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Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers

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Post by LtdJorge »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #220
arendtio wrote: post #113

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I use two 27" 4k Monitors in landscape mode arranged vertically. That way I have one primary monitor just in front of me and some extra space when I need it. Having the secondary screen above the primary means you won't have neck pain from looking to the one side all the time. In addition, it is quite relaxing to lean back and watch a presentation/video on the secondary screen. The biggest downside is the position of…

Looking up will be a bigger problem for neck and will strain the eyes more. The upper edge of the display should be on eye level: humans are much more comfortable looking down than up.

Not if you can recline the chair

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Post by rzzzt »

danvillalon wrote: post #294
convery wrote: post #272

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Can recommend Nvidias nView software for partitioning the screen into work-areas. Then maximizing, by default dragging the window to a border of a work-area, but is programmable so you can select a default area, just fills the area. Only downside is that you need to patch a JNZ in their DLL where they check if you have a Quadro card and quit.

Windows has PowerToys [1] with the tool FancyZones, I've used it daily for a while and in general works pretty well, it's customizable and I use it to setup "zones" for working and splitting my tools into predefined spaces on muy screens. [1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/

FancyZones has no power over Task Manager, it is too strong!

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Post by kingcharles »

void-pointer wrote: post #39
Causality1 wrote: post #17

I don't understand why 3:2 and 16:10 have taken over the mobile space but if I want one for my desktop my choices are 1920x1200 or a thirty inch, thousand dollar monstrosity with bad response times.

If you’re in Europe, or are willing to attempt to import, the Huawei MateView is a brilliant 3:2 4K panel.

God. I just looked that up. Looks sexy as fuck.

I can't see that Huawei gear is actually banned from import into the USA right now, though? Am I missing something?

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Post by glup »

mgraczyk wrote: post #155

This is interesting but the author considers only one degree of freedom, "roll". Equally important are "pitch" and "yaw". "pitch" is necessary to accommodate another kind of rotation, known in HCI as "slouch". "yaw" is important because sometimes your code is so elegant and impressive, that you need people walking by to see it more than you need to see it yourself. You use yaw to rotate your monitor away, toward the…

If it doesn't suffer from gimbal lock, is it even really a monitor?

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Post by cmenge »

glup wrote: post #304
mgraczyk wrote: post #155

This is interesting but the author considers only one degree of freedom, "roll". Equally important are "pitch" and "yaw". "pitch" is necessary to accommodate another kind of rotation, known in HCI as "slouch". "yaw" is important because sometimes your code is so elegant and impressive, that you need people walking by to see it more than you need to see it yourself. You use yaw to rotate your monitor away, toward the…

If it doesn't suffer from gimbal lock, is it even really a monitor?

not an issue anymore thanks to qled!

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Post by cogburnd02 »

tomxor wrote: post #288
utopcell wrote: post #273

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doesn't cover the case where the desk itself is sloped.

Or the building is sloped, which is tricky because it's not clear whether it's best to align to the room or gravity. ...My last office was a "listed" building, in both the nautical and historic sense.

I mean, unless you're working in the leaning tower of Pisa, I can't imagine any change of tilt would be in any way useful.

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Post by mathgladiator »

glitchc wrote: post #246
mgraczyk wrote: post #155

This is interesting but the author considers only one degree of freedom, "roll". Equally important are "pitch" and "yaw". "pitch" is necessary to accommodate another kind of rotation, known in HCI as "slouch". "yaw" is important because sometimes your code is so elegant and impressive, that you need people walking by to see it more than you need to see it yourself. You use yaw to rotate your monitor away, toward the…

Could stretch the "yaw" into a "yawn" which is the typical response when you showcase your elegant and impressive code to family and friends.

Sir, you wound me deeply... yet you speak truth.

When I was younger, I'd write code and print it out to share with friends and family with the most disappointing looks returned. Honestly, I have no idea why and how I have persisted in this field for so long given how isolating it can be.

Even now, I am writing my own programming language (for board games), and I've run into the sales/marketing problem head-on.

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Post by jdshaffer »

jedberg wrote: post #207
can16358p wrote: post #67

Am I the only one (fullstack programmer + designer + hobby photographer) here who's perfectly okay with a single laptop monitor? Maybe it's to do with I love being mobile, maybe it's that I use UI and text very small, but I can perfectly fit either 3 Vscode tabs, or website + PIP video, a few terminals, many views in Sketch or a combination of those in a screen (16" MBP). I'm also okay with working with Photoshop or…

For years I worked on a single 16" laptop screen, because I was constantly on the move. It was fine. Then the pandemic started and I was stuck at home, so I started using an external 27" monitor instead (single monitor) and then I picked up a second 32" monitor. Now I use 9 desktops across two screens, and it's a lot better. I'm much more productive when I can see everything at once. I suspect I'll readapt to a singl…

Not unlike my situation -- Loved working on a 13" laptop screen (with 4 virtual desktops to help with organizing), but a change in my duties at work had me working with 2-3 large spreadsheets at once, so I went to two large external monitors side-by-side and it's a god-send. I'd still prefer a small computer in my lap, but sometimes the job is easier with a different tool.

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Post by Centmo »

nimbius wrote: post #107

fools begone. The ideal monitor rotation --the one that secures the most favour on HN-- is a slow 1-2 centimetre per second continuous orbit about the office in 2 dimensions on a tracked rail. This in turn ensures that one may not only glorify their monitors rotation, but also glorify their practice of standing whilst working instead of sitting. The movement --which rotates as well amongst its own Z axis-- also promo…

Now, you're going to need to stock up on these (https://www.digikey.ca/en/products/detail/sparkfun-electroni...) and start re-wiring your office.

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Post by layer8 »

intrasight wrote: post #284
layer8 wrote: post #279

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Ah, that’s unfortunate. Well, the model is already almost 7 years old. You could try to obtain the SQ2825 instead, but that’s not a consumer device and probably expensive: https://www.eizoglobal.com/products/atc/sq2825/

Interesting. I can buy a panel and diy kit for this monitor on AliExpress. Hmm. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32955608335.html

Nice find. If it was VA like the SQ2825 I’d buy it. (Just a personal preference, IPS glow bothers me and I want the higher contrast of VA panels.)
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