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Re: Working in the Vision Pro [video]

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Post by Ancapistani »

dansalvato wrote: post #69

I've been wearing AVP extensively these past few days, experimenting with using it for all kinds of things. As of now, I don't find it more efficient or seamless at doing much of anything. 1. There is no window management whatsoever. It would be great if I could stick apps to each other, or tile them in a frame, but I can't do that. I also can't stack windows—if I put one window behind another, the only way to access…

> There is no window management whatsoever.

FYI, Immersed is planning on releasing their app for visionOS. According to their employees on Discord, they're expecting that to happen around the end of February.

Immersed is by far the best "virtual desktop" app I've ever used, so I expect it will solve most or all of the issues with Apple's implementation at launch. I'm guessing Apple will catch up eventually, but for now, I'd watch Immersed.

> But for real, Apple hasn't launched a first-gen product this limited in use since the original iPhone.

That's... oddly encouraging to hear.

I'm 100% seeing this as a chance to get in on the early days of a new market, approximately of the same scope as the launch of the iPhone.

Re: Working in the Vision Pro [video]

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Post by arcticbull »

Ancapistani wrote: post #101
dansalvato wrote: post #69

I've been wearing AVP extensively these past few days, experimenting with using it for all kinds of things. As of now, I don't find it more efficient or seamless at doing much of anything. 1. There is no window management whatsoever. It would be great if I could stick apps to each other, or tile them in a frame, but I can't do that. I also can't stack windows—if I put one window behind another, the only way to access…

> There is no window management whatsoever. FYI, Immersed is planning on releasing their app for visionOS. According to their employees on Discord, they're expecting that to happen around the end of February. Immersed is by far the best "virtual desktop" app I've ever used, so I expect it will solve most or all of the issues with Apple's implementation at launch. I'm guessing Apple will catch up eventually, but for n…

> I'm 100% seeing this as a chance to get in on the early days of a new market, approximately of the same scope as the launch of the iPhone.

This is how I felt putting it on as well. I've used a few other VR headsets, and definitely did not get that feeling previously.

Re: Working in the Vision Pro [video]

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Post by pimlottc »

gwbas1c wrote: post #81
empath-nirvana wrote: post #14

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> Turning your head ~90 degrees to the left just to see Slack(or any other windows) is for me an productivity nerf, not a boost. I wouldn't put slack there because I look at it all day long, but I could see leaving open something like Datadog that I look at infrequently, but it'd be nice if it was just _there_ and I didn't have to go tab-hunting to find it

> I could see leaving open something like Datadog that I look at infrequently, but it'd be nice if it was just _there_ and I didn't have to go tab-hunting to find it Exactly! I use a 50" TV as my main display, but I stick chat, email, and music on separate monitors. If I use chat/email extensively, I move it closer. Otherwise, it's just something that's on all the time that I don't need to dig for.

I’d be curious to see what your set up looks like. How far away is the TV? Is it mounted in the wall or something behind your desk?

Re: Working in the Vision Pro [video]

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Post by kraftman »

kcrwfrd_ wrote: post #97
kraftman wrote: post #67

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100% agree with this. I've tried dual and triple screens over the years but what's stuck for me is a 43inch 4k monitor, its about the biggest I can go without having to move my head too much

Hah I have a 43” 4k at home with a tiling window manager called yabai. It’s nice because it also works for my Xbox or watching movies. But at work I have a triple monitor setup and to me that’s the definitive holy grail for a workspace.

Do you not find them too wide? I found that I just ended up moving things to the center screen and ignoring things at the sides

Re: Working in the Vision Pro [video]

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Post by ghostbrainalpha »

adverbly wrote: post #62

Looks cool... but man can these companies just stop it with the fake marketing content already? Between this and the Gemini demo its just so cringe to see obviously staged content. Dude just happens to walk by his partner who isn't doing any real work, but is instead playing with a tennis ball at exactly that moment, and who just randomly decides to immediately and without hesitation fucking yeet it at the guy wearin…

The tennis ball was definitely planned, but I don't think its an Apple plant.

This dude is kind of obsessed with the ball and trying to juggle with the headset on. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b3__WACGQzY

Re: Working in the Vision Pro [video]

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Post by layer8 »

xnx wrote: post #15
corethree wrote: post #9

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I think a recliner set up could work. In that position you can wear it all day.

I'm disappointed by how shallow even "in depth" reviews are that they don't mention this. A reclined position basically eliminates weight and balance issues. Additionally, using a traditional monitor in a reclined position is very difficult.

> Additionally, using a traditional monitor in a reclined position is very difficult.

A monitor isn’t much of an issue, just use a VESA mount. Keyboarding is more difficult in a reclined position, unless you can use it fully blind.

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