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submitted 7 months ago by southernwolf@pawb.social to c/linuxfurs@pawb.social

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10071203

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Twitter post by Daniel Feldman (@d_feldman): Linux is the only major operating system to support diagonal mode (credit [Twitter] @xssfox). Image shows an untrawide monitor rotated about 45 degrees, with a horizontal IDE window taking up a bottom triangle. A web browser and settings menu above it are organized creating a window shape almost like a stepped pyramid.

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[-] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

I've never seen something so wonderful and horrible at the same time. Let's hope it's used for commercial displays more and desktops less.

[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 21 points 7 months ago

If I recall from the original thread, it came from someone doing it because they realized they could, because it was implemented with flexibility, and not because anyone ever specifically thought it would be a good idea.

https://sprocketfox.io/xssfox/2021/12/02/xrandr/

Basically mapping what the OS thinks of as the screen, where the display renders that virtual screen, how a touchpad maps to it, how a touchscreen on the display maps to them both can be complicated.
Everything basically figures itself out now, but they still use the tools that happily accept a transformation matrix to changes things around.

My hope is to see a rotating monitor setup with a display that holds still.

[-] Lightfire228@pawb.social 1 points 7 months ago

I wonder if this could be done on Wayland without a custom compositor

[-] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I don't even know how this would be useful for commercial displays.

[-] SloanTheServal@pawb.social 1 points 7 months ago

Maybe for some very stylistic installations that are more for looks than practicality?

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 10 points 7 months ago

this makes me wonder if you could have a sensor for monitor orientation and have a dynamic ui that would adjust to keep the windows parallel to the ground no matter how it was spun.

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 11 points 7 months ago

Windmill spinning monitors for everyone!

[-] demomantf2@bark.lgbt 3 points 7 months ago

@snooggums @southernwolf @HubertManne That sounds like one of those abstract art pieces you'd see in a museum lol

[-] callyral@pawb.social 4 points 7 months ago

i'm just imagining a monitor that's also a fan

that's an amazing idea

[-] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 months ago

On one hand you would have an even larger screen real estate, on the other you now have two overlapping refresh rates.

[-] demomantf2@bark.lgbt 9 points 7 months ago

@southernwolf As someone who occasionally does webdev

I am very scared.

[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Just use Angular?

[-] SloanTheServal@pawb.social 8 points 7 months ago

This comes off as one of those "we asked if we could, but never asked if we should" kinds of things...

[-] HarleyAnzuck@pawb.social 3 points 7 months ago

This makes me dizzy for some reason @. @

[-] Lightfire228@pawb.social 2 points 7 months ago

This hurts

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