• Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Screen aspect ratios are typically represented at their lowest whole number, no? That’s why we have 4:3 instead of 8:6 etc so I thought the same applied here

    • William@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      This isn’t a screen aspect ratio. It’s a ratio of 1 portion of the screen to another portion of the screen.

      It’s short for 90%:10%. 1 app uses 90% of the screen and another uses 10% of the screen.

      It’s not comparing the length of 1 edge of the screen to a perpendicular edge of the screen.

      • ikidd@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        It’s a ratio of 1 portion of the screen to another 9 portion(s) of the screen.

        FTFY