2560x1440 is a troublesome resolution....

[MacCross]

Interestingly enough, if you buy 24" retina everything is in the right place at the right size.
There is no problem with one wanting high resolution, just a HUGE problem when the UI design just "stops" working!
and in the end it almost seems to be down to the top menu bar... I don't know! I'm not an expert, but it just seems ood that one would want to include icons, text and other eye candy, into this retina and 5k quest.

Resolution independence now! ;-)

 

[markovchain]

Thanks for the post. Interestingly, this issue still isn't solved. I now have a 5K iMac, and I still have to zoom in (CTRL+/CTRL-) using Safari because Safari STILL doesn't remember zoom levels. I've now actually bound the zoom in/out buttons to my Logitech G700 mouse because I use them so often in new tabs etc..

I'm not going to give up 2560x1440 effective res (from 5120x2880 native) Retina mode, because I need the real-estate for photography. Just bizarre that Apple hasn't given us more adjustability here..

I gave up on my EIZO 27" long time ago. it is just impossible yo work on text based application including web research.

2560x1440 is a joke unless all you do is photo and video.