Virtual desktops are superior to additional physical monitors. I'm fully prepared to die on this hill.
this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2024
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| Has cool animation | 0 | 1 |
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Watch a full screen movie while you do something on another monitor. Virtual desktops can't do that.
How do you keep your concentration on two monitors? When I had two monitors, I put black wallpaper on the second monitor because the usual ones distracted me
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I'm either immersed or i multitask. You can do both?
Then again, my sis Works on her notebook while reading a magazine while watching tv while listening music on the smartphone she uses to chatt. Pure stress to me.
Yeah I can do both. Most movies are dialogue forward so I'm not always watching the screen. And then when there is a break in my game (loading screens, waiting for something to happen, mindless tasks) I can watch the screen. I only do it with games like Minecraft, Satisfactory, Cities Skylines, etc.
Picture in picture mode
Full screen
You can pin the movie to all desktops in one monitor, and combine the powers of the virtual desktops, and the other monitor(s)
Oh yeah for sure I could use virtual desktops in addition. But a single monitor doesn't accomplish what I said. Hence why I brought it up as a counter point.
Why am I comparing moitors to virtual desktops?
I don't know
Does it make sense?
No
Do i use my 2nd virtual desktop more than my 2nd monitor?
Yes
Am I lost in what I am trying to prove?
Absolutely.
did you even read the full thread which provides the context you're neglecting?
No.
I have but it's long past bedtime here and I'm starting to lose my ability to comprehend things in english. Sorry
Watch a full screen movie while you do something on another monitor.
Just pause the movie, do the thing, and then go back to watching the movie.
Yeah I guess you could do something completely different than what I said.
If you're developing and want a live display of your program, nothing beats a second monitor to see your progress live if you want to see the progress on your computer.
Other cases %100 agree
And a third monitor for the documentation
I do that on the second
A really large monitor?
A ultra wide monitor beats it imo
Yes, so much easier to switch between two desktops than having them actually visible at the same time.
I used to have 9 in a 3x3 grid in Plasma, so I could always reach any workspace in two or less touchpad swipes.
That's the way i do it and i think it's the absolute best setup. I use keyboard shortcuts to switch and move windows though.
used too
Have you evolved even further?!
I'm on Hyprland now, which has more GNOME-like workspaces (created when needed)
I have it on Ctrl+F1-F12. Limitted to 12 but i rarely need more than 5.
Love the original Watch Dogs
Such a fun game. I doubt the current ubisoft could create a comparable game. 2 was great for the size of it but felt a little lackluster in immersion, Legion was... ubisoft "capture zone, unlock tower" but cyberpunk-adjacent.
The sequel disappointed me greatly. Haven't even played Legion. The original story was so captivating and emotional. Took my by surprise and I was so invested in it.
Legion is... bad. Every enemy is a bullet sponge, a "nonlethal" stun machine gun takes like 30 rounds to down a non-heavy enemy. it's just a bunch of cycling through different specific areas, completing the objective , and getting away. The DLC prequel story with Wrench and Aiden is cool, but otherwise its standard ubisoft repetitive shlock.
The art and environment is beautifully grungy though, and raytracing reflections are gorgeous. The general world building is interesting. There's just no compelling plot.
I'd love a big game with T-bone/ray Kenney as the main character (in a different area than Chicago, the second game mentions him messing around in NYC so I could see it), not just a DLC.
I tried it out on a friend's playstation, and made the extremely simple decision to not buy it
Yeah, the sequel wasn't great, I uninstalled it after around 8 missions
I gave up with ubisoft after seeing that ac mirage had the same level of graphical detail as the original ac, but with a worse campaign, and a higher system requirement
But.. Why?
Have you ever used more than one virtual desktops?
Yes it's terrible
What DE or WM are you using?
I'm using plain arch with XFCE4. Also using a 3440x1440 monitor, I don't really need the space I think
What do you usually do on your computer? My desktops always fill up after 5 minutes of doing anything, even while using two or more monitors. Also, have you tried kde?
I usually program or reverse engineer using Ghidra. I have tried KDE, but it feels too fancy for me. I prefer the simple looks of XFCE. Maybe I'm just getting old, sigh.
But! I have tried virtual desktops and it's not my thing really.
If you know reverse engineering, you most likely know what you're talking about. If it's not your thing, it's not your thing. That's something I can agree with.
:). Thank you!
i have 9 desktops in hyprland but i use a max of like 4
And I'm not going to use any of them!
Your missing out on it then