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rgoddard on Sept 3, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Aspect Ratios

I would think it would be to make sure to control the actual physical distances. You are more concerned that two buttons are 10mm apart then 10px apart. If they become too close physically, then the higher the chance to miss click or other difficulties.

mortenjorck on Sept 3, 2011 [–]

Exactly. UI distances are indeed a function of resolution, but a user's hand is not so scalable.

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