to scale the user interface like the retina macs do, but I can't seem to find a way to do that. Does anyone know a way to trick ...
