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usr-sse2 / RDM

Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions
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"Unknown1" ...2 ...3 options and app not working #55

Open anderpos opened 2 years ago

anderpos commented 2 years ago

I have a 2019 MacBook Pro running macOS Monterey and a DELL S3422DWG monitor (3440x1440).

I created a new profile with this resolution and left the default options checked (Retina, HiDPI and Unknown1). After restarting my Mac and selecting this resolution, things seems unchanged. Text is still pixelated.

So, what are those Unknown1, Unknown2 and Unknown3 checkboxes? And what is the difference between "Retina" and "HiDPI"? Should I leave all this options checked?

usr-sse2 commented 2 years ago

I'd name these options if I knew what they mean. I just extracted them from Apple plists and allowed to toggle all bits used in them.

As for your display issue, this app won't help you with it. This app is for adding custom scaled resolutions. E. g. if your display has 2560x1440 resolution and it already works correctly, it allows to add e. g. "1920x1080 HiDPI" and "1600x900 HiDPI" scaled resolutions, which look like 1920x1080 and 1600x900 but with higher quality, because they are actually rendered in 3840x2160 and 3200x1800 and then downscaled to 2560x1440, the same way as it works on built-in Retina display if non-default mode is selected. Your problem is that the native resolution (3440x1440) doesn't work, so scaled resolutions won't help.

usr-sse2 commented 2 years ago

What was the highest available resolution before adding scaled resolutions? How is your display connected to MacBook?

anderpos commented 2 years ago

Hello! Oh ok, I wasn't aware that those options where extracted from a plists file. My display is connected using a type-c to display port cable. My highest resolution is 3440x1440.

I have noticed that I can use this app to "downscale" my monitor to a smaller resolution but with higher quality. Like, thinks will be bigger but the quality will improve.

It's actually wired because the text I'm typing here in this reply is perfect and crisp, but the text on my chrome tab title is a bit jagged.

In the end, I don't think this is a problem with your application. It's doing what it's meant to do. The problem is with the OSX resolution handling.