Some people use their Macs to pilot huge HD televisions, allowing them to access a wide range of audio and video applications on a Mac and streaming video services while retaining the safety of the Mac operating system. However, it is easy to encounter a problem: the interface elements of the external display can end so small that you have trouble doing them.
You have several ways to improve this situation, although readers have found that not everyone works in their situation.
Define the default or more default display size
In > System settings > Displays With your large selected display, the default settings displayed have a “Use AS” section with at least four choices. The larger text and the default value means that macOS act as if the display was a lower resolution compared to the font and the interface element used.
However, what is made on the screen, such as fonts, images and video, continues to use the native resolution of the device. It is often the simplest and best solution – if it works for your display.
You can choose from a larger range of sizes and demonstrate the effect of high resolution rendering for you by clicking on the Advance button in Displays Then activate “Show resolutions as a list”. This reveals all the resolutions for which the native display density is preserved even if the size of the interface elements changes.
If you activate “display all resolutions”, you will see certain resolutions display with “(low resolution)” after them. If you select one of these and compare it to the same option without the label, you can see how the rendering differs – the “jaggies” are quite obvious to low resolution.
Work with accessibility settings
In System settings > Accessibility > Display below Text And Needle Sections, you can adjust the type size size of the system, increase the size of the menu bar and make the pointer easy to see or locate (when soaked). Not all applications support the “text size” parameter, but it is likely that you only use a few – or simply TV and safari applications – with your external display.
Turn to a third party application, Betterdisplay Pro
Many readers suggest that Betterdisplay Pro is a more complete set of options for the scale of Mac user interface elements compared to screen size without causing other problems. This utility allows you to unlock the high definition rendering (HIDPI) when the screen does not respond to the more restrictive Apple resolutions for which it allows you to define more important user interface elements.
The developer's wiki has a detailed page on how to personalize this functionality. However, this mainly involves installing the application, turning on “modifying the configuration of the system of this display model” and “activate the flexible scaling”, then click Apply for the display you want to control.
Betterdisplay has a free and pro version; The pro version is required to unlock the Hidpi feature. However, the developer offers a free 14 -day trial, which allows you to test if the option solves your problem. To continue using it, the cost is $ 19.99 or $ 19.99, depending on your region.
This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submitted by igamesnews Reader Andy.
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