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Interesting - a 16:9 screen splits into two 8:9 screens - almost squares. A 3:2 screen splits into two 3:4 screens, much more useful document-style aspect ratio
by jameshart 11y ago
Interesting - a 16:9 screen splits into two 8:9 screens - almost squares. A 3:2 screen splits into two 3:4 screens, much more useful document-style aspect ratios.
That said, with the surface/surfacebook, we're talking about small 12-13 inch screens anyway, not enough physical real estate for that kind of work. You'll likely connect to a larger external screen if you're looking for a splitscreen workspace.
- e12e 11y agoReading this now in a roughly 2:1 split on my Thinkpad t420s (16:9, 1600px:900px). On the right, i have a terminal window, with no margins, and no window decorations. On the left Firefox with HN open, which because of the "forced" margins set by stylesheets, end up being a squarish "page", with a regularish (portrait) text block in the middle... -FF---------Term-- mmm mm |mmmmmm mmm mm |mmmmmm mmm mm |mmmmmm |mmmmmm mmm mm |mmmmmm |mmmmmm |mmmmmm So while some people probably prefer a 1:1 split, I usually end up with a 2:1 or maybe even closer to 3:1.