Re: [OmTdev] Feedback from JTF Translation Festival — macOS 4K font issue

[Jean-Christophe H. <jea...@tr...>]

Adam,

Thank you for this information.

6.0.2 will be notarised. We’re working on the last parts of code necessary to that process: the externalisation of the script folder.

Also, 6.0.1 has a notarized prototype:

> On May 9, 2025, at 7:58, Jean-Christophe Helary <jea...@tr...> wrote:
> 
> There is a prototype of OmegaT 6.0.1 notarized for macOS here:
> 
> https://traductaire-libre.org/omegat/OmegaT_6.0.1_Notarized.dmg
> 
> The code is identical to the official 6.0.1, but it is notarized to run on versions of macOS that require notarized packages. I have tested it on a number of machines (including macOS 15).
> 
> I’m considering publishing on the Sourceforge site for public access, unless people identify a problem associated with the notarization.
> 
> I’m giving myself one week.
> 
> Please report any issue you’ll find:
> - does the package open properly ?
> - does OmegaT launch properly ?
> - are there error messages related to notarization that worry you?
> 
> etc.
> 
> Thank you in advance.


JC

> On Nov 10, 2025, at 15:14, Adam Bishop <ada...@gm...> wrote:
> 
> It would be important to establish which version of OmegaT she tried with which version of MacOS, and which version of Java.
> 
> Last week, my wife updated her Mac from MacOS Sequoia (2024) to MacOS Tahoe (2025), and, after the update, all text in OmegaT was blurry - dialogs, translation editor pane, status bar, preferences.
> 
> She was using the latest notarized OmegaT.
> 
> I thought I would try the latest non-notarized version (with newer Java), and this, in fact, completely resolved the issue.
> 
> (Note that installing the non-notarized version is a little tricky for some users, and may disuade some from using it)
> 
> I had similar problems on updating my Linux computer from using the x display server to using Wayland, but this was resolved by not using fractional scaling (or rather by using 200% and smaller system fonts, instead of 150%, and bigger system fonts) - system-wide (I had to get used to other software with bigger elements).
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 10 Nov 2025, 01:09 Hiroshi Miura via OmegaT-development, <ome...@li...> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I joined JTF 翻訳祭 2025 in Yokohama, Japan last week.
> 
> There I met a former OmegaT user.
> She said she tried OmegaT before, but switched to another CAT tool almost immediately because the fonts on her 4K monitor (macOS) looked “dirty” or blurry.
> It seems the display quality was the main reason she gave up.
> 
> I’m curious:
> 
> 	• What’s causing this issue?
> 
> 	• Would newer Java versions improve font rendering on macOS 4K/Retina displays?
> 
> 	• Any tips or settings from macOS users who have better results?
> 
> If anyone has suggestions or context, please share!
> 
> 
> I think the first time welcome wizard with font selection might help.
> 
> Thanks,
> Hiroshi
> 
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