Nic Wise wrote: > > that said, dont expect xcode to work. or to get any support from > xamarin (which is rather useful in and of itself)... > Why not just use the mac you have? With a PC keyboard or something? > xCode works perfectly, so does MonoDevelop and MonoTouch. The only issue I have is Monotouch licensing.
Please keep in mind I use my Windows machine a lot when developing, I have tons of tools and utilities that only works on Windows. Plus, I just like Windows more. The only programs I am interested in on the Mac is MonoDevelop/xCode. I have tried several approaches: 1. Use Synergy to share keyboard and mouse with the Mac, so I can quickly switch between the two. Cons: - Switching video input is slow. Takes 5-10 seconds, which is very distracting when switching a lot like I do. - Low resolution. I have a MacBook, the maximum resolution for an external display is 1920x1200. This is very low when I am used to 2560x1600 on a 30 inch screen. Using the built in display on the Mac to overcome the slow video input switching is even worse and would yield only 1280x800. - Keymapping issues. - Slow. Compared to my insanely spec'ed desktop PC, the Mac is painfully slow. 2. Use a VNC viewer connecting to the Mac over the local network on my Windows machine. Cons: - All of the problems of above. - Very unstable. Perhaps it is my UltraVNC viewer, but I always experience freezing and problems. - Copy/paste issues. I need to be able to copy/paste between Windows/Mac. 3. Run Lion in a virtual machine Cons: - Works perfectly, none of the cons above. Great performance, high resolution, copy paste works perfectly, and it's very stable. The only issue is I cannot install the Monotouch license. After going from 1 to 3, I found my productivity rate go up a lot, as well as being a much more comfortable environment. Anyway, thanks for replying. I will look into a different version of the boot system for the VM. -- View this message in context: http://monotouch.2284126.n4.nabble.com/Installing-in-VMWare-tp3850202p3858331.html Sent from the MonoTouch mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ MonoTouch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch
