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donuts239474y@Jilano well I was wondering how it's not. Multiple monitors == multi tasking?
And then u gotta move the mouse across 2 screens too? -
Jilano273044y@billgates multi tasking and/or following something like log files etc.
That way, you don't have to keep alt tabbing
When it comes to just relaxing though, I usually play on my main monitor and have a movie or something run on the other one.
Edit: Yes, you have to move your mouse (or use your keyboard only) to interact with the other screens, but that doesn't bother me too much since I like having high DPI. -
olback110954yHaving multiple monitors is not about multitasking, it's about being more efficient. I keep my code in front of me and docs/other on my secondary monitor.
I had three monitors for a while. Three monitors are a little too much to keep work on so I just had Spotify/TeamSpeak/whatever on that.
Going from one to two monitors for me improved productivity very much. -
donuts239474y@olback I always think of multiple monitors as work vs emails and messaging... Which would be really distracting
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donuts239474yThen there's also alt+tab and screen management
Which screen should I put this window in?
Wait why isn't this window showing up, oh it's already on the other screen? Or oh wait that's another instance of the app?
I think I tried it once at work, we have dual monitors but couldn't figure it out so only use 1... -
I cannot work without at least two monitors. On some tasks three make it much easier (e.g. to observe multiple longer-running scripts running in parallel). At home I have 4 (3+1 setup), though I rarely use the fourth.
It depends on what you work on. -
Jilano273044y@billgates If you're having trouble with multiple monitors, have you tried perhaps to get an ultrawide? The 21:9 format allows you to to put two windows side by side without any downside.
Might be better for you -
donuts239474y@Jilano don't have space at home. But when I did try it, the only set up I tried was work | outlook
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gruff5634yI used 2 monitors for ages and now have a widescreen but it’s a long way to look at the edge and you have to turn your head more a 4K curved monitor is the way to go, keep wishing had a bit more height and width
My team just spent all afternoon again their wfh setups.... They all use multiple monitors and laptops...
I never picked up on the idea though.., multiple screens always felt distracting...
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