Hackers' Pub

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mei @mei@donotsta.re

4/28/2025, 8:18:45 PM

Public

well uh, that's certainly an argument

"Why should I care about UI scaling?"

Modern computer screens don't have a consistent relationship between resolution and size. 1920x1080 is a common resolution for both desktop and mobile screens, despite mobile screens typically being less than a quarter the size of their desktop counterparts. Moreover, neither desktop nor mobile screens have consistent resolutions within their own size classes - common mobile screens range from below 720p to above 1440p, and desktop screens range from 720p to 5K and beyond.

Given that, it's a mistake to assume that 2D content will only be displayed on screens with a consistent pixel density. If you were to render a 96-pixel-square image on a 1080p screen and then render the same image on a similarly-sized 4K screen, the 4K rendition would only take up about a quarter of the physical space as it did on the 1080p screen. That issue is especially problematic with text rendering, where quarter-sized text becomes a significant legibility problem.

Failure to account for the scale factor can create a significantly degraded user experience. Most notably, it can make users feel like they have bad eyesight, which will potentially cause them to think about growing elderly, resulting in them having an existential crisis. Once users enter that state, they will no longer be focused on your application.

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