When you talk about resolution independent interfaces you assume they are meant to enable UI elements to have identical sizes across devices. That's not the only reason they are so important. They are important because they enable elements to have *any* size. And *any* solves *all* your problems.
From the moment you have a resolution independent UI, you can set element sizes to be different depending on form factor (viewing distance). Now, in the same form factor, you may have screens that have high DPI and screens that don't. But because interface elements are independent of both resolution and pixel density, users can simply adjust to their liking. It's really that simple.
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Date: 2012-07-13 03:08 pm (UTC)From the moment you have a resolution independent UI, you can set element sizes to be different depending on form factor (viewing distance). Now, in the same form factor, you may have screens that have high DPI and screens that don't. But because interface elements are independent of both resolution and pixel density, users can simply adjust to their liking. It's really that simple.