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I always thought that moving my head to look at another monitor isn’t really faster than pressing a key to make my fullscreen terminal appear, especially if we

I always thought that moving my head to look at another monitor isn’t really faster than pressing a key to make my fullscreen terminal appear, especially if we start taking cursor hunting into account

vladvasiliu 3y ago
I agree it's not faster, especially when using a simple WM with no animations. However, I also find it easier to recall where I was looking by moving my head between static content instead of having it change. FWIW I use a 32" screen positioned so that I barely need to move my head to see it all, and try to have all things I'm looking at visible at the same time.
globular-toast 3y ago
I did think that for years and I scoffed at multi-monitor setups thinking they were a poor imitation of the virtual desktops that have been present on *nix systems forever. But they are both good and complement each other. I use virtual desktops as more to separate unrelated areas of work (like different projects). It's like having a completely different desk with different books open on it. Having more screen space is just like having a bigger desk. It's like having multiple books open on your desk at once as opposed to picking up one at a time to look at it. One big monitor would be ideal (it could be split into an odd number of frames, for example), but in practice multiple monitors is a good compromise between flexibility and price.
joshspankit 3y ago
Another thing that would be nice if it was easy to make: a button to place the cursor where you’re looking.
- thfuran 3y ago
  I don't know whether the software side is there or if the box, but it certainly seems like https://gaming.tobii.com/product/eye-tracker-5/ https://gaming.tobii.com/product/eye-tracker-5/ ought to be able to do that.
- Arrath 3y ago
  I've always wanted window focus to go where I'm looking, it would be so nice. Probably with a modifier key though so I don't move out of a game just to read a wiki page though.

vladvasiliu 3y ago

I agree it's not faster, especially when using a simple WM with no animations. However, I also find it easier to recall where I was looking by moving my head between static content instead of having it change. FWIW I use a 32" screen positioned so that I barely need to move my head to see it all, and try to have all things I'm looking at visible at the same time.

globular-toast 3y ago

I did think that for years and I scoffed at multi-monitor setups thinking they were a poor imitation of the virtual desktops that have been present on *nix systems forever. But they are both good and complement each other. I use virtual desktops as more to separate unrelated areas of work (like different projects). It's like having a completely different desk with different books open on it. Having more screen space is just like having a bigger desk. It's like having multiple books open on your desk at once as opposed to picking up one at a time to look at it. One big monitor would be ideal (it could be split into an odd number of frames, for example), but in practice multiple monitors is a good compromise between flexibility and price.

joshspankit 3y ago

Another thing that would be nice if it was easy to make: a button to place the cursor where you’re looking.

thfuran 3y ago
I don't know whether the software side is there or if the box, but it certainly seems like https://gaming.tobii.com/product/eye-tracker-5/ https://gaming.tobii.com/product/eye-tracker-5/ ought to be able to do that.
Arrath 3y ago
I've always wanted window focus to go where I'm looking, it would be so nice. Probably with a modifier key though so I don't move out of a game just to read a wiki page though.