Of course, to each his own. But the disruption of that 1.5 inches (for me) is simply not the same as no disruption at all. No disruption at all is like paper: completely natural and effortless. I tried all those other kinds of ways of skinning the cat, but nothing matches screen rotation.
I dare you to try it. > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 03:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Finale] screen rotation > > I've been out of the loop for the last couple of days, and am really > surprised by this big discussion of screen rotation--and have to say I > agree with the initial response of "what does that have to do with > anything?" > > True, 4x3 monitors are not great for working on tall scores, and a > portrait deal works better. But there are other ways of getting at > that. In my studio, I use one 1600x1200 display positioned just above > another at the same resolution, both with pretty much the same screen > dimensions. There is about an inch-and-a-half between the bottom edge > of the top screen and the top edge of the bottom screen, which is not > an issue at all. What I get is a single desktop that is 3200 pixels > tall by 2400 wide. Of course, I can view most tall scores at 100% in > scroll view. Even with the displays set to the next resolution down, I > can do most of a tall score at 100%, or the whole score at 84%. > > (In case you are trying to picture how this works, I have a CRT on top > sitting on the monitor shelf of my workstation furniture, and an Apple > LCD sitting at desk level. The top of the LCD come just in front of > the bottom of the CRT, and the screens line up beautifully). > > Screen rotation isn't the be-all solution, as there are other ways of > skinning the same cat. > > Tim > > On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 07:28 PM, Robert Patterson Finale wrote: > > > Many have answered this question quite well. It seems (in my defensive > > state before discovering ATI Radeon 9800 Pro VERSAVISION mumbo jumbo) > > I may have misinterpreted ignorance as skepticism in at least some > > cases, so sorry if so. Email is extremely bad at nuance. > > > > To help illustrate screen rotation, I've put up a couple of photos of > > my setup. Reducing it to a 3x5 72 dpi photo saps a great deal of its > > impact. You probably won't think these photos are at all x-rated. But > > for the interested... > > > > http://robertgpatterson.com/techtipsfaq.html#anchor#MPRT.5 > > > > One additional benefit of the monitor arms is that I can float the > > monitors in front of me without blocking access to the midi keyboard. > > I will admit that when the big 24" is in portrait mode, being able to > > see what I'm playing on the midi keyboard requires contortions. I > > could move the keyboard forward, but then I would have no writing area > > in front of me. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
