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Re: I am beginning to like this Linux stuff

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On 29/08/2015 01:07:03, DaveG wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:43:40 +0100, mick wrote:
>
>> On 28/08/2015 21:09:34, DaveG wrote:
>>> On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:31:07 +0000, mick wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Today I hooked up to one of my 23 inch monitors and it has just took
>>>> everything up another level, so much more real estate to play with
>>>> which makes it all come alive.
>>> 
>>> Have you for multiple virtual desktops set up too?  It;s usually the
>>> default on most Linux desktops.
>> 
>> No, not yet, I'm still at walk pace ;-)
>
> Look on the task bar.  If it's set already for more than one you'll see a 
> "blank" area showing two boxes side by side or box divided into 
> quarters.  It's "active" in that any open windows on a desktop will show 
> in teeny tiny micro form on the weeny little desktops.
>
> On Xubuntu you can change it in Settings --> Settings Manager --> 
> Workspaces. I'd imagine it's similar in whatever desktop you are using.
>
> Once you get the hang of it, you use compiz/special effects stuff and set 
> it so moving the mouse to a "hot spot", eg a screen corner or top/bottom/
> side middle, or even a mouse button to get an OpenGL 3D cude you can 
> rotate/click to select which desktop you want.  I tend not to use that 
> with two screens though.  It looks a bit weird on dual screens!

I'll have a look at that when I come down to earth, still on a high 
from getting Pan and Evolution working well.

>>> I sometimes find duel 19" screens are not enough and don't want to keep
>>> minimising/restoring app windows.
>> 
>> I like just one screen, 23 inch is nice which gives A4 portrait size in
>> height.  24 inch perhaps but any more and I think it would get
>> uncomfortable to be in front of for a long time. Just measured from eye
>> to screen, 22/24 inches LOL , sad or what!
>> Though I had a 19 inch in the garage which would do for the Linux
>> machine.  Just been and measured it and its only a 15 inch :-(
>> Might get a KVM switch and have the two boxes feeding one monitor,
>> although I kept typing on the keyboard in front of the monitor today
>> which was the wrong one for the linux box which sits ninety degrees to
>> my right. :-)
>
> So plug the k/b via the KVN too! :-)

Yes, its nice to have dual computers though, windows on one and linux 
on the other.  I just swivel the chair around without moving my feet.
Might think about getting another box and larger monitor.  Nearly 
bought a replacement laptop last week but I couldn't really justify the 
use I'd get out of it.  More experimenting first.

> To some extent I understand what you mean about one big screen instead of 
> two or more screens.  The upside of two screens from my point of view is 
> that I can maximise a window and take up one screen, not the whole of my 
> one and only screen.  Likewise, the task bar etc appears on the primary 
> screen and not the other screen(s) which has my background widgets etc on 
> it.
>
> As I type here on the laptop, I'm upgrading all four PCs using four xterm 
> windows on the second virtual desktop and have Pan and Firefox open on 
> the first virtual desktop.  It helps keep the task bar manageable since 
> that's 1/3rd used by the desktop switcher, time/date, live weather, 
> volume, battery charge and network status info and it's easier to switch 
> between meta-tasks if I keep similar tasks on separate virtual desktops
>  :-)

-- 
mick

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I am beginning to like this Linux stuff mick <no.spam@junk.mail> - 2015-08-28 19:31 +0000
  Re: I am beginning to like this Linux stuff DaveG <nospam@nospam.net> - 2015-08-28 20:09 +0000
    Re: I am beginning to like this Linux stuff mick <nospam@junk.mail> - 2015-08-28 22:43 +0100
      Re: I am beginning to like this Linux stuff DaveG <nospam@nospam.net> - 2015-08-29 00:07 +0000
        Re: I am beginning to like this Linux stuff mick <nospam@junk.mail> - 2015-08-29 01:47 +0100

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