4 ms·

let's face it, you aren't getting as much work done when you're stuck on that tiny screen, using that cramped keyboard, fiddling around with that touchpad. I c

by Zak 17y ago

let's face it, you aren't getting as much work done when you're stuck on that tiny screen, using that cramped keyboard, fiddling around with that touchpad. I can understand why some people might feel that 1680x1050 is cramped, but it's enough for me to comfortably have two files and a REPL or two open in Emacs. The keyboard and pointing stick on my Thinkpad are my preferred input devices; if I had a desktop, I'd buy a trackpoint keyboard to go with it. I even like fiddling around with that touchpad: it makes for a great scroll surface. Last time I tried to get work done on a desktop, I kept jamming my fingers in to the giant spaces between the keys and getting annoyed that I had to reach for a mouse.

chipsy 17y ago
Yeah. I write code mostly on laptops. Especially on the screen size thing - I have a dual-screen setup, yet I mostly use only one screen. I run most applications fullscreened, and for a time - when I was using Linux, I'm not right now - I tried running ion, wmii, etc. I think it all comes down to getting into the mindset of doing one thing at a time. It's nice that we can have more apps open at once, ready for use, but being able to pay attention to both only translates into a helpful environment in the particular situation where workflow requires having two things open simultaneously.