Do You use Multiple Monitors?

[Exodist]

Friend of mine bought a 25inch LCD a few months back, but then just a few weeks ago his desktop blew up.. (true story, very funny), power supply fried most everything in the process. Well he bought a huge gaming laptop and started using his 25"LCD with his new laptop as dual screen. Well the 20inch LCD he had before getting the 25 he gave to me.
I already had a 19inch LCD so I set them up side by side tonight. At first I thought it would drive me crazy with two monitors. But I am really starting to enjoy this with Xineramma.

How many of you also use multiple monitors?

[pwnst*r]

dual 24's here.

and um, a power supply frying is not funny considering it could have started a fire.

[Exodist]

You should have here him tell it tho.. If it was mine I would have been crying but he has to much money so to him it was funny.. :-)

[pwnst*r]

double post, good times.

[schauerlich]

I have a laptop which I hook up to a 1680x1050 monitor when I'm in my room.

[pwnst*r]

I have a laptop which I hook up to a 1680x1050 monitor when I'm in my room.

aye, i do that with my work laptop at home too. good for hammering out docs.

[Grifulkin]

I wish I had dual monitors, I could see it now, buying another 22" monitor would be very cool.

[mamamia88]

so if you use 2 or 3 monitors how does compiz work? does each monitor represent a workspace or what?

[Xbehave]

I used dual monitors before it was mainstream (circa 2003), but now everybody does it's not cool any more so i stopped (in reality, i use a laptop now so i only dual-screen when sit at my desk and even then i often don't bother)


so if you use 2 or 3 monitors how does compiz work? does each monitor represent a workspace or what?
beryl used to either have 2 small cubes or 1 large one, either way it treated to screens as a single display so you could not rotate one out of sync with the other (if you could it would break streched windows so i guess it's still the case now)

[pwnst*r]

I used dual monitors before it was mainstream (circa 2003), but now everybody does it's not cool any more so i stopped (in reality, i use a laptop now so i only dual-screen when sit at my desk and even then i often don't bother)




oh you're one of those that likes a band at the beginning, but once they get popular they're no longer "your band".

your kind crack me up.

[Exodist]

so if you use 2 or 3 monitors how does compiz work? does each monitor represent a workspace or what?
Not sure. I got it turned off. I have some stuff downloading, after that gets done I can try.

[Frak]

4x 28" @ 1680 x 1050

[Exodist]

4x 28" @ 1680 x 1050
Wow very nice. :p

[virusiidx]

27" @ 1920x1080 and 2 - 22" @ 1680x1050 monitors as well as a 40" 1080p HDTV. 90% of the time I'm just using the 27" and a 22" though. The TV is used only when I watch movies from the PC.

[pwnst*r]

4x 28" @ 1680 x 1050

:(

[Frak]

:(
I only use them when I code or model. Other than that, I'm usually staring at the second one (primary).

My first 28" seemed huge, now I can't stand to go back to just one monitor.

[pwnst*r]

the sad face is for the lower res. i'd rather have my 24's with 1920x1200

[Exodist]

You guys got me wanting two new monitors now.. lol

[Frak]

the sad face is for the lower res. i'd rather have my 24's with 1920x1200
Nope, you're right, they're at 1920 x 1200.

Don't know where I got 1680 from. 23"-28" = 1920 x 1200

[pwnst*r]

phew!

[Exodist]

so if you use 2 or 3 monitors how does compiz work? does each monitor represent a workspace or what?


It want load. I just tried and if it will, it will prob take a work around.


exodist@stardust:~$ compiz
Checking for Xgl: not present.
Detected PCI ID for VGA: 04:00.0 0300: 1002:9442 (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: not present.
Trying again with indirect rendering:
Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present.
Checking for non power of two support: present.
Checking for Composite extension: not present.
aborting and using fallback: /usr/bin/metacity


BTW: I am using Xinerama, it may work if thats turned off.

[aldld]

Man, I wish I had dual monitors!

Now I think I might save up some money to get a second monitor, plus a better video card.

[toupeiro]

I use dual 23" 1600x1050's at home. I used to use dual 24" 1920x1080's at work, but I switched to a single 30" 2560x1600 because it loses the split down the middle and has an awesome resolution!

[PurposeOfReason]

I used to rock dual 22" @ 1680x1050 with one in portrait. I found that it didn't help me all that much though it was nice to have that much real estate. Tiling with a 22" @ 1680x1050 was better for me.

[MaxIBoy]

I started a thread when I first got my dual-monitor setup working:
http://www.uluga.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7485741


Here is a more recent screenshot than that thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=122570&d=1248674762

[rifak]

i have a 13" laptop screen with a 19" @ 1440x900 external. one of the proudest moments of my life when i finally got it running in its native resolution. haha, i have an intel graphics card so it wasnt a straightforward process at first. i cant use compiz, but being the overly practical person that i am, usability beats out coolness anyday...especially when im running simulations and doing work

[NoaHall]

3 monitors and a HD projector. Great for programming.

[sloggerkhan]

I used to use laptop + 22" 1680x1050, currently I just use the 22", soon I should be using 25" 1920x1080 + 22" 1680x1050.

[gn2]

I have only ever used one monitor which meets my needs perfectly because I can only look at one monitor at a time.

[ViperChief]

4x 28" @ 1680 x 1050

DO WANT!

I have my laptop and sometimes plug in my 19". When I build my new computer, I'm planning on two 24" monitors.