[ale] Hopefully last LCD question

[Richard Kolkovich]

On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:55:26 -0500
Thomas Stromberg <lists at stromberg.org> wrote:

> 
> On 27 jan 2006, at 08.09, cfowler at outpostsentinel.com wrote:
> 
> > With a widescreen I could put more windows out but the number of
> > lines I would view in vim would be reduced since the vertical
> > resolution of a ws is lower than a normal LCD.
> >
> > What I'm asking is are widescreens made more for gaming and
> > multimedia instead of doing work like coding, monitoring, email,
> > etc.
> 
> Personally, I prefer widescreen LCD's for doing code development.  
> This allows me to have two windows side-by-side: The editor of the  
> day (Eclipse), and either documentation or a terminal window to  
> interact with the application I am developing. I find this ability
> to have two items side by side more beneficial than having more
> lines going down my screen.
> 
> // Thomas Str?mberg
> // http://toadstool.se/
> // +1 678 773 9475
> 
> 
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On that note, I prefer dual monitors.  This allows maximization on half
of your desktop space as well as the flexibility to have your code and
docs open at the same time.  :)

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