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Ask HN: How many screens in your workspace?

3 pointsby markwillis82about 6 years ago
We are having a discussion about workspaces. We are running 27&quot; iMacs, and although it&#x27;s possible to have multiple screens I think that one screen with better &quot;window management&quot; to ensure the real estate is used as well as it can be, would be better than 2 screens and having the &quot;neck twist&quot; of moving between the two.<p>What does your screen setup look like?

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nwrkabout 6 years ago
Heavily using this. F1-F4 on Gnome now. Most of the work done on laptop. Workspaces are big productivity plus.<p>For mac neck twist: Disable animations and assign key shortcuts. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;osxdaily.com&#x2F;2011&#x2F;09&#x2F;06&#x2F;switch-between-desktops-spaces-faster-in-os-x-with-control-keys&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;osxdaily.com&#x2F;2011&#x2F;09&#x2F;06&#x2F;switch-between-desktops-space...</a><p>Looks like handy tool is available those days (read without heavy scripting): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;itunes.apple.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;app&#x2F;workspaces&#x2F;id1219826448?mt=12" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;itunes.apple.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;app&#x2F;workspaces&#x2F;id1219826448?mt=1...</a>
newman8rabout 6 years ago
I run a single 4k monitor, ~40&quot; and I haven&#x27;t felt a need for any additional monitors. I use i3 as my window manager, really like it with this setup.