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From: Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us>
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Subject: Re: What Window Manager/Desktop Environment do you use, and why?
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2025 14:47:15 +0200
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Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Widescreen always felt a gimmick to me. 

I find it interesting how many old men here praise themselves for not
needing the advances that we have made since 1984.

>For computers, it leads to wasted space.
>
>Open up many webpages and notice how much blank space is on the sides.
>I've just gone to news.com.au, and HALF the screen is just blank white
>space.
>
>Mobiles are portrait, heavily so, desktops widescreen, heavily so, so
>this results in just a mismatch.

On the other hand, THAT sounds like the only thing you ever use is a
web browser.

I like it to have three shells side by side without covering each
other. I like it to easily fit a shell at the side of the browser
displying the docs without covering.

Greetings
Marc
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