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I don't think the issues of multi display really are only due the OS, my personal experience on multiple platform is that is suck regardless of whatever one thinks the solution would be. There are insolvable constraints implied by multi display: - Screen going on and off is an asynchronous mechanism that the OS has to treat by an event driven implementation. - All states must be valid (all graphical stuff must be put…
I can't stand multiple displays, mac or not, they just distract me. I want one big display, something like 27" or 32". To each their own.
That OLED video look though, just can't be beaten..
I don't get why the screens sometimes swap around. It makes no sense to me that sometimes when I log in, my extra screens are switched and I have to move all the contents. The machine has the serial numbers of the screens, and it knows what ports they are connected to. Why can they not just use that information to remember where stuff is supposed to be? The other thing that annoys me is that it changes the background…
Windows had this problem for AGES if you had 1 or more DisplayPort monitors connected, and I think it was in 2020 that they finally fixed it. I used to use this utility [0] to remember my layout, then when I learned that the problem was DP I started making sure I had enough HDMI/DVI ports on my graphics card(s) to avoid DP altogether.
Now I keep it running anyway because it's incredibly convenient in case I accidentally minimize all my windows and then reopen one or something.
Maybe something similar exists for Mac?
Most of the problems of the author would be solved by installing BetterDisplay: https://betterdisplay.pro/
Most of the problems of the author would be solved by installing BetterDisplay: https://betterdisplay.pro/
I don't think the issues of multi display really are only due the OS, my personal experience on multiple platform is that is suck regardless of whatever one thinks the solution would be. There are insolvable constraints implied by multi display: - Screen going on and off is an asynchronous mechanism that the OS has to treat by an event driven implementation. - All states must be valid (all graphical stuff must be put…
I'm on Linux and I don't have any of these issues
I experience this pain daily. The frustration is compounded by the fact that Apple did something in an OS update 3(?) major versions ago that causes the built in MacBook Pro display to freeze when connected to an external display. I move the mouse to the built in display, it freezes, I wait up to 5s and then I can use the dock!
I agree and it's confounding. For me it's even worse: when plugging back into my home office after some work on the road, it doesn't remember the window positions associated with that setup, and I have to reorganize my dozens of windows away from the laptop screen again.
I've solved this through a 3rd-party tool, DisplayMaid https://funk-isoft.com/display-maid.html (which I found from a prior HN discussion)
It's particularly frustrating since Apple's most popular Mac product is their Macbooks, which have a rich docking and display ecosystem, so you'd think dynamically changing the desktop configuration would be solidly handled! But no.
I can't stand multiple displays, mac or not, they just distract me. I want one big display, something like 27" or 32". To each their own.
I wish it was higher resolution but I suspect going beyond its 5120x1440 current resolution is pushing the limits of most display connections and standards at this point.
Overall though, I love it. Do recommend.