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Single monitor FTW. Window management is a software problem.

• warrenm 3y ago
  >Window management is a software problem I think it's more a user problem, personally I can manage to be as productive on a single physical monitor but with relatively-judicious separation of tasks via applications and windows/tabs in them as my coworkers who have 2, 3, or even 6 screen setups Software can help .. but if you have an inefficient personal workflow / mental process, all the software in the world won't help :)
  • deafpolygon 3y ago
    In what way do you manage a single monitor more efficiently than your coworkers? (Genuine question)
    • warrenm 3y ago
      From watching them ... here are a few things I have observed: - I never have to go hunting for my cursor (it's always on the same screen) - all necessary (mute everything unnecessary) notifications and associated responses happen in one place (not notifications here and responses there) - I split activity via "smarter" use of application windows and/or tabs (keep all of X type thing in one browser, for example, with Y type stuff in another browser) - I use colors in Terminal to show what windows (with associated tabs) are doing what All of my coworkers split these different categories of tasks onto separate monitors - making context switching much slower (first command-/alt-tab to the right application, then figure out which screen it's on, then figure out which window/tab in that application, then go refind whatever app they were in previously to get data needed for a new request/task/etc (which repeats the find-the-app-find-the-screen-find-the-cursor-find-the-tab/window process)) My process has worked quite well on both Windows and Mac machines - or Windows-on-macOS-via-VDI (which allows another level of task subdivision/separation)