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Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by throwawaymaths »

dominotw wrote: post #134
throwawaymaths wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm double-extending vscode: top monitor gets the code, bottom laptop screen gets the terminal (vscode click-to-goto file/line in stdout/stderr output is just too powerful)

why can't those be put in different spaces and just switch between spaces using keyboard. Whats the advantage of putting terminal in another monitor. This has puzzled me for a long time as to why ppl use multiple monitors at all. Is the idea that your peripheral vision is monitoring terminal window ?

Arguably if vscode allowed you to detach the terminal this would be less of an issue. But you can't, and it's part of the same screen, and making the terminal have a small horizontal section of the screen is not as good; terminal character wrapping for small vertical sections is not as good etc.

If you have never had your terminal highlight something that it detects (log line, compile error, stacktrace, test report, etc.) as a reference to a file/line/column and give you a clicky to bring that file to the front and focus it... I highly recommend you try it.

I'm not monitoring the terminal window with my peripheral vision, but when I am using the terminal I don't want to have to rearrange where my code appears.

I also have a third, vertical monitor, that typically has documentation (documentation is splendid when you can see lots of rows of text). Why that has to be "in another monitor" should be a reasonable corrollary from that.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by nsonha »

with the added height of the monitor, this barely make it a monitor that has does not need external arm to be tall enough for correct posture. Monitors sold on the market are hazardously low, I always need an arm or several books stacked to pad them. There should be some health regulation around this.

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Post by closeparen »

orthoxerox wrote: post #227

I wish USB-C single cable solution would become standard on all screens, along with a built-in USB/BT hub. Then we could revisit the idea of thumbstick PCs. I am not a big fan of laptops and would gladly carry a Mars bar-sized computer with me instead.

I used to work with someone who carried an Intel NUC in his backpack rather than the standard issue laptop.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by tradertef »

SergeAx wrote: post #255

This is a perfect one for crypto traders! These days they should rotate their 16:9 vertically to see the full depth of assets plunged. Now they will have this and see much longer history at the same time.

Horrible and tasteless comment. HN crowd takes every opportunity to attack Bitcoin.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by charles_kaw »

tradertef wrote: post #276
SergeAx wrote: post #255

This is a perfect one for crypto traders! These days they should rotate their 16:9 vertically to see the full depth of assets plunged. Now they will have this and see much longer history at the same time.

Horrible and tasteless comment. HN crowd takes every opportunity to attack Bitcoin.

Because the cryptocurrency community demonstrated incredible hubris, and even mocked "no-coiners" constantly. So, it shouldn't be a surprise that some people would respond in kind.

I don't think it's great to mock people for losing their life savings, but that's where it's coming from I think.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by isametry »

amelius wrote: post #201
isametry wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also don't forget that our eyes are… you know… next to each other. Rather than stacked vertically. The aspect ratio for the average binocular human is almost 2:1 (vertical FOV is around 100°, while horizontal is up to 190°). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_eye#Field_of_view

Is that 190° the range for both eyes simultaneously?

Actually good point, looking at that article again, 190° is edge-to-edge — i.e. also including single-eye areas.

True binocular FOV is 120° horizontal, which makes it close to a square actually.

It’s not like that remaining 70° is completely useless for monitor viewing, you will still peripherally notice any major display changes in that area, and should you need to turn your head, the partial view makes it easier to quickly find and lock onto the new target.

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Post by Phileosopher »

charles_kaw wrote: post #277
tradertef wrote: post #276

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Horrible and tasteless comment. HN crowd takes every opportunity to attack Bitcoin.

Because the cryptocurrency community demonstrated incredible hubris, and even mocked "no-coiners" constantly. So, it shouldn't be a surprise that some people would respond in kind. I don't think it's great to mock people for losing their life savings, but that's where it's coming from I think.

From a population perspective, all groups of people will have a disproportionate fringe of memorable behaviors. I've always found it odd that people group an entire community together like that, which may be the fact that I'm on the spectrum.

The crypto jerks aren't necessarily the ones who quietly used blockchain investments as an attempt to invest. Can't say they made a wise decision, but it's just bad form to strike someone when they're down. They still came out better than taking $40K in consumer debt!

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by wyclif »

sangnoir wrote: post #154
dominotw wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think most of ppl have the opposite problem called "nerd neck" from looking down all the time while using phone, laptop ect. This could be a nice antidote to that :D .

Never heard of nerd neck til now. Every single piece of ergonomic advice on using monitors that I have encountered has recommended that the top of your monitor be level with your eyes so you look down (slightly) rather than up.

Yes, and it doesn't just affect your neck. Setting it up like that is also better for eye strain and fatigue, because if your monitor is too high and you're looking up (defined as your eyes angled above your horizon), tear production is inhibited and your eyes get tired a lot faster.
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