My experimental setup ~dual widescreens in portrait mode

[Superfluous]

I assume this is on topic on this forum...

I got some new monitor arms that support rotating the screens, and it looks completely ridiculous Check it out:

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Those are 21" screens @ 1050 x 1680, and you could make the case that rotated like this they're just too high. I'm fiddling with the height to see if it can be made to work. For now, I especially like the layout for code work (horizontally split emacs screen) and it actually makes some sense to have browsers / documents in this layout too.

Other interesting factoids: I'm running Debian with the i3 window manager on Xorg/nouveau where you can change the rotation on the fly using something like "xrandr --output 'name of display' --rotate left".

[Gilgam]

Looks odd but maybe useful
you're running debian on a i CPU and it does support double screen and rotating ...
Very nice

By the way what is your trackball ?

[Superfluous]

The trackball is a Kensington Expert Mouse 4. It's OK, not great, but it's extremely hard to find a great trackball.

What did you mean by "i CPU"?

[Gilgam]

i3 cpu
must have forgot to type strong enough the 3

I just have one screen on may steup but i plan to add another one, it's an ubuntu/debian double boot machine and double screen support is a ust have

[Superfluous]

I'm not using an i3 CPU; it's a Core2 Duo. i3 in my post is the name of a window manager. IMO one of the best tiling window managers out there.

[Gilgam]

i3 a WM, i knew openbox, WMFS, even openstep but that one i didn't...

I'll try it thanks for the advice

[HaaTa]

Nice setup. I've been using it at work since mid-January. I'd prefer 3, but I'll bug IT later for that.



I use Awesome WM with Arch Linux in general (this pic was taken right before I wiped IT's version of Windows 7).
Along with my Desko with modified Zenith cupped double-shot keycaps and my CST L-Trac (3200 DPI).

I use the R600 drivers for the opensource ati driver.

[ripster]

This works. Porn in the center. Browsing in the right.

U3011 and ancient FP2001

[Gilgam]

This works. Porn in the center. Browsing in the right.

And Windows in the bottom

[ripster]

No, that's my Realforce 87U on the bottom.

[keyboardlover]

The fact that you watch porn with that desktop background disturbs me.

[ripster]

How about this one?

Furries in the center. Panda-r posts on the right. Naked woman poster above the monitor. Who KNOWS what's going on underneath.

[NewGuy]

I'd definitely recommend selling the pair for a single 30" 2560x1600 monitor if you can. You don't have the issues associated with multi-monitor setups, the subpixels are properly oriented, so things look better. Only then, once you need more space than that, would I go multi-monitor. (and either do what Ripster has done, or get a second 30")

[Rotlaus]

I'd definitely recommend selling the pair for a single 30" 2560x1600 monitor if you can.

1x30" costs > 1000€, 2x22" >220€. I see there a problem for the financially challenged.

[CeeSA]

@Superfluous - why so high?
neckbreacking setup

[Superfluous]

It's a standing setup, and in my experience, I like the monitors a little higher compared to the desk top when standing. Though I did move the monitors down a little after I took that picture.

[igro]

I assume this is on topic on this forum...

Framfab was iconic for the legendary IT bubble

[Jim66]

Love the wallpaper, did you make it yourself?

[webwit]

[guilleguillaume]

¿Webwit is this your setup? Looks super cool.

[webwit]

It's from here:
http://www.personal-media.co.jp/utronkb ... -ipad.html

[Multiple]

Here's another one

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[Jim66]

Here's another one

triple.JPG

Mmmm, uTron..