Work around a PDF page-opening and zoom level issue
Sometimes, some PDF files do not start on page one, nor do they show up with the desired magnification. Moving to page one, setting the zoom, and resaving them does not fix the issues. When the new file is opened, the very same issues arise. Here's a fix, if you've got Acrobat Pro on your Mac: Open the PDF file and choose Document » Extract Pages to extract all pages individually. Select File » Create PDF » Merge Files into a Single PDF. Drag and drop the individual files, and then use File Size LARGER » Combine Files » Save. That's it! [robg adds: I haven't tested this one, nor have I seen this particular PDF issue on my Mac.]
published on Wednesday, the 29. October 2008, macosxhints
LiveQuartz 1.8 supports gestures for graphics editing
Developer Romain Piveteau has released LiveQuartz 1.8, an update to the free graphics retouching application designed for Mac OS X Leopard. The update adds Multi-Touch trackpads support, including 'Swipe' for tools and layer control, 'Pinch & Expand' for magnification and layer zoom transformation and 'Rotation' for layer rotation. There is also a ...
published on Thursday, the 17. April 2008, macintosh-news-network
Change the dock's maximum tile size
Even though there are 512x512 pixel icon representations for all Apple apps, the Dock stays at 128 pixels maximum when using the Sie slider in the Dock's System Preferences panel. This old hint explains how to set the magnification level to up to 512 pixels (using the largesize key; defaults write com.apple.dock largesize -int 512). Here's how to change the tile size (the maximum non-magnified dock icon size) to go along with the supersized zoomed icons. In Terminal, enter this command: defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 256; killall Dock The tile size may be up to 256 pixels, so don't go any higher than that. Note that icons above 128 pixels are scaled, and you can notice some pixelation. [robg adds: The easy way to return things to normal is to just use the Dock's System Preferences panel -- change the sliders, and the ...
published on Tuesday, the 6. November 2007, macosxhints
10.5: Magnify Dock items on the fly via the keyboard
I just noticed when I was trying to fool around with Spaces that by holding down Control and Shift, and then moving the mouse along the dock, the icons will magnify -- even if you have the Dock's magnification feature disabled. Pretty nice touch, if you ask me.[robg adds: This shortcut isn't documented in either the general help for the Dock's keyboard shortcuts, nor in the Keyboard Shortcuts tab of the Keyboard & Mouse System Preferences panel. The icons will magnify based on the setting in the Magnification slider in the Dock System Preferences panel. So to change the magnification setting, enable magnification, change the slider, then disable magnification (assuming you don't want it on all the time).]
published on Thursday, the 1. November 2007, macosxhints
Pentax debuts compact Optio Z10, S10 cameras
Pentax on Wednesday announced two digital compact cameras including the 8-megapixel Optio Z10 with a 7X optical zoom lens and the small, stylish 10.0 megapixels Optio S10 (pictured at right). The Pentax Optio Z10 offers a 7X optical zoom lens, the highest magnification among current Pentax compact digital camera models. The camera is designed with...
published on Wednesday, the 22. August 2007, macintosh-news-network