I am using TeXmaker on a MacBook Retina with an additional external display. The documents displayed in the PDF viewer while on the external display are very grainy/blurry and hard to read, while they are completely fine on the MacBook screen and when opening the produced PDF with another software. I didn't find anything related to this online.
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I had the same issue and found a work around. Open texmaker on your laptop's screen and adjust the size of the program window so that it fits the external screen (or your needs). If you than drag the texmaker window to the external screen and do not (!) resize the texmaker window, the internal pdf viewer looks normal.
As you might have an external screen larger than the laptop screen, you have to fiddle a bit to first adjust the size of the program window on your laptop screen, but it is worth it. The good thing is that resizing the pdf size within the viewer is fine.
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If that's the case I would recommend to use an other pdfreader, you'll need one, which does not block writing on the file and updates it when you compile. http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/43057/macosx-pdf-viewer-automatic-reload-on-file-modification – MaxNoe Aug 08 '14 at 08:04
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Hey, I tried this and it did not work. The text looks fine on my laptop's screen regardless of window size, and always looks gritty on the external monitor also regardless of window size. – faiuwle Dec 05 '22 at 01:39
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Don't remember where I read this, but tried MacOsx 10.6 64 bits version and it works without any work around. Apparently MacOsx 10.7 64 bits is the problem. Give it a try.
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1Welcome to TeX.SX! You can have a look at our starter guide to familiarize yourself further with our format. – ebosi Apr 22 '16 at 13:59
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This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review – Stefan Pinnow Apr 22 '16 at 14:40
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@StefanPinnow But if an other version solves the problem, why shouldn't this be a valid answer? – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Apr 22 '16 at 15:14
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@samcarter because downgrading to an outdated OS is not a solution. it's a workaround at best. and the new MacBooks aren't supported by the older OS. if at all, a VM running 10.6.x could be used. – naphaneal Apr 23 '16 at 10:37
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@naphaneal I understood the answer as in using the version of TeXmaker for 10.6 and not using another OS. – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Apr 24 '16 at 10:14
\documentclass{...}and ending with\end{document}. Have you tried adding\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}to your preamble? – cfr Apr 19 '14 at 03:15