[PLUG] Two monitors, two applications

[Keith Lofstrom]

I have two monitors ... turned sideways.  The tops are
narrower than the bottoms, so I use xrandr to turn one 90
degrees, and one 270 degrees, so the narrow tops are
together.  That helps my narrow mind combine the images.

That orientation helps me work with page-oriented content.
I read and write technical documents, not watch movies.
The desktop extends across both monitors.

I recall doing some futzing so that the pixel map doesn't
have an invisible band down the middle, related to the
physical screen width of the unrotated first monitor.
Computers do the darndest things.

One of the monitors is on a KVM switch, so I can work
with machine B while I look at content from machine A on
the other monitor.  That helps with debugging machine B,
if it is in a state where SSH and X aren't working.  

Which it often is, B is my "hold my beer and watch this"
distro and crazy-app test machine.

Both monitors are on a stand that allows me to rotate
them back to "normal" horizontal.  That is useful for
text mode boot debugging, which doesn't know about xrandr
and screen rotation.

I suppose I should get two KVM switches ... but before
that, I may upgrade everything to HDMI, including new
monitors and graphics cards.  Not sure about that; my
ancient eyes can't see small pixels, and some apps
stubbornly use the smallest fonts available.

Keith
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Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com