On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:56:34AM +0100, mist wrote: > On Monday, 14 January 2013 at 23:57:18 UTC, Timon Gehr wrote: > >This generally comes up as an argument in these discussions, but I > >don't buy it. Not all development is done on a desktop with a huge > >screen. And even then, there is always something to put on it. > >What window manager are you using? > > Well, I hardly can imagine rationale behind using netbook for > serious development aside from being on trip. Even being forced to > work in ssh to some legacy shell ( I have that unpleasant experience > :( ) usually limits your term width, not height.
Heh. On the contrary, I find ssh to be a pleasant experience. Most GUI-heavy editors are so painfully inefficient to use that I find VT100 emulators far more pleasant to work with. > I am using Gnome Shell, but working mostly in full-screen > undecorated terminal. It is approximately 75 to 85 lines of vertical > space in my setup. I have a 1600x1200 screen, and an 18-point font, which gives me 93*41 terminal size. I find that just about right. (Like I said, I maximize everything, and anything significantly smaller than 18-point font, I find quite unreadable.) T -- People say I'm indecisive, but I'm not sure about that. -- YHL, CONLANG
