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What have we lost? I have _always_ preferred a wider screen to a taller one because it means I can fit more xterms side-by-side.
by bityard 6y ago
What have we lost?
I have _always_ preferred a wider screen to a taller one because it means I can fit more xterms side-by-side.
- kjeetgill 6y agoYea, seriously. When did the whole taller windows are for productivity vs wider for media folks, decide this as obvious and undeniable? It's just a preference! The most workflow obessesed tiling window manager people tend to expect a two column, (one with a tall window, with a 2 or 3 rows in the other) approach by default. Often 3 columns.
- dhimes 6y agoI can see where taller might be better for documents- so maybe better for LaTex, Word, etc. productivity. But not for programming IMHO.
- pkamb 6y agoThinkPad T61 models changed from 1400x1050 (SXGA+) to 1440x900 (WXGA+) when they went widescreen. They literally just lopped off 150 vertical pixels. There wasn’t some corresponding gain in horizontal space. You could fit the same number of xterms side-by-side on either laptop.
- growt 6y agoBut it's not one or the other. The screen is just as wide, but taller. So your xterms can be just as wide but you can fit more rows into them.