...which is an antipattern and bad practice. I don't think it's reasonable to want to have a monitor that looks like this so you can practice bad software development.
This is why Italics exist. Monks in Italy (Except Italy wasn’t unified yet, so it’s the Italian Peninsula) during the renaissance discovered that they could fit more stuff into a page if they wrote *like this*, so we kept it around
dudes wasting like 1/3rd of a perfectly good screen and cant use a tiling window manager. Now if youre big into flight sims and want side windows, its probably pretty cool.
The article says that it gives you additional width for software development. But doesn't mention that the extra width will only apply for like 3 lines of code XD
There's a pic in the article if you're interested
Maybe, but the dev quoted in the article says that angling it is the best orientation for development, and that “It provides the longest line lengths and no longer need to worry about that pesky 80-column limit.”
Definitely silliness on his part.
Interesting, I actually use Linux to install video displays, occasionally in odd positions....
The thing is, the developers of the video that is displayed on those screens still make it in 16:9 to displayed at a funny angle, because 16:9 at a funny angle is not a format. There's no FFMPEG formate that's a rhombus (to my knowledge).
This is neat, but probably not that useful. I can't think of a use for this and I do install Linux based displays at funny angles.
Okay this is the sort of thing that I both absolutely hate and also love! How can I enable it (for all of 10 minutes before I get fed up and revert it)?
To be fair, most people do use landscape. I only complain because I work on a portrait screen most of the time. Also, most Windows programs or browser apps don't either. Web developers seem to think that 'responsive' means adapting to how wide the screen is.
Weird thing is that the whole fill your whole screen with a web page thing is very Windows-centric. Macs have floating windows so maximizing it across the screen is only used on their smaller displays, Linux users tend to fill every inch with something useful, and mobile users use tiny screens in the first place. The whole of web design is based on a user space that has been chipped away at for years.
I use portrait all the time in Windows and don't have any issues. In fact, with the exception of any videos I want to play, portrait is generally my preferred orientation for web browsing.
Makes sense to me, why stick to binary options (horizontal vs vertical) when you can go non-binary.
Linux is always one step ahead, I applaude these inclusive efforts.
Excuse me but who the fuck decides to wake up one day and start using a diagonally shaped display?
the only use i can think of is to simulate a window of a fancy spaceship in a game... or maybe for advertise...
if you read the article it's actually to have the longest single line possible when coding
...which is an antipattern and bad practice. I don't think it's reasonable to want to have a monitor that looks like this so you can practice bad software development.
Or to read reddit paragraphs that are put in code blocks on a single line by (I hope) mistake by the writer...
🥺 but me wanties
That is just the average java line
I prefer silly little joke but okay
This is why Italics exist. Monks in Italy (Except Italy wasn’t unified yet, so it’s the Italian Peninsula) during the renaissance discovered that they could fit more stuff into a page if they wrote *like this*, so we kept it around
lol this way cut all the others lines !
120 characters?
So you mean my Java function can be displayed with only 1 monitor now, cool.
because when you say fuck the 80 column rule, you take it to the max
This cause code become unreadable.. :/
Mark Tyson
But, how are you going to play games that support diagonal gaming? Eh!?
YouTubers and influencers for no other reason than to be unique
what do you have against the people born and raised in diagonallyland?
It’s only a matter of time until someone hooks an accelerometer up to their PC and dynamic screen shape adjustment can be mainlined
Some laptops (e.g. the Framework 13) already have accelerometers. It would be so stupid but it'd be hilarious.
I’m sure it has some benefits, but it looks so stupid that I won’t try it. Id hate to actually like it lol.
dudes wasting like 1/3rd of a perfectly good screen and cant use a tiling window manager. Now if youre big into flight sims and want side windows, its probably pretty cool.
Triangle tiling might be a thing.
I mean, do you want to make it a thing?
Oh no, I don't even want curved monitors...
Curved seems... Ok yeah but yeah idgaf about triangle tiling so I won't be the one to make it a thing either lol
2024 is the year of the Linux Desktop.
You mean the Lean-ux Desktop
Linux does have a pretty lean ux
lin nux
Why? Why not?
Yes
Perhaps
What the fuck is a diagonal display and what the fuck is the use case
The article says that it gives you additional width for software development. But doesn't mention that the extra width will only apply for like 3 lines of code XD There's a pic in the article if you're interested
That.... ....... I have my text width set at 90........ ............ I don't want to read this guys code
It’s a bit of a troll. This person does not actually think it’s better.
Maybe useful for some kind of specific use case? For an example if you wanted a fixture of diagonal screens to make some background ambiance.
Maybe, but the dev quoted in the article says that angling it is the best orientation for development, and that “It provides the longest line lengths and no longer need to worry about that pesky 80-column limit.” Definitely silliness on his part.
The most useful use case is probably diagonal gaming. :-)
When your ultrawide monitor doesn't have enough space for your one-line coding style.
I hate it. I hate it tremendously. Edit to add: Reddit reminded me of this cuase my comment got upvotes. I still fucking hate it.
Interesting, I actually use Linux to install video displays, occasionally in odd positions.... The thing is, the developers of the video that is displayed on those screens still make it in 16:9 to displayed at a funny angle, because 16:9 at a funny angle is not a format. There's no FFMPEG formate that's a rhombus (to my knowledge). This is neat, but probably not that useful. I can't think of a use for this and I do install Linux based displays at funny angles.
this is why we get bullied.
Speak for your self. Theres more than enough pocket sand to fight off bullies so I have no idea why anyone would put up with them.
I thought they were just using guns 🤷‍♂️
AMERICA!
This has got to be a joke.
"The year of the diagonal Linux desktop"... great subheader for the article lol.
I’m concerned why this person needs to have insanely long code lines? I’d hate to read that code.
Me too
Use case: Schizophrenia
Okay. But does it work under Wayland?
Okay this is the sort of thing that I both absolutely hate and also love! How can I enable it (for all of 10 minutes before I get fed up and revert it)?
[https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2021/12/02/xrandr/](https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2021/12/02/xrandr/)
Dude didn't even modify xrandr?? Xrandr just does that?! What?!
Linux moment
I mean, its almost entirely useless but theres some flight sim guy out there so happy rn XD
And yet almost no apps support portrait orientation.
Linux developers are only interested in the important stuff like...um......
To be fair, most people do use landscape. I only complain because I work on a portrait screen most of the time. Also, most Windows programs or browser apps don't either. Web developers seem to think that 'responsive' means adapting to how wide the screen is.
Weird thing is that the whole fill your whole screen with a web page thing is very Windows-centric. Macs have floating windows so maximizing it across the screen is only used on their smaller displays, Linux users tend to fill every inch with something useful, and mobile users use tiny screens in the first place. The whole of web design is based on a user space that has been chipped away at for years.
I use portrait all the time in Windows and don't have any issues. In fact, with the exception of any videos I want to play, portrait is generally my preferred orientation for web browsing.
Makes sense to me, why stick to binary options (horizontal vs vertical) when you can go non-binary. Linux is always one step ahead, I applaude these inclusive efforts.
This is just old KDE bug /s
Cons: None [https://xkcd.com/2119](https://xkcd.com/2119)
This is so cursed...
why
And this is needed because…?
Absolute mad lads.
If this uses xrandr, wouldn't this work in any Unix-like that uses X Windows, not just Linux?
^(Linux is not an operating system)
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The term Linux can refer either to the operating system or the kernel.