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Re: Dual Monitors ~¥Halogod¥~24-Jan-05 5:48 ~¥Halogod¥~ 24-Jan-05 5:48  I have A 17" as my Main screen. And a 15" for the other. Duals at home and work... James R. Twine24-Jan-05 3:30 James R. Twine 24-Jan-05 3:30     Dual 18" LCDs at work (at 1280x1024), dual 21" CRTs in my home office (at 1600x1200 and 1280x1024).    I started using dual monitors ~10 years ago when I was using a monochrome text-only screen for debugger output.    I have never gone back since.  In fact, when I move to a new work location, I bring along a space PCI VGA card with me just so I can hook up two screens!    Peace! -=- James Tip for inexperienced drivers: "Professional Driver on Closed Course" does not mean "your Dumb Ass on a Public Road"! Articles -- Products: Delete FXP Files & Check Favorites 17 LCD Navin24-Jan-05 3:19 Navin 24-Jan-05 3:19  Big enough for me... although if somebody offered me a 19 or higher, I'd take it. A poll as to what resolution people are running would be interesting, as well. I run 1024x768, as anything higher is just too small. Not just the text, but images and stuff as well. An expert is somebody who learns more and more about less and less, until he knows absolutely everything about nothing. Laptop vs Desktop Keia24-Jan-05 2:27 Keia 24-Jan-05 2:27  Before switching to .NET and C# I was using VB 6.0 and a desktop with a 17" CRT, now I use a 15.4" laptop with a 1400x1050 resolution. In fact is this last point that minds. I've seen people with 19" CRTs and a 800x600 resolution. Re: Laptop vs Desktop Michael P Butler24-Jan-05 3:13 Michael P Butler 24-Jan-05 3:13  Keia wrote: I've seen people with 19" CRTs and a 800x600 resolution. I find that most of my users like to run in 800x600 because they find the screen much more readable. A real nightmare when I'm designing UI. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^] Re: Laptop vs Desktop Colin Angus Mackay24-Jan-05 9:33 Colin Angus Mackay 24-Jan-05 9:33  Michael P Butler wrote: I find that most of my users like to run in 800x600 because they find the screen much more readable. Wouldn't a visit to a local optitians be more useful - and not just for reading things off the screen. Do you want to know more? WDevs.com - Open Source Code Hosting, Blogs, FTP, Mail and Forums Upcoming talk: SELECT UserName, Password FROM Users -- Getting unauthorised access to a SQL Server, and how to prevent it. Re: Laptop vs Desktop Alex Korchemniy24-Jan-05 20:05 Alex Korchemniy 24-Jan-05 20:05  > A real nightmare when I'm designing UI. Agree. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Alex Korchemniy Re: Laptop vs Desktop Keia25-Jan-05 0:41 Keia 25-Jan-05 0:41  As far as possible, I attempt to "force" my users (almost all of them have 17" monitors) to work with a resolution of 1024x768. We write large data entry apps (more than 500 columns per table, sometimes even more than 900) so, few big forms are better than many 800x600 ones. UI design was a nightmare with the tools we had when developing with VB. Re: Laptop vs Desktop Nemanja Trifunovic25-Jan-05 8:10 Nemanja Trifunovic 25-Jan-05 8:10  Michael P Butler wrote: I find that most of my users like to run in 800x600 because they find the screen much more readable. I must admit I am like your users. My programming blahblahblah blog. If you ever find anything useful here, please let me know to remove it. 20 inches... when size does matter :) Tim Stubbs24-Jan-05 2:22 Tim Stubbs 24-Jan-05 2:22  Smug mode on. 20" LCD here @ 1600x1200 and it's marvellous. So good in fact, that i bought one for home too! Once you've used an LCD with cleartype on for dev work, you can't ever ever go back. Tim Stubbs Re: 20 inches... when size does matter :) Carsten Zeumer24-Jan-05 5:08 Carsten Zeumer 24-Jan-05 5:08  Hi, I am actually using such a display for development. It is the best for working realy long without torturing your eyes too much. Tim Stubbs wrote: Once you've used an LCD with cleartype on for dev work, you can't ever ever go back. Since i read your comment i enabled ClearType and had to go back as soon as possible Using ClearType is like reading the screen without my glasses on. It realy Drives me crazy. How can you actually work with an screen that is sharp by design using a software driven unsharpen tool? /c Re: 20 inches... when size does matter :) Tim Stubbs24-Jan-05 5:15 Tim Stubbs 24-Jan-05 5:15  Weird... Cleartype is designed specifically for LCD's and _should_ make things smoother, not less sharp. Do you not have font smoothing on at all then? Both anti-alias the fonts on the screen but Cleartype only really works properly on LCDs (due to the nature of the layout of the display pixels) - it does look blurry on CRTs for example. My Dell 2001FP 20" LCD certainly doesn't look blurry with cleartype - just far 'smoother', espcially for web browsing. To each his/her own - I guess that's why it's an 'option' eh? Tim Stubbs Re: 20 inches... when size does matter :) Ben Slater24-Jan-05 23:42 Ben Slater 24-Jan-05 23:42  <double smug mode> Why have one when you can have two. . . Re: 20 inches... when size does matter :) Tim Stubbs25-Jan-05 0:41 Tim Stubbs 25-Jan-05 0:41  hehehe Well i do have a 19" CRT next to it for dual screen but it's nowhere near as nice as the LCD Tim Stubbs CRT 19' Michael P Butler24-Jan-05 1:10 Michael P Butler 24-Jan-05 1:10  Used it for a couple of years now. I do have a 21' CRT downstairs in a box, but the thing is too damn big for my desk. My 19' takes up a lot of room too. When I finally get round to buying a LCD display I'll buy two, because I'll have the desk-space Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^] Re: CRT 19' Alex Korchemniy24-Jan-05 20:07 Alex Korchemniy 24-Jan-05 20:07  I can't stand CRT. I get headaches all the time. I'd gladly change a 19 CRT for a 15 LCD

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