Linux is the only OS to support diagonal PC monitor mode(tomshardware.com)
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Linux is the only OS to support diagonal PC monitor mode
https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/linux-is-the-only-os-to-support-diagonal-pc-monitor-mode-dev-champions-the-case-for-22-degree-rotation-computing
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Irrespective of how you feel about this feature, the fact that an individual with an itch to scratch is able to scratch that itch in the most popular operating system in the world that drives rocket ships to nearly every website you use is a wonderful testimony to the power of Linux in particular and Open Source development in general.
As far as i know, this was a feature in graphics drivers 10 years ago.
Daft question: would it be possible to attach an accelerometer (edit: or gyroscope) to the monitor and connect it to a script to update the display angle on the fly?
Yes but swapping the angle is not an instant action. In fact it has a huge black screen flash and takes like 10 or so seconds.
I've wondered why that is. Both Linux and MacOS take several seconds to change low level screen parameters like this. It made some sense in the age of CRTs, but today I struggle to understand why it takes more than 50ms. What is it doing during all that time??
I'm guessing It's stopping and reloading services that don't have any support for for runtime changes
You could easily have instant and smooth rotation like that in a Wayland compositor.
Yes. Linus personally added the driver in the next release of the kernel.
I see a lot of people making fun of the feature but when I was in the middle of Iceland the screen on my ThinkPad broke. With the same tools used for here for fun I could create 3 virtual monitors arranged around the crack and could use my screen with no problems.
Related discussion to dev's post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38802086
Haha, the article writer must've been browsing Hacker News, found that post from 2021, and found his 1000 or so words for the day/week/whatever, kaching...
What about the Sabre Pyramid? https://theoffice.fandom.com/wiki/Pyramid
Having used Linux native tooling for AV installations for fifteen years, little features like this have been vital for everything from projection mapping to persistence of vision to custom geometry video walls.
A picture or video of this could be worth a thousand words.
there was a tweet[1] in the original post with a photo of that
[1] https://twitter.com/d_feldman/status/1740108692203430006
[1] https://twitter.com/d_feldman/status/1740108692203430006
The Tom’s article references a tweet which references the original blog post here:
https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2021/12/02/xrandr/
https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2021/12/02/xrandr/
I'm all for people doing what they feel works for them, but none of the stated arguments (either from the author or direct quotes from the original tweeter) hold up to scrutiny.
I think they are jokes.......
It’s less of a joke and more of a “huh, isn’t it curious this is possible”
Jokes are usually funny.
I have to disagree on this one. Most jokes that I have heard or read weren't funny at all. And seeing that I'm a dad, most jokes that I tell aren't funny either.
The joke is that who would ever actually use their monitor in a diagonal orientation? It's funny that someone actually did it, that's all.
Humor is usually subjective.
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this may seem like a joke at first but I'd bet this could have some interesting uses with VR/AR goggles and tilted simulated monitors. that and pip modes in multi-monitor setups. IDK cant think of something specific that may not be achievable by other means but could be interesting.
This rather awkwardly reminds me of an April's fools joke, I did/tried to pull years ago... (^_^')
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If this is serious, and not a joke, then someone needs to stop patching their kernel and buy a larger LCD.
I use 2x 43" 4k TVs, but I know people who use 3x 32" screens.
These are the largest screens a human can use with a PC.
Btw, 43" 4k TVs are currently $176 each.
I use 2x 43" 4k TVs, but I know people who use 3x 32" screens.
These are the largest screens a human can use with a PC.
Btw, 43" 4k TVs are currently $176 each.
This looks funny and is just some thing this guy does to feel special and to do something unique, it objectively makes ZERO sense, its a giant waste of screen space real estate and you can see status bar and all kinds of stuff just cut of vscode.
Instead of complaining you could be writing code to fix those issues and optimize the 22 degree layout.