[Kazan]

3840x1024

lvlshot is not working - beware!


thanks S for the nice pictures


Three monitors rule (four of you count my laptop on synergy)

[aldo_14]

Why 4?  Just for the general convenience of multi-monitors, or do you have 4 boxes?

[Kazan]

two boxes - desktop driving 3 monitors (with the background above) then my laptop is a synergy display

system is linux - leftm ost monitor is email/gaim on all desktops

center+right are firefox,firefox on Virtual Desktop 1; Quanta (code),Konsoles on VD2

VD3 and VD4 are open

[aldo_14]

two boxes - desktop driving 3 monitors (with the background above) then my laptop is a synergy display

system is linux - leftm ost monitor is email/gaim on all desktops

center+right are firefox,firefox on Virtual Desktop 1; Quanta (code),Konsoles on VD2

VD3 and VD4 are open

Handy.  i'm using a laptop, windows box for the main dev environment and a solaris machine mostly used for builds and running test environments, all of which have seperate mice and keyboards...... pain.in.the.arse, I can tell you.

[Kazan]

http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

[aldo_14]

Ooooh, interesting.  good shout.

Think the network security application we're forced to endure would go mental at it, natch.... I'll have to see if I can sneak it in somehow.

[Kazan]

doesn't go off local network

[Martinus]

Not to throw a negative vibe onto this but can I ask if you think the power requirements (and thus the environmental impact) are worth it? Coding and perhaps firefox are probably the only 'simultaenious' apps that I would guess you need to run but I'm not familiar with your working method so I'm just guessing here.

I used to run two monitors before I realised that virtual desktops performed an almost identical function and the electricity cost was much lower.

[aldo_14]

doesn't go off local network

If it uses any form of connection, the security proggy *****es about it.  We're talking the level of anal-ness that means you get warnings (executing a system function from a buffer, IIRC) whenever you open a zip file.....

Not to throw a negative vibe onto this but can I ask if you think the power requirements (and thus the environmental impact) are worth it? Coding and perhaps firefox are probably the only 'simultaenious' apps that I would guess you need to run but I'm not familiar with your working method so I'm just guessing here.

I used to run two monitors before I realised that virtual desktops performed an almost identical function and the electricity cost was much lower.

Who are you asking?

[Setekh]

thanks S for the nice pictures

Yeah, no worries.

[Martinus]

Who are you asking?

Well Kazan specifically but it does apply to anyone who runs a multi-monitor setup.

[neoterran]

don't you think that it's a little racist to have the terran pride shot ? We do have vasudans on this board you know... 

[aldo_14]

Who are you asking?

Well Kazan specifically but it does apply to anyone who runs a multi-monitor setup.

Well if - for example - you're running a UI-based application (in general; any application where you'd need a different screen to see any form of background info) and debugging it with Eclipse or some IDE, it's incredibly useful.   I use 3 machines for that at work; one to run the background stuff, one to invoke the program actions, one to hook in and debug.

[Ulala]

Why do the Ursa's in the first pic have subspace portals in their engines? 

[Kazan]

they're jumping in?

ask steak - it's his artwork

[aldo_14]

they're jumping in?

That'd seem the most likely explanation, what with the 'Assualt' title.  I'd forgotten how good Steaks renders were.  Well, partly forgotten.