freemont wrote:

> To those of you who use them: For developing, and also just for day-to-day
> computer stuff, do you prefer the widescreen format to a square screen? Or
> do you ever miss being square? ;-)

I have a 20 inch widescreen and yes, I prefer it to the "square"
screen I had before. When I need to see two windows at the same time
for whatever reason, I prefer to look from left to right, then from
top to bottom. I think the width of the window is easier to scan than
the height, but that might just be personal preference.

Also, the width gives me room for a desktop sidebar where I keep all
my quickstart shortcuts (so they don't occupy the taskbar).

> Looking at a couple of 19" widescreens for Xmas, and I don't want to be
> stuck with something that I'll ultimately not care for. It would be
> awkward to set them up and test drive for any length of time. (To answer
> the obvious suggestion to try them for a while.)

Wouldn't have though to suggest that really, but now that you mention
it, you could get a piece of thick paper in that size, put some
printed text on it, and place it in front of you - check if you find
it troublesome to turn your head from left to right to read what's oon
either side of it :-)

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