2009/8/24 Martin Wirblat <sql.mawi at t-link.de>:
> Juan Vuletich wrote:
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>> DPI awareness is not the way to do it.
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> This term is more a slogan from Microsoft than a way, but it has its
> merits. Most developers are not really aware of the problem.
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>> And application zoom by the OS is a low quality workaround.
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> Yes, but most existing programs are in an urgent need for something like
> that. They are simply not prepared for modern fine displays.
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>> The real solution is to forget about pixels and do real scalable UIs, like
>> Morphic 3. Take a look at
>> http://www.jvuletich.org/Morphic3/TheFutureOfTheGUI_01.html and other
>> entries in my page.
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> I know your project. You seem to place emphasis on the coordinate
> system. However, for resizing natural pictures or smoothed icons you
> will still have to operate directly with pixels. Especially with icons
> this is problematic. Perhaps it is better to have a set of sufficient
> sizes and choose the best match instead of trying to scale them precisely.
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Don't you need "TrueType" (vectorized graphic) icons ?
Aren't icons just some colorful character glyphs ?

> Another part of the equation is the structuring of programs. Only
> windows and dialogs that are not overloaded with UI elements and text
> can be scaled reasonably. And for that "DPI-awareness" is necessary.
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> By the way, the biggest obstacle Squeak has IMO for broader visibility,
> is its UI library, the current Morphic. All power to brave UI developers!
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> Cheers,
> Martin
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