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I can have up to about a dozen on one screen at a time in i3. Granted it's a 1440p ultrawide and some are stacked behind one another. This is of course also a r

I can have up to about a dozen on one screen at a time in i3. Granted it's a 1440p ultrawide and some are stacked behind one another. This is of course also a rare occurrence, which indicates I'm trying to work on too much at once. Usually it's more like 4-8 (4 columns, with columns spot one up one down) depends on what I'm working on at the time but usually at the lower wned of that range. I'm a DevOps type so it's usually Terraform which could be a mix of working on a module and "main" TF codebase. One nice thing about my setup is that it gives me 4 side by side 80char wide terminals/vim instances. Then of course I have 2 other screens for browser/Comms. I just can't work on a single tiny laptop screen don't know how people cope!

tarkin2 6y ago
I want to concentrate on my code, and only my code. I only split the coding window since an entire line is too long.
williamdclt 6y ago
> I just can't work on a single tiny laptop screen don't know how people cope! I'm the opposite, I work exclusively on a laptop without external screen and I never understand people with many windows/panes :) I try to limit distractions and I can't stand spending time finding the right window to focus. I have a fullscreen IDE (sometimes split vertically), a fullscreen browser, a fullscreen terminal (iTerm) split in 3 panes, and hotkeys to switch instantly from one to the other. I have other hotkeys to focus other programs (Slack, Datagrip) I don't need to see everything at the same time, that's distracting and I'd rather whatever I'm working on to be fullscreen, I just need everything to be instantly focussable!
- pdimitar 6y ago
  For me you're correct -- I too limit distractions but I also literally get tired several times quicker if I have to read / write on a 13" or even MacBook Pro's 15.6" screen. I have a 27" iMac Pro and I almost never use any splitting -- except for my editor where having 2 panes side by side is very useful and I still get 95 characters per line on each pane. ...Lately however I felt like I need a bit more space so I ordered toughened display stands (both the iMac Pro and my gaming 35" display are 10kg or more) so I can likely move all my web browsing and Slack itself there, side by side, on that second gaming screen. Still not sure how will that turn out though, I might not need it.

tarkin2 6y ago

I want to concentrate on my code, and only my code. I only split the coding window since an entire line is too long.

williamdclt 6y ago

> I just can't work on a single tiny laptop screen don't know how people cope! I'm the opposite, I work exclusively on a laptop without external screen and I never understand people with many windows/panes :) I try to limit distractions and I can't stand spending time finding the right window to focus. I have a fullscreen IDE (sometimes split vertically), a fullscreen browser, a fullscreen terminal (iTerm) split in 3 panes, and hotkeys to switch instantly from one to the other. I have other hotkeys to focus other programs (Slack, Datagrip) I don't need to see everything at the same time, that's distracting and I'd rather whatever I'm working on to be fullscreen, I just need everything to be instantly focussable!

pdimitar 6y ago
For me you're correct -- I too limit distractions but I also literally get tired several times quicker if I have to read / write on a 13" or even MacBook Pro's 15.6" screen. I have a 27" iMac Pro and I almost never use any splitting -- except for my editor where having 2 panes side by side is very useful and I still get 95 characters per line on each pane. ...Lately however I felt like I need a bit more space so I ordered toughened display stands (both the iMac Pro and my gaming 35" display are 10kg or more) so I can likely move all my web browsing and Slack itself there, side by side, on that second gaming screen. Still not sure how will that turn out though, I might not need it.