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Question: do you use horizontal or vertical monitors? I've gotten so used to vertical for code and for web pages I'm developing with Firebug that I can't imagin
by nwinter 17y ago
Question: do you use horizontal or vertical monitors? I've gotten so used to vertical for code and for web pages I'm developing with Firebug that I can't imagine preferring horizontal for writing code. But I've seen few others running that way. Am I crazy?
I use 4 monitors. The 4th one is great for not having to manage IM window positions or look at them when I'm working, since it's outside my normal visual focus, while letting people still contact me asynchronously for things they need from me.
- jgeewax 17y agoBoth. I have two horizontal and two vertical (from left to right: V, V, H, H). The last horizontal I use mostly for IM windows, comparing versions of a page in the browser, etc. Sort of like my monitor "scratch paper" -- I could do without this one if need be. The two vertical make it easy to compare code and work on two files side by side. The first horizontal is great for checking UI work in the browser.
- leif 17y agoI had one of the 30" ones at google, and I preferred it horizontal because I could get about four 80-column terminals across it with decent fonts. Maybe two vertical 24" monitors would be nice, but I can't imagine trying to tilt my head that far to see both ends of my code. In either case, if you need to look at more than 30 lines of code at a time, you're probably already in trouble.