A quick shout out for Windows Power Toys for all you guys and girls with wide-screen monitors. Particularly the FancyZones feature which is really very good.
Would recommend.
P.S. I may now be in the market for a wider monitor.
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The Dell I got is great. Pin sharp, and I can have three code listings vertically parallel.
I've ordered a second monitor that's not quite so wide.
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Originally posted by Hobosapien View PostAye, they finally added it to Windows but when I looked (a couple of years ago now probably) they had only done an half-arsed job. Can't remember what the showstoppers were that made me seek out a third party solution. May have been that all the virtual desktops shared the same profile so couldn't personalise each one with different shortcuts, colour schemes and the like.
Maybe they've updated it since then so it's now worthy.
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Originally posted by wattaj View Post
Maybe they've updated it since then so it's now worthy.
For those not sure the benefits over a large monitor, both is still the best solution. A large monitor so can have multiple things open and visible and multiple desktops for logical separation of stuff instead of one desktop with a zillion shortcuts. The 4k monitors/TVs do need a compatible output from the PC/laptop to run 4k at a decent refresh rate, so DisplayPort or HDMI 2.0.
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostPlug your machine in and see what you think! For me it's been transformational.
But I might see if I can at least try it so I know how good it is... my Mac Mini is surely due an upgrade and the neer ones can drive dual 4K via HDMI (I think)
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostI get both of those use cases but you don't need multiple desktops to achieve it, that's where I'm struggling
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostI'm a simple person...how does having multiple desktops give you more screen real estate? If you're effectively switching between windows, that doesn't give you more space to work with.
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Originally posted by eek View PostTask management - desktop 1 is for work, desktop 2 contains email allowing them to be hidden while you concentrate on what you need to do today.Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostIf i'm doing video editing, the video is open on one screen, the editing software on another. When developing, I have the editor on one, and whatever reference I might be using on the other. This gets more critical is my eyes get older...
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If i'm doing video editing, the video is open on one screen, the editing software on another. When developing, I have the editor on one, and whatever reference I might be using on the other. This gets more critical is my eyes get older...
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostI'm a simple person...how does having multiple desktops give you more screen real estate? If you're effectively switching between windows, that doesn't give you more space to work with.
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I'm a simple person...how does having multiple desktops give you more screen real estate? If you're effectively switching between windows, that doesn't give you more space to work with.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI was sure Windows had finally added multiple desktops? Maybe only on servers? I know it's a feature on MacOS though I've never learned how it works. One desktop is confusing enough
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