I regularly code on my 1366x768 laptop and I use the exact same settings I use on my 1920x1080 screen. I see no reason to try and fit the largest possible amount of code on the screen, since I'm only ever working with a few lines at a time anyway.
Use some kind of linux distribution, then you can have an unlimited amount of "virtual screens". I could never be able to program on my 1366x768 screen without them. The Unity DE does wonders by saving vertical screenspace aswell
I've been programming on a 1366x768 laptop this semester, and it hasn't really been an issue, though I'm still at a fairly beginner level and the stuff I'm writing isn't too complex.
[QUOTE=Anderen2;40317037]Use some kind of linux distribution, then you can have an unlimited amount of "virtual screens". I could never be able to program on my 1366x768 screen without them. The Unity DE does wonders by saving vertical screenspace aswell[/QUOTE]
Does your editor not have tabs and hotkeys to switch between them?
[QUOTE=Anderen2;40317037]Use some kind of linux distribution, then you can have an unlimited amount of "virtual screens". I could never be able to program on my 1366x768 screen without them. The Unity DE does wonders by saving vertical screenspace aswell[/QUOTE]
Uh what. You're misusing virtual monitors if it's to save you from having to ctrl+tab (or ctrl+p, type filename if you're using sublime or something) between your files.
[editline]18th April 2013[/editline]
no, I still don't get it. Is it to keep documentation open or something because even then I'm confused
[QUOTE=supersnail11;40294295]or just....consolas?
[img]http://i.imgur.com/WnWUcJS.png[/img][/QUOTE]
I'm glad I'm not the only one with that font and exact color scheme. The combination of those two really makes coding easier on the eyes.
I prefer inconsolata
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qV48vag.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Hentie;40311293][img]http://puu.sh/2BD1z[/img]
i feel like im playing a game while coding[/QUOTE]
ProFont?
I don't see how 1366x768 is small. I have been programming for about 6 years on various computers with this same resolution or smaller. What is the problem?
1920x1080 is the best:) sometimes i use a 50" tv just for fun to program at.
I'd get a 1080p-enabled laptop if it didn't necessitate jumping through hoops to get it on something other than a 15-inch or a Retina-class display.
Fuck ignore this. Wrong thread. Dammit.
I'm debating on getting like 2 or 3 23/24" monitors or going with like one big monitor like a Korean 27" IPS
It would be for gaming, watching movies, and programming
Any opinions?
Agree - Go 27"
Artistic - Go Dual/Triple 23/24"
Informative - Other
Cross post from Post your Desk, just wanted to get some opinions from people in this sub section if they don't check the other thread.
While it is much better to use a big monitor and such, I've been working on a Surface Pro while on the go. Small screen (10.1'') but it runs at 1920x1080. While you can't, say, do much with side-by-side windows, you can still comfortably use VS and other environments.
[QUOTE=BlkDucky;40320902]Uh what. You're misusing virtual monitors if it's to save you from having to ctrl+tab (or ctrl+p, type filename if you're using sublime or something) between your files.
[editline]18th April 2013[/editline]
no, I still don't get it. Is it to keep documentation open or something because even then I'm confused[/QUOTE]
I find it much faster to just Ctrl-Alt-Arrow to the "screen" I want, than to alt-tab up resources, documentation or other. It also keeps the "alt-tab" on your current screen much cleaner, aswell as the windows keep the same layout. Its more or less just as fast to switch virtual screens as it is to turn your head towards an physical one.
Edit: With "virtual screens" I mean the virtual desktops, not the virtual terminals(F1-12) if thats what you thought.
I often find those quite handy aswell though, as I can more or less run two OS's at the same time, and switch to each of them for cross-platform development instantly. (Running for example Virtualbox with Windows 7 in fullscreen on its own VT)
[QUOTE=Icedshot;40298756]I tend to use bitstream vera sans mono myself, it renders nicely at reasonably small sizes
[IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33076954/bitstreamvera.PNG[/IMG][/QUOTE]
That font rendering is horrible.
[QUOTE=Anderen2;40392825]I find it much faster to just Ctrl-Alt-Arrow to the "screen" I want, than to alt-tab up resources, documentation or other. It also keeps the "alt-tab" on your current screen much cleaner, aswell as the windows keep the same layout. Its more or less just as fast to switch virtual screens as it is to turn your head towards an physical one.
Edit: With "virtual screens" I mean the virtual desktops, not the virtual terminals(F1-12) if thats what you thought.
I often find those quite handy aswell though, as I can more or less run two OS's at the same time, and switch to each of them for cross-platform development instantly. (Running for example Virtualbox with Windows 7 in fullscreen on its own VT)[/QUOTE]
I like just using three fingers on my macbook :v:
On Windows there's [url=http://dexpot.de/?id=dexpot]Dexpot[/url]. I mostly use it to keep programming and other stuff separate though.
I still use a single 17" CRT monitor... :suicide:
[QUOTE=Killervalon;40406796]I like just using three fingers on my macbook :v:[/QUOTE]
That works in Ubuntu/Linux aswell with TouchEgg
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