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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Mesa@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I'm mainly curious about software developers here, or anyone else whose computer is somewhat central to their life, be it professional or hobbyist.

I only have two monitors—one directly in front of me, and another to the right of it, angled toward me. For web development, I keep my editor on the main screen, and anything auxiliary (be that a dev build, a video, StackOverflow, etc.) on the side screen.

I wouldn't mind a third monitor, and if I had one, I'd definitely use it for log/output, since currently it's a floating window that I shuffle around however necessary. It could be smaller than the other two, and I might even turn it vertical so I could split the screen between output and a terminal, configuring a AutoHotKey script to focus the terminal.

What about y'all?

[ cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13864053 ]

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[-] foosel@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 7 months ago

Three monitors here. Primary and secondary pretty much exactly like you. Tertiary is a cheap portable one, 15", 1080p, that I've mounted above the secondary slightly angled downward and on which I have my communication apps pinned, as well as a full screen btop.

[-] Mesa@programming.dev 8 points 7 months ago

Oh, neat! Yeah, I think I've seriously talked myself into getting a small third monitor. Using it for communication apps is a good idea, and I can definitely see having that when I'm just relaxing, or if I'm collaborating. Thanks for your response!

[-] azimir@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

I've wanted the overhead comms display off and on for a while now. Two screens for input/output work, then the overhead screen for discord/hangouts/teams/email status. I don't need the overhead one all the time, but some days it would be insanely useful when things are buzzing in the group.

[-] Longpork3@lemmy.nz 1 points 6 months ago

Haha, ditto. I've got the 34inch 4:3 for tasks like cad and image stuff, then next to it the 34inch ultramodern which I use for spreadsheets or multi-pane stuff, then my extra monitor up that lives up at a weird angle is my at-a-glance home for slack, btop, nvtop and any running scripts I want to keep an eye on.

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