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Experimental Features

The switches that make Linux apps behave like Mac apps — what each one does, and what it can still get wrong.

10 articles
  1. 1What experimental means hereWhy these are switches rather than simply how MSL works, and what to do when one misbehaves.
  2. 2The Mac keyboard in Linux appsCommand-key shortcuts, Mac text navigation, and why terminals are treated differently.
  3. 3The shared clipboardCopy in Linux and paste on the Mac, and back again — text, images and files.
  4. 4MSL Files as the Linux file browserWhat turning Linux's file manager and file dialogs into MSL Files actually changes.
  5. 5Linux menus in the Mac menu barMoving an app's File and Edit menus to the top of the screen, and which apps can do it.
  6. 6Signing in to Linux appsWhy a sign-in page opens in Linux when every other link opens on your Mac.
  7. 7GPU acceleration for OpenGLRunning Linux OpenGL on the Mac's real GPU, and the version ceiling that decides whether you want to.
  8. 8Native scalingDrawing Linux windows closer to the Mac's own interface size.
  9. 9Retina renderingDrawing Linux windows at your Mac's real pixel density, so they look as sharp as Mac apps.
  10. 10The camera and microphone promptSkipping MSL's own permission prompt when a Linux app opens the camera or microphone.