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From: Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us>
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Subject: Re: What Window Manager/Desktop Environment do you use, and why?
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:59:51 +0200
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>On Thu, 5 Jun 2025 08:21:26 -0700, John Ames wrote:
>> ... and it's also designed for a layout that naturally "letterboxes"
>> today's absolutely inescapable widescreen displays (which I loathe)
>> ...
>
>16:9 is an annoying ratio to use on a computer screen. 8:5 (or 16:10, for 
>the maths-challenged) is a more natural fit, and is (not) coincidentally 
>almost exactly the “golden ratio”.

I barely notice that difference. You usually cannot choose your
display dimensions in that level of detail if you care for other
values in your machine.

Greetings
Marc
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