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I’m a couple of weeks into using a single giant (32”) monitor at macOS’s 3k resolution, and I’m finding it works pretty well with a 3x2 set of windows for code, terminal and docs. The center third is usually a single emacs window with two frames, web browser on the left, and inspect window or terminals on the right. I’m also really liking the usb-c power delivery, so it’s one cable to the work laptop, and from there,…
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I have three monitors, but I only use one (a 24" one, the second is for when I want to watch some show or movie while doing stuff on the main one, and the third I basically never use). I have my apps always maximized/fullscreen in the main monitor and I alt-tab between them. I never could get into having multiple apps on-screen at the same time, since I can only focus on one. Writing this comment, though, I realize t…
Same here. I full window everything. And use my second monitor basically only for YouTube/Spotify. It’s really useful when I need to keep some reference up too.
I have also configured the window to always stay on top and to resize to a small window on the bottom right, so if I press escape while the window is focused, I get picture-in-picture.
Also, mpv exits when it's done, so it's a great way of watching a video in full screen on the second monitor at the press of a button.
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Same here. I full window everything. And use my second monitor basically only for YouTube/Spotify. It’s really useful when I need to keep some reference up too.
Oh you're going to love this: There's an extension that launches custom programs with the current page as an argument, and I use it to launch mpv, which is then configured to open full-screen on the second screen with a high-quality stream of the YouTube video I'm on. I have also configured the window to always stay on top and to resize to a small window on the bottom right, so if I press escape while the window is f…
I’m a couple of weeks into using a single giant (32”) monitor at macOS’s 3k resolution, and I’m finding it works pretty well with a 3x2 set of windows for code, terminal and docs. The center third is usually a single emacs window with two frames, web browser on the left, and inspect window or terminals on the right. I’m also really liking the usb-c power delivery, so it’s one cable to the work laptop, and from there,…
What monitor do you have?
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Oh you're going to love this: There's an extension that launches custom programs with the current page as an argument, and I use it to launch mpv, which is then configured to open full-screen on the second screen with a high-quality stream of the YouTube video I'm on. I have also configured the window to always stay on top and to resize to a small window on the bottom right, so if I press escape while the window is f…
link to said extension? :)
A bunch of crap strewn across an old IKEA desk. Why is this interesting.
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I've come to love the ultrawide 34" format @3440x1440 for "I want things side by side". Most of these can work as multiple monitors and split the screen if you plug in two cables, but you'll obviously have zero gap between them.
Same, that's what I have been using for GIS work, media production, and some light coding. Only thing I regret is not being able to play Xbox games at 21:9 (unless you know of a way).
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I have three monitors, but I only use one (a 24" one, the second is for when I want to watch some show or movie while doing stuff on the main one, and the third I basically never use). I have my apps always maximized/fullscreen in the main monitor and I alt-tab between them. I never could get into having multiple apps on-screen at the same time, since I can only focus on one. Writing this comment, though, I realize t…
A better alt+tab switcher would be great! Why isn't that a thing? I'm imagining something where you could use alt+f1, alt+f2, alt+f3, etc. to switch to specific windows rather than just rotating between everything.
Sorry if this is really well known I'm new to MS Windows as a user.
I use dual monitor, but have two virtual desktops giving me 4 "screens" to layout windows in. I keep the same window in the same place, but often have to use 3 docs at once and so would love a 3rd screen. Then I'd have reference material on 1), doc I'm responding to on 2), doc I'm writing in also on 2), citations on 3).
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It is so sad that for us not in the Apple Ecosystem it is impossible to find a desktop HiDPI display. We are stuck in 4k for the past 5 years. This Dell is the only "option", but I don't know how many of us can afford spending $5k on a monitor with a lifetime of ~ 3 years that has not shown great reliability. Meanwhile, Linux has made the lives of 4k display owners unlivable due to the lack of non-integer scaling. A…
Is there no way to use an LG 5K? The bad thing about the 8K is needing a $500 video card which also means it's not an option for laptop users (I guess you could with an eGPU
Today a And I don't see why a laptop with a proper GPU and TB3 dock couldn't drive it either.
"I found that using only one monitor allows me to focus more on what I’m doing, and I don’t miss anything about a multi-monitor setup." This. I had the same realization maybe 7 or 8 years ago and it is true for me. With multiple monitors it's like moving your hands away from the keyboard all the time and looking for the mouse. Same happens for me while looking for anything across the 2 or 3 monitor setup. It just wea…
Except you have huge monitor and you lay stuff in multiple side by side windows which makes the whole argument very moot. And when you use laptop you are kind of forced to use single screen because multiple screens is inconvenient at best. When I started development 15" monitors were standard and 17" were a luxury. Setting multiple monitors was a must or you would have to constantly switch between editor, terminal an…
So yes, while in some situations (like debugging a complicated app, or for some "standby" information) multiple monitors are a must, for general use it ends up being too distracting.