Is Pages retina-friendly in Mountain Lion?

roberticus70 · Jul 23, 2012, 06:41 PM

Hi there,

Has anyone out there who has access to Mountain Lion (developer's preview, etc.) tried out Pages on the Retina MBP?

Wondering if M-Lion solves the problem (i.e., blanks every second page), or whether it makes no difference -- in which case, we're stuck waiting for new version of iWorks...

Thanks!

hiohokaybye · Jul 23, 2012, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by roberticus70

Hi there,

Has anyone out there who has access to Mountain Lion (developer's preview, etc.) tried out Pages on the Retina MBP?

Wondering if M-Lion solves the problem (i.e., blanks every second page), or whether it makes no difference -- in which case, we're stuck waiting for new version of iWorks...

Thanks!

Nope, we're stuck waiting for the new iWork.

eagandale4114 · Jul 23, 2012, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by roberticus70

Hi there,

Has anyone out there who has access to Mountain Lion (developer's preview, etc.) tried out Pages on the Retina MBP?

Wondering if M-Lion solves the problem (i.e., blanks every second page), or whether it makes no difference -- in which case, we're stuck waiting for new version of iWorks...

Thanks!

Expect an update this week.

hiohokaybye · Jul 23, 2012, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by eagandale4114

Expect an update this week.

Hopefully alongside with ML!

HighEndMac · Jul 23, 2012, 08:33 PM

Really, iWorks retnia update in the next week? Wow that would nbe a treat! Pretty optimistic of you, I hope you are right.

eagandale4114 · Jul 23, 2012, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by HighEndMac

Really, iWorks retnia update in the next week? Wow that would nbe a treat! Pretty optimistic of you, I hope you are right.

May not be a major release. Could be a minor one just for retina/icloud.

HighEndMac · Jul 23, 2012, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by eagandale4114

May not be a major release. Could be a minor one just for retina/icloud.

Hey if it looks crisp, I'll be happy with any update. I wish MS would do the same!

Aldaris · Jul 23, 2012, 09:08 PM

I can't even get pages or keynote to even function in 'high res' mode. Text boxes a missing and haggard, block of text are missing. Really not what I have come to expect from Apple for the last 10 years, since my iBook G3 running at 700Mhz with a 40Gb hard drive and pop out combo drive.

fizzwinkus · Jul 23, 2012, 10:16 PM

That's probably why they didn't enable that by default.

ZacT94 · Jul 23, 2012, 10:21 PM

Forget a Retina update for MS Office, the 2013 version isn't even coming to Mac.

Rajpdx · Jul 23, 2012, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ZacT94

Forget a Retina update for MS Office, the 2013 version isn't even coming to Mac.

Neither did Office 2010.

They always alternate the releases between mac and pc.

Stetrain · Jul 23, 2012, 10:35 PM

An iWork release alongside Mountain Lion definitely makes a lot of sense. An update is long overdue.

Retina support and iCloud integration are sorely needed.

ZacT94 · Jul 23, 2012, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Rajpdx

Neither did Office 2010.

They always alternate the releases between mac and pc.

I know that, but I read an article that says that the next MS Office is only going to be available for Windows PC (including Mac's running Boot Camp).

eagandale4114 · Jul 23, 2012, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ZacT94

Forget a Retina update for MS Office, the 2013 version isn't even coming to Mac.

We will get a version a year later than our windows counterparts. I.e. we will get office 2014 for mac.

Rajpdx · Jul 23, 2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ZacT94

I know that, but I read an article that says that the next MS Office is only going to be available for Windows PC (including Mac's running Boot Camp).

I'm not sure I understand your point - forgive me if I'm missing something:

Mac Office - 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2011
PC Office - 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010.....2013

Since they alternate releases between Mac and PC and the release cycle is every three years - what is special about Office 2011 only being available for PC?

surjavarman · Jul 24, 2012, 12:51 AM

In the mean time you can use Google Docs which DOES support retina. I recommend ditching everything for Google Docs anyway. Sometimes you just have to move on to newer and better technology and services.

ZacT94 · Jul 24, 2012, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Rajpdx

I'm not sure I understand your point - forgive me if I'm missing something:

Mac Office - 1998, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2011
PC Office - 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010.....2013

Since they alternate releases between Mac and PC and the release cycle is every three years - what is special about Office 2011 only being available for PC?

But in the article I read, it said there isn't going to be a Mac version of MS Office coming out in 2014.

maverick808 · Jul 24, 2012, 05:00 AM

If you go to Pages in Finder and do Get Info on it then there is a checkbox for "Open in Low Resolution", which is checked by default. If you uncheck it and relaunch then Pages opens in retina mode.

It looks great and works as long as you only type one page. When you go to a second page it stops working and everything is blank. I guess the low resolution box is checked by default to avoid this bug. Still, if you do this you can see what Pages will look like once it is made retina compatible.

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Aldaris macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Salt Lake	I can't even get pages or keynote to even function in 'high res' mode. Text boxes a missing and haggard, block of text are missing. Really not what I have come to expect from Apple for the last 10 years, since my iBook G3 running at 700Mhz with a 40Gb hard drive and pop out combo drive. __________________ Ø Aldaris The ones who see things differently...
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fizzwinkus macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2008	That's probably why they didn't enable that by default.
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Stetrain macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2009	An iWork release alongside Mountain Lion definitely makes a lot of sense. An update is long overdue. Retina support and iCloud integration are sorely needed.
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surjavarman macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2007	In the mean time you can use Google Docs which DOES support retina. I recommend ditching everything for Google Docs anyway. Sometimes you just have to move on to newer and better technology and services.
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maverick808 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Scotland	If you go to Pages in Finder and do Get Info on it then there is a checkbox for "Open in Low Resolution", which is checked by default. If you uncheck it and relaunch then Pages opens in retina mode. It looks great and works as long as you only type one page. When you go to a second page it stops working and everything is blank. I guess the low resolution box is checked by default to avoid this bug. Still, if you do this you can see what Pages will look like once it is made retina compatible.
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