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Image:OSX ResIndependance Comparison.png

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[edit] Summary

Side-by-side comparison of the Mac OS X System Preferences application non-scaled (left) and scaled (right).

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Resolution independance
Description	A visual comparison of high DPI and normal DPI settings, as present in Mac OS X in drawing desktop and window components
Source	Mac OS X 10.5.2 System Preferences application
Article	Resolution independance
Portion used	Incomplete screenshot of the application; top-left area used only. 300x300 pixels of normal scaling, 300x300 pixels of high scaling
Low resolution?	No
Purpose of use	To visually demonstrate resolution independance in the article, and scaling in the Mac OS X graphical interface
Replaceable?	There is no free equivalent of this screen capture, and as such, one could not be used

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:53, 28 March 2008	600×300 (71 KB)	Skyld (Talk \| contribs)	(Side-by-side comparison of the high DPI screenshot, as seen in Image:OSX_ResIndependance_High.png and the normal DPI screenshot, as seen in Image:OSX_ResIndependance_Normal.png. {{Non-free use rationale \|Article=Resolution independance \|Descripti)