Benjamin Flaming:
"People without working hardware acceleration" includes anyone using more than one monitor. X refuses to allow hardware acceleration with Xinerama. Since multiple monitors are central to my working style (and that of many recording studios), using OpenGL could have serious drawbacks.
Programs where it makes sense using two or more monitors are in my opinion seriously crippled. Its about 2.3 million times faster (rough guess) to press a key (to switch to another view) than to turn your head. In addition, you can get wiplash (or something similar) by turning your head too much. Please explan why I'm wrong, if I am.
for me, dual-head makes a lot of sense whenever i have to understand what's going on between components that don't comfortably fit on one screen.
as to whiplash, well, i don't really spin my head around that much at work :) *but* i find a meter or analyser in the corner of my eye very helpful. many things can be checked by a casual glance, without requiring a full head turn. fwiw, i have my primary screen directly in front of the keyboard and the other off to the side.
for me, ardour is a lot more fun on dual-head.
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