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Xming on Windows isn't exactly a walk in the park either -- I'd still rather use the native, proprietary build of VSCode on a proprietary OS with the SSH extens

by cbhl 6y ago

Xming on Windows isn't exactly a walk in the park either -- I'd still rather use the native, proprietary build of VSCode on a proprietary OS with the SSH extension if I'm on a high-DPI screen.

int_19h 6y ago
https://x410.dev/ https://x410.dev/ is trivial to set up, and once done, it "just works". But yeah, with VSCode WSL remoting, there's just no particular reason to do that anymore.
- apazzolini 6y ago
  What's the performance like on this? Does it feel native or does it feel more like a VM?
  - int_19h 6y ago
    I mean, it's just an X server for Win32 - I'm assuming it's a fork of Xming, just polished and neatly packaged for usability. It's fast enough to use interactive apps like text editors. Just for fun, I tried loading a Word document in LibreOffice - I can see the redraw lagging behind scrolling, but it's still usable enough even when typing.
- marmaduke 6y ago
  I bought x410 but gave up later since I needed OpenGL3 among other things. It is nicely done, worth the 10$.
xfer 6y ago
Microsoft has also planned to provide a remoting tool based on RDP: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-build-2020-summary/#wsl-gui https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-windows-subsy....
deno 6y ago
VSCode works just fine with hidpi on Linux. It’s just an Electron app after all, and Chromium has had hidpi support since forever.
- anaisbetts 6y ago
  Many many many apps on Linux still have massive issues with DPI, especially with mixed-DPI environments (which are no longer an edge case, they're the Common Case with a laptop attached to a monitor). Even accessing machines remotely via Xrdp has huge issues because once you create the session with a certain DPI, logging into the session from a different DPI machine means you're stuck reading either extremely tiny or extremely huge text
  - deno 6y ago
    Using mixed-blurriness environment sounds like a nightmare to me, even if everything should work correctly.
    - nxc18 6y ago
      Its really not, only Linux makes it that way. If its done right (as it is on mac, and to a _very_ slightly lesser extent, Windows) there isn't 'blurriness' at all. One monitor will just happen to be sharper than the other. I work every day with a 4K monitor and a 1080p monitor side-by-side and it works well. Linux couldn't handle it in any configuration, especially with mixed Intel integrated+nvidia graphics, but Windows is a champ.
      - gwillz 6y ago
        Wayland+Intel is working quite well in my mixed 4K+1080p setup. Qt apps are handling like a champion. Gtk seems okay too. Obviously it's not so great with Xwayland, definite blurriness there. But to compare, the only workable X11 setup was one that ignored my 4K screen entirely and the whole thing was blurry.
  - diffeomorphism 6y ago

by cbhl 6y ago

Xming on Windows isn't exactly a walk in the park either -- I'd still rather use the native, proprietary build of VSCode on a proprietary OS with the SSH extension if I'm on a high-DPI screen.

int_19h 6y ago

https://x410.dev/ https://x410.dev/ is trivial to set up, and once done, it "just works". But yeah, with VSCode WSL remoting, there's just no particular reason to do that anymore.

apazzolini 6y ago
What's the performance like on this? Does it feel native or does it feel more like a VM?
- int_19h 6y ago
  I mean, it's just an X server for Win32 - I'm assuming it's a fork of Xming, just polished and neatly packaged for usability. It's fast enough to use interactive apps like text editors. Just for fun, I tried loading a Word document in LibreOffice - I can see the redraw lagging behind scrolling, but it's still usable enough even when typing.
marmaduke 6y ago
I bought x410 but gave up later since I needed OpenGL3 among other things. It is nicely done, worth the 10$.

xfer 6y ago

Microsoft has also planned to provide a remoting tool based on RDP: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-build-2020-summary/#wsl-gui https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-windows-subsy....

deno 6y ago

VSCode works just fine with hidpi on Linux. It’s just an Electron app after all, and Chromium has had hidpi support since forever.

anaisbetts 6y ago
Many many many apps on Linux still have massive issues with DPI, especially with mixed-DPI environments (which are no longer an edge case, they're the Common Case with a laptop attached to a monitor). Even accessing machines remotely via Xrdp has huge issues because once you create the session with a certain DPI, logging into the session from a different DPI machine means you're stuck reading either extremely tiny or extremely huge text
- deno 6y ago
  Using mixed-blurriness environment sounds like a nightmare to me, even if everything should work correctly.
  - nxc18 6y ago
    Its really not, only Linux makes it that way. If its done right (as it is on mac, and to a _very_ slightly lesser extent, Windows) there isn't 'blurriness' at all. One monitor will just happen to be sharper than the other. I work every day with a 4K monitor and a 1080p monitor side-by-side and it works well. Linux couldn't handle it in any configuration, especially with mixed Intel integrated+nvidia graphics, but Windows is a champ.
    - gwillz 6y ago
      Wayland+Intel is working quite well in my mixed 4K+1080p setup. Qt apps are handling like a champion. Gtk seems okay too. Obviously it's not so great with Xwayland, definite blurriness there. But to compare, the only workable X11 setup was one that ignored my 4K screen entirely and the whole thing was blurry.
- diffeomorphism 6y ago