I am sorry but is that a password on the pink post-it note?
Nothing to see here, just Azure’s storage master encryption key or something.
Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)
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Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)
#102What is the correct terminology for "monitor rotation"? I want a monitor that can rotate, but using "rotation" as a keyword does not bring up many relevant results.
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#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
On the contrary, I have a 49" 32:9 monitor, and for a laptop it's wonderful. The support for a single monitor is just way better than any dual (or more) setup. I can just connect it directly to my laptop, and it just works. When I had two displays I needed a docking station, and truth is most of those out there suck. Unless you go for the top models, and then you've lost all the money you saved on cheaper monitors. I…
I think you could daisy-chain DisplayPort MST monitors, so that only first one would be connected to your laptop.
Does anybody know how to test if a monitor is compatible with that? And is it plug and play?
Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)
#104I am sorry but is that a password on the pink post-it note?
Looks like base64 text but when I run `echo aHVudGVyMgo= | base64 -d` the output is just `*******` weird.
Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)
#105While this article presents it in a humorous way, some air traffic control systems actually do use a diagonally rotated screen, with that "long line" being lined up with the primary approach to the airport. The setup I got to observe involved large displays that worked with stylus input. These weren't ultra-widescreen displays; they were relatively standard aspect-ratio displays, rotated at an angle.
I would love to see a photo of this setup.
I just scrolled through half a dozen ATC tower tour videos on YouTube and didn't see any skewed displays, but it's possible that they 1) they tidied it up for the tour, or 2) they just didn't apply this approach in those particular sites.
I'm still very interested to see this novel application.
Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)
#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yawn. Get on with the times. I've been using ultrawide (21:9) for years, and would definitely not want to go back to peeking through a square'ish hole.
Imagine how useless a 21:9 laptop would be.. It all comes down screen size.
I only use 32:9 laptops for exactly that reason.
Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)
#107programmers will literally rotate their screen 22 degrees instead of embracing the 79 columns limit
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#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think 27" 4k with some scaling is a good spot indeed. 32" 4k is nice as well, if you scale down to 2560x1440, or 3008x1692. On 32" 2x scaling (1920x1080 is just too big, and native (3840x2160) is just too small. But if money is no problem, 3x 24" 4k, 2x 27" 5k, or 1x 32" 6k is really the endgame. That 2x scaling is just soooo crisp. :)
There are 32" monitors with native 2560x1440. I still prefer that dpi to run Windows, where some apps still have problems with hidpi scaling. It's mostly about older and niche apps, but every now and then you encounter something that doesn't scale well.
I do find that 4k with scaling still feels crispier than native 2560x1440.
And I also find myself switching between 3008 and 2560 a lot, depending on the workload I have. 2560x1440 is nicer for reading, 3008 is nicer for programming, video editing, ...
Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)
#109Maybe it would be smarter to use one of the these? Samsung 43" M70A 4K UHD Smart Monitor https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/monitors/smart-monitors...
because its full of features I actively don't want (smart tv apps, integrated IoT hub, voice assistants, etc etc) and only a 60hz VA panel. Spending money on spyware while having a relatively low end panel.
Re: Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)
#110Tangentially related thought: Take my advice, don't go ultra-wide. Go with a large 4k. You get more pixels for cheaper. The only ultrawide that makes any sense is the 5k x 2k resolution one. These have more pixels than a single 4K. But they are expensive. Even then, a 16:9 5K monitor has more pixels. I personally use 3 x 27 inch 4K - which is cheaper than a single 5k Ultra-wide and gives you a TON more pixels.
I find it difficult to actually figure the proper position where the 27” Dell 4K (still very top notch) is just as far so that I can see it and not have to move my head left and right. Anything beyond this size may be OK for games, but too much space and too much windows is actually too much of cognitive load. It is not a surprise that many ppl (not me though) start to prefer full screen terminal rather than dozen wi…
I always thought that moving my head to look at another monitor isn’t really faster than pressing a key to make my fullscreen terminal appear, especially if we start taking cursor hunting into account