bad shadows

[mrmo123]

I'm getting really bad shadows I was wondering if anyone else has this problem??? I'm on an Early 2014 MBA; my Yosemite had been upgraded from the beta. I'm wondering if being on the beta is the issue.

Here are some screenshots.

 

[grahamperrin]

How are the shadows bad?

Please: bad in what ways?

(That's not a trick question, just recognising that perceptions of good and bad differ.)

 

[mrmo123]

For the dock on a white background (3rd picture), the halo around the dock doesn't look correct. Maybe it's because the MBA isn't retina that I can see it and you can't??

Additionally, resetting the PRAM doesn't help

 

[mrmo123]

i'm mainly wondering if it's just me or if everyone's yosemite looks like mine

 

[grahamperrin]

… if everyone's yosemite looks like mine

A brief answer, without reference to any Dock: when I last checked, some of the perceived differences are not yet explained, not yet understood; and some of those actual differences (or differences in perception) are unrelated to normal use of non-Retina hardware.

For the dock on a white background (3rd picture), the halo around the dock doesn't look correct. …

Screenshots of OS X 10.9.5 attached. Our preferred orientations differ but in both cases I think the shadow is as it should be, fairly even around three 'edges' of the Dock.

For a designer's attention to detail, an eye that's far superior to mine, this chap comes to mind: https://twitter.com/eli_schiff/status/492504341262004224

One of his more recent shots, of shadows around UI elements with very varied positions (overwhelmingly user-defined) – https://twitter.com/eli_schiff/status/526137695366418433 – may help you to decide for yourself whether the shadow in your case appears proper for a single UI element with a much more predictable position (momentarily user-defined then infinitely system-defined).

Light, dark, shadow and headings

One of your other screenshots:

That's the head to a (possibly empty) list of notifications, yes?

Without reviewing other recent points of reference in this forum: I see, first and foremost – reading top to bottom, left to right – the bright 'Notifications' text shining through a dark background. So whilst it's not in your screenshot, I expect to see bright text, on a dark background, below the heading with those same qualities.

Also: the button to the left is outstanding (standing out, towards me, not pressed in towards the screen).

 

[F1Mac]

Your shadows look perfectly fine. Like you said maybe retina users (not me) have an even smoother shape. But why are using a white background?!?!?!?!?

 

[HaruAoki]

Try a different wallpaper it would be the white one you have on, but they look alright for me.

On my 5k iMac, 2013 iMac and Macbook Pro 13-inch no retina the shadows looks fine. Would like them to but abit smaller around windows, but I don't really mind.

 

[mrmo123]

A brief answer, without reference to any Dock: when I last checked, some of the perceived differences are not yet explained, not yet understood; and some of those actual differences (or differences in perception) are unrelated to normal use of non-Retina hardware.



Screenshots of OS X 10.9.5 attached. Our preferred orientations differ but in both cases I think the shadow is as it should be, fairly even around three 'edges' of the Dock.

For a designer's attention to detail, an eye that's far superior to mine, this chap comes to mind: https://twitter.com/eli_schiff/status/492504341262004224

One of his more recent shots, of shadows around UI elements with very varied positions (overwhelmingly user-defined) – https://twitter.com/eli_schiff/status/526137695366418433 – may help you to decide for yourself whether the shadow in your case appears proper for a single UI element with a much more predictable position (momentarily user-defined then infinitely system-defined).

Light, dark, shadow and headings

One of your other screenshots:

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That's the head to a (possibly empty) list of notifications, yes?

Without reviewing other recent points of reference in this forum: I see, first and foremost – reading top to bottom, left to right – the bright 'Notifications' text shining through a dark background. So whilst it's not in your screenshot, I expect to see bright text, on a dark background, below the heading with those same qualities.

Also: the button to the left is outstanding (standing out, towards me, not pressed in towards the screen).

Thanks for your reply! The problem with photo number 2 was as you predicted, there were no notifications. I pressed tab and realized it was just highlighting the selected item.

I just realized that all the screenshots look completely normal (no rigid shadows) on my desktop. The problem with the rigid shadows is from the angle at which I have been using my laptop (laying down on my stomach). So instead of the normal 90 deg to the screen, it was more extreme. Below is a picture taken with my iPhone!

Thanks for giving me some piece of mind that my computer is fine.