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		ciupicri on Aug 18, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linux is a lemon on the new retina Mac Book Pro > The various Linux desktop environments are also less than ideal in handling high-density displays. Compared to OS X 10.7/10.8, the Unity, GNOME Shell, and KDE desktops all looked like shit at 2880 x 1800 on the Retina MacBook Pro. The text was difficult to read and even when toying around with different scaling factors, the text ended up looking awkward in relation to icons and other visuals. I wonder how could a better resolution make the text more difficult to read. Too bad he didn't publish any screenshots.

Evbn on Aug 18, 2012 [–]

High density means smaller text, which is hard to focus on.

ciupicri on Aug 18, 2012 | [–]

You can use larger text. GNOME has had this for some time, a common setting for all programs.

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