Where is the editor, the console, the browser, team chat apps, etc.? Do you have a consistent routine, or do you have flexibility here?
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Where is the editor, the console, the browser, team chat apps, etc.? Do you have a consistent routine, or do you have flexibility here?
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I often don't even have the laptop screen open, if I do, it's email/chat/Spotify.
I like the giant widescreen monitor. Ironically, I like having only one program / one window open at a time if I can.
The huge monitor does give me the flexibility to put two or even 3 windows side by side.
I'm on macOS, so I use Spectacle to use shortcuts to move windows around. The commands only conflict with Xcode.
Just curious — anyone using a vertical monitor orientation to write code?
I tried but could not get used to having one monitor vertically and one horizontally.
I used vertical setup more for reading documentation more than coding itself.
I have a similar setup as Wesley. Two 22 inch monitors, one each side of my mac book.
Browser and evernote goes to the external monitor-1 (To the Left). I don't keep any other windows besides the work(mostly Android studio) that I'm currently working on my MacBook screen.
External Monitor 2 is set vertically which I use it for terminal primarily for the purpose of logs. I do open the terminal in my MacBook Screen, If I'm writing any script. But usually my terminals are in the vertical monitor.
@taylor Initially it was little weird to look at vertical monitor. But I got used to it. Been using it for 4 months now.
One person I know who did used vertical for email. It was a narrow screen though. But, it got it off your main screens.
I used it for a few days. Could not get adjusted to it, as all other applications, other than the IDE, felt out of place on it.
I did for a while and liked it but never formed the habit, and I set my next monitor up horizontally without thinking about it much. Would be interested to hear what others prefer here.
A coworker who tried it had similar feedback. He's not a developer per se, but someone who occasionally writes prototype code. One large, wide monitor with multiple columns in Sublime etc was his choice.
I'd love to be able to get something wide enough that I can comfortably do 3-4 columns in Sublime.
I'm using a Mac with 2 externals monitors (left and right):
I use Ubuntu as my operating system, two virtual desktops, the left one I use for the browser, and the right one I use for the coding related stuff, (VSCode, Multiple terminals, etc...).
I got used to the switching, and it's really good in my opinion.
Using i3, I only have windows on one screen.
I have a single workspace on my laptop screen, mostly used for Mattermost or reference things (it should look like this).
Most of the time I work on the external monitor, with workspace 2 being my browser and workspace 3 containing whatever I need to code (vim, terminal, ..). On workspace 10 I have my communications (Thunderbird, Gajim).
All of them are virtual. So IDE is in the center, and two others are left or right of IDE.
And I prefer single screen setup same way as Cory House.
hackernoon.com/why-i-stopped-using...
Similar setup here
IDE in the middle, browser to the left, miscellaneous apps to the right.
I summon the terminal from whichever screen I'm on with ctrl+`
I have 3 monitors at work. The right monitor is the main display and I hide my taskbar over there.
The left monitor is in portrait orientation and holds my console/terminal. That's my only consistent window placement. Everything else floats or moves around as needed.
It's funny to watch people try and use my computer
Currently I have my laptop on the left side of my Dell U2515H monitor. But I am going to build a little mount to place my laptop in. And then I want to buy a second monitor.
It depends on the future, but a vertical oriented monitor would be great for possible logging/system monitoring from a command line: using tmux to multiplex.
Pair of matching 22" screens: One directly in front of me; the other just to the right and angled toward me.
Active work goes on the forward screen: Editor, browser, terminal, email, etc. Passive/Reference stuff goes on the right: Skype, browser inspector, virtual machine sessions, database tools, etc.
I also run with a virtual workspace as well. It's not used all that often, however, if I have too many windows open, or need to spend some distraction-free time in a virtual machine; I'll jump over to a second dual-screen workspace.
Don't have constant routine but what I need to work on or use the most is on my laptop's screen (15.6")which is right in front of me. Something that aids me, be it a browser tabs with what I need, some other piece of code or anything else is on 2nd monitor (21") which is on the left of laptop. Everything else which might be useful is on the right monitor (17").
It highly depends on what and in what I'm working. Different setup for VS, Ecplise, Android Studio, casual situations...