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Forgive me for not understanding, but how does having multiple large monitors help avoid alt-tabbing? Seems to me that if you have several open apps then to ty

• topbanana 13y ago
  It's more for display than data entry. For example, when I'm debugging I like to be able to see the local variables, call stack, threads, modules, log entries and of course the code, without switching tabs or bringing anything to the front. But I only really need to manipulate the code.
• bhauer 13y ago
  topbanana already provided the key point in his response—visibility of a great deal of context. It's especially useful for programming, allowing for, for example, related code side-by-side. A large desktop also allows some user interface paradigms such as drag-and-drop to work more elegantly. Drag-and-drop on a small monitor is often frustrated by the need to first arrange the source and destination so that both are visible at the same time. Generally speaking, a large amount of desktop space allows you to spend less time fussing with windows to get at what you need and more time just working.
  • jgroszko 13y ago
    > Drag-and-drop on a small monitor is often frustrated by the need to first arrange the source and destination so that both are visible at the same time. At least in Windows and KWin, drag to the destination window's icon in the task bar and it should come to the front... But yes, still not as convenient.