[cojumdip]

Using an LCD, is there a way bypass the max recommended native resolution, and shrink the overall image down to get better screen economy with increased miniaturization? Yes, it would look crappier and you might have to squint, but if you ran Pro Tools or something you could gain a little more viewing space. Something like this:

Native resolution:


Higher resolution, but shrunk:

[G0Ducks]

Just wait a few months... I hear Leopard is going to do this. Seriously.

R

[peeb]

No Leopard won't do that. The max resolution of an lcd is fixed. You are talking about the relative size of the desktop. I am not sure of how to scale the desktop in the direction you want, ctrl and mouse wheel on my machine zooms in, you are talking about out zooming out. G0Ducks is talking about resolution independence, which is the idea that items on the screen can be any size regardless of the resolution of the screen. He is correct that this will likely give you what you want. Sorry to be a pedant.

[MetalSnake]

I want to drive 200mp/h but my car does only 100mp/h how can I speed up?

(If you don't get it: That's just impossible, you can't have a higher resolution than the monitor you have is able to.)

[peeb]

Metal - you are right, but I think the OP knows he can't get more resolution, he wants to shrink the items on his desktop - any ideas on that? Kind of the opposite of the accessibility function that lets you magnify them, while maintaining the same resolution.

[air]

actually, I have a Powerbook 12" and I wanted to play around with the resolution. I always want a higher resolution because I like to do graphic design and I always have a lot of apps open. I remember reading about something on these forums, a haxie that would allow me to run a higher resolution. I installed it and it worked great for a while, a little wonky, but it did work.

edit: found it. its called: User Interface Resolution Scaling. Its found in TinkerTool System under "System Setup" Tab, under "Quartz"

example: http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6636/picture1mb9.png

[arcticmac]

Also in developer tools:
/Developer/Applications/Performance Tools/Quartz Debug.app
hit apple-u when it opens, and then change the slider value. New value affects programs when they launch.

[Azazell]

how do u get there?

[MetalSnake]

well, you could always use

defaults write com.apple.iTunes AppleDisplayScaleFactor .75

in Terminal. (change com.apple.iTunes to the pref file name without suffix and .75 to whatever you want, 1 is normal, everything below is smaller)

[chabig]

So G0Ducks was right. Leopard is supposed to do this, which will give cojumdip exactly what he wants.

Peeb is right, that the max resolution of an LCD is fixed. But that doesn't mean that the OS can't draw things smaller.

[G0Ducks]

*drinks a little more wine* That's right mofos... I was right

[peeb]

"Native resolution:
resized image, click here for original

Higher resolution, but shrunk:"
Weeeellll, not wanting to be pedantic, what I was quibbling with was GoDucks telling the op that Leopard would, indeed, "do that" (I thought he was referring to the op's request for "Higher resolution, but shrunk". I was pointing out that Leopard will not give higher resolution, just shrunk.

[MindFad]

Leopard's interface will be resolution independent, so it only stands to reason—hopefully anyway—that Apple provide some Appearance option for interface scaling. As mentioned, your LCD's resolution won't change, but Leopard will be able to draw its interfaces smaller to give more screen real estate.