Jesse Welton jwelton@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu wrote:
Pardon my negativity, but that doesn't solve the issue at all. It just moves the problem from screens of different pixel extents to screens of different physical sizes. So even with the high resolution and scaling graphics, it's still hard. (Not that the scaling graphics doesn't have benefits in other areas, of course.)
At least with monitor sizes, you only need to have a monitor that is big enough--if your monitor is bigger than the sender's, you'll be fine. With resolution changes, however, it can actually be a detriment to run your machine at a higher, uh, pitch--if you try to view something created at a lower pitch, then everything will be small!
I imagine that, just as with paper, certain sizes will become common. I also kinda expect that people won't frequently want to take over your whole monitor. If someone sends me an interesting electronic book, why can't I plop it on my desktop amidst all my other rubish if I so choose?
-Lex