On Mon, 2011-04-04 at 09:08 +0000, Tim wrote: > Joe Zeff > >>> Normally, I don't see the point of having multiple monitors in Linux > >>> because so much of what you need them for can be done with multiple > >>> desktops on one screen. > > Linuxguy123: > > Have you tried using a dual monitor setup. I find it indispensable. > > Right now I am typing an email in my left display while watching a > > download in the right one. Its not the same as having both windows in > > one display, its better. For one thing, you never have to worry about a > > window in one display covering up a window in the other display, even if > > the other app does funny things with the focus. > > I have, but I do find it a bit of an organisational pain. And some > things are far less than intuitive to use when their controls are on the > next screen. I've also had to deal with using two computers side by > side, and that was slightly less painful for some things. e.g. Web site > work, with editing on one, and checking on the other. > > By the time you get around to playing with dual monitors, you might want > to consider if what you really want is one *HUGE* monitor with very high > resolution. > Two monitors does occasionally confuse a program, but generally I find it helpful because I can set something to full screen and it occupies a single monitor, leaving the other for other things. The other local problem I have here is the cats that like sitting between keyboard and monitor. They can't quite manage to block both at the same time so I can keep on working by moving windows around.
There's also the contingency factor - if one of my monitors dies then I can still use the other one until a replacement arrives. With one large monitor failing I'm stuck in the dark. Dave -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
