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modified 2-Dec-20 9:06am.
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Yesterday I acquainted myself with all the shortcut keys about multiple desktop functionality...
But I still struggle to use multiple desktop... Because I usually need to see most opened window together...
and if I open a new unrelated one, say some internet news I open it on my current screen, switching for the sake of going to the "news desktop" doesn't come quite naturally...
Anyway, curious, anyway using he multiple desktop feature routinely? What's your workflow with it?
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I just got a bigger "monitor" - a 55" TV
Real programmers use butterflies
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nice! 
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They're so inexpensive these days I don't know why everyone doesn't do it.
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well... 55" would be a bit big to look at from 1 feet away... and the characters might be a bit small from 10 feet away!.. :p
But, personally at home, I got 2 27" screens that have 2550x1440 resolution and 144Hz frequency, perfect for gaming and programming! 
(and I don't have a TV!  )
Might have to upgrade to 4k on day... 
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I mostly use it from my bed. It's not the most ergonomic thing, but it's my creative nest, although lately I've had to be at the desk I'm using as an electronics workbench.
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Oh my no, but I wish it was!
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Super Lloyd wrote: I got 2 27" screens that have 2550x1440 resolution and 144Hz frequency, perfect for gaming and programming!
May I ask which ones? I am planing an upgrade for me too
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I think at the time I simply browse my favorite online shop for the desired spec...
(which is MWave btw.. or maybe this one is from UMart?)
Anyway, my current best of 2 (it has a better response time, though I couldn't tell, and came with what was an unfortunately short HDMI cable) is:
Viewsonic VA2719-2K 27inch IPS LED Monitor
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Super Lloyd wrote: came with what was an unfortunately short HDMI cable
That's pretty easy to fix. If the rest is good I wouldn't mind.
Thanks. I will have a look to them
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Super Lloyd wrote: well... 55" would be a bit big to look at from 1 feet away... and the characters might be a bit small from 10 feet away!.. :p
Not sure how you work, but even a laptop isn't a mere foot away.
I have a 40" 4K LG TV as my primary monitor. I use it at its native resolution, with no rescaling. At that size/resolution, text on it is a bit smaller than on the 1080p 27" monitor sitting next to it. I suspect that with 4K blown up to 55", text would be bigger than on the 27".
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I use workspace matrix on Ubuntu. On this laptop ("social"), 4 wide by 1 high. Browser/Gedit for notes/Skype-Zoom-whatever/Terminal (command prompt) shared with Nautilus (file explorer)
"Work" laptop, external monitor logically and physically above. 6 desktops wide. Typically
Nautilus/secondary browser/IDE/primary browser/terminal/Thunderbird (w/calendar)
If I'm doing stuff that needs looking at two or more windows, I can drag things around very easily.
Ctrl-alt-left/right to navigate. add shift to drag the focussed window with you.
I find flipping desktops way easier than minimising/maximising/switching windows in a single workspace.
Also works really well doing meeting presentations, etc, on an external big screen. Line up the bits you want, flip through them as the show goes on.
Workspace matrix allows a 2D array, but I've never needed it, and I think the "where tf is that one?" would be distracting.
I "know" where things are in my linear setup, so I just flick to the one I want, almost never use the overview.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I use 'em on my laptops - just because of screen space - so I will have email and Teams one one, then 3 finger swipe to my IDE & another for the running program
Once I'm in multi-monitor world, I don't tend to use multiple desktops at all
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That must be why I dont quite feel the need for them meself! ^_^
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I am not using powertoys.. but I can see some goodies in there!
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Email and Internet on one, Virtual machines on another, miscellaneous stuff on 3rd (file explorer and such), only use 4th for senior moments (I have a file named "commands I wish I remembered"). If I need to see something on email while on another desktop, I drag the email program over temporarily. I mostly use them to separate virtual machines from the rest.
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modified 1-Dec-20 17:16pm.
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Why?
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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Has he ever been in a Turkish prison?
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