New MacBook Pro Display Notch

[Mike Kerner]

I'm not sure this will be a problem, unless you are trying to display
something in the menubar, since that's where the notch is going to be.

On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 5:14 AM Richmond via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> I should have thought the simplest way round this problem was to work on
> the assumption that from now on
> ALL Apple displays will have a notch and "cut one's stack" to
> accommodate that.
>
> Of course this is only relevant to people who want to annoy end-users by
> providing full-screen window apps.
>
> On 19.10.21 11:55, HENRY LOWE via use-livecode wrote:
> > The new 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro models announced by Apple yesterday
> include a display notch to house the 1080P front facing camera. Clearly
> this may cause problems for apps that display content in the screen area
> occupied by the new notch.
> >
> > In response Apple has created a new “compatibility mode” for apps
> running on Macs with a notch. When this mode is active, the system changes
> the active area of the display to avoid the camera housing. This mode can
> be turned on/off by the user via a checkbox in the app’s get info panel or
> it can be activated or deactivated by the developer via a new ‘info.plist’
> key.
> >
> > Link to Apple developer documentation on how to turn on / off this mode
> using the new ‘info.plist’ key is below:
> >
> >
> https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/nsprefersdisplaysafeareacompatibilitymode
> >
> > Henry
> >
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