Yeah but it will not scale just text. It will scale whole UI. So to get larger text you give up even more screen real estate. Also, this is visible without option click.
Yeah but it will not scale just text. It will scale whole UI. So to get larger text you give up even more screen real estate. Also, this is visible without option click.
The font size is the same as before. Button size is the same as before. Most UI element size is the same too.
It's still showing for me.I just noticed something else. In Catalina, EVERY Finder window would show free disk space down in the status bar. Looks like they got rid of that. So I can't check my free space at a glance any more and I have to go digging.
Way to go Apple ? Stunning and brave.
Different resolutions on your part, that's all there is to it. There is no change in UI size. There never was an option to adjust UI elements for bigger text (I wish there were).No it's not. Look at the screenshot comparisons on the previous page.
You are using two different screen resolutions… and Finder still have the free space number in the status bar.No it's not. Look at the screenshot comparisons on the previous page.
Increasing the Sidebar icon size to Large in the General pane of System Prefs helps.Websites, Mail, Music, etc. are fine. I just think the some U.I. text is a bit too small.
Go to view and then show status bar or the shortcut command + /I just noticed something else. In Catalina, EVERY Finder window would show free disk space down in the status bar. Looks like they got rid of that. So I can't check my free space at a glance any more and I have to go digging.
Way to go Apple ? Stunning and brave.
It's still showing for me.
There is no change in UI size.
There never was an option to adjust UI elements for bigger text (I wish there were).
After using Big Sur for the last day or so, I've decided to upgrade back to Catalina.
Are all of the third party ones you use compatible with Big Sur?Happily, most of the applications I use are not Apple ones, but I do use Mail. I hope with regular use I'll get over this discomfort.
I understand that the industry has moved away from "title bars", but Catalina never left me uncomfortable in the same way that Big Sur does. Take Mail and Finder. On Catalina they both have an area above the toolbar that I would go to when I wanted to drag the window. The loss of that consistent target for my mouse is hard to take. I tried to conclude that the natural target should be just to the right of the window buttons; that could work for Mail and Finder. But, that standard doesn't work for Safari. I really don't know what Apple had in mind for the consistent way to drag around windows.
Even if you uncheck all the options in automatic updates you still get a red reminder icon. Really annoying! I have tried all possible ways to get around this but it seems completely impossible.Just remember to turn off Automatic Updates. Apple removed the ability to ignore specific macOS updates
That is in fact a change of resolution, whatever the wording.There certainly is a change. I noticed it instantly and had to bump up the scaling.
So what do you call the option in System Preferences > Display for "Larger Text"?
Absolutely! Totally agree with this as it's driving me crazy too. Plus I use the windows management app 'Magnet' to drag and snap windows, and since upgrading to Big Sur I'm struggling to find somewhere I can click and drag to un-snap windows, because once they are snapped there's little to no space in the upper region of Finder and app windows that aren't taken up by buttons and icons. I've just wiped Big Sur and am currently reinstalling Catalina, even though doing so is a massive pain in the rump.I've been working with Big Sur casually for these few days. I'm not ready to be too critical since my main development machine is still on Catalina, so I haven't really suffered through serious use of this new OS. But, even with just casual use, there is one thing that is starting to bother me; for the Apple applications there is no standard place to point the mouse to drag a window.
I understand that the industry has moved away from "title bars", but Catalina never left me uncomfortable in the same way that Big Sur does. Take Mail and Finder. On Catalina they both have an area above the toolbar that I would go to when I wanted to drag the window. The loss of that consistent target for my mouse is hard to take. I tried to conclude that the natural target should be just to the right of the window buttons; that could work for Mail and Finder. But, that standard doesn't work for Safari. I really don't know what Apple had in mind for the consistent way to drag around windows.
Happily, most of the applications I use are not Apple ones, but I do use Mail. I hope with regular use I'll get over this discomfort.
What Apple has in mind is in fact to make your computer just another phone. You are supposed to use full screen "scaled" "retina" mode, in which title bars have no meaning. Apple engineers don't use mice, they use "gestures" on their laptops. They don't know that you and I exist, and either way they don't give an f.I've been working with Big Sur casually for these few days. I'm not ready to be too critical since my main development machine is still on Catalina, so I haven't really suffered through serious use of this new OS. But, even with just casual use, there is one thing that is starting to bother me; for the Apple applications there is no standard place to point the mouse to drag a window.
I understand that the industry has moved away from "title bars", but Catalina never left me uncomfortable in the same way that Big Sur does. Take Mail and Finder. On Catalina they both have an area above the toolbar that I would go to when I wanted to drag the window. The loss of that consistent target for my mouse is hard to take. I tried to conclude that the natural target should be just to the right of the window buttons; that could work for Mail and Finder. But, that standard doesn't work for Safari. I really don't know what Apple had in mind for the consistent way to drag around windows.
Happily, most of the applications I use are not Apple ones, but I do use Mail. I hope with regular use I'll get over this discomfort.