Single slit width change, how would fringes differ?

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just to be clear, this is single slit diffraction of light

if the slit width is made narrower, this would lead to more diffraction, so the fringe width would be wider, yeah?

but I'm a bit confused, because is this basically the same as saying the fringe separation would be wider?
 
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if the slit width is made narrower, this would lead to more diffraction, so the fringe width would be wider, yeah?
Right
but I'm a bit confused, because is this basically the same as saying the fringe separation would be wider?
And that is right, too. Where is the problem?
 
mfb said:
Right
And that is right, too. Where is the problem?

slightly different from my original question, but what if I had a double slit

and I wanted to compared the difference between two wavelengths of light

would the longer wavelength of light produce wider maximas and have greater separations between them?