[ubuntu-art] A note on wallpaper dimensions

[Michael McKinley]

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Dylan McCall <dylanmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just recently I got a totally awesome 24" monitor. (Yay! It's a Samsung
> T240, going up from a Dell 17". I can't get over how big it is).
>
> To my dismay, Ubuntu's default wallpaper was stretched way beyond its means
> at the monitor's native resolution (1920x1200). GNOME's backgrounds all look
> fine; they seem to standardize on fitting precisely that. It looks like most
> other operating systems shoot for the same target, including Windows.
>
> Perhaps Ubuntu should aim for the same as well, since 1080p is getting quite
> common in computer displays and will probably remain standard for a while.
> It is a shame to think that users with beautiful displays are welcomed to a
> new Ubuntu release by fuzzy, stretched graphics.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Dylan
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In a similar vein, ensuring that the wallpapers look good on different
aspect ratios is important as well.