Re:Surface Laptop 4
by fredophile on Thursday April 15, 2021 @05:45PM
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One of my monitors is a widescreen that I have rotated. It's great for having lots of code but unfortunately too narrow for diffs.
Re:Surface Laptop 4
by eyelidlessness on Thursday April 15, 2021 @12:21AM
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I got nerdy about it and measured the ratio... you'd get 250 lines at my not very good eyesight 12pt font size. A more common font size might eve yield 300 lines
Keep in mind that the monitor will be pretty far from your eyes at those dimensions. For me, when rotated, the monitor extends from below waist height to the top of my head when standing straight at a standing desk.
It's a bit silly though, since the keyboard is far too low for typing comments on a diff. And if one raises the desk so that the keyboard is at the right height, it's a good workout for the neck to put it mildly.
Re:Surface Laptop 4
by eyelidlessness on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @09:21PM
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My goodness my whole body got tired trying to imagine using this.
It's actually pretty hilarious if you have a monitor arm that allows rotating the monitor, the amount of vertical space is ludicrous. You can fit a side by side diff with over 200 lines of code visible.
It's not very practical, though.