RE: Two-Monitor advantage? (was LCD Monitors)

["Laurie Solomon" <laurie@advancenet.net>]

With many of us, the free hand is the least dexterious and controllable one;
we evidently are not as fortunate as you to be coordinated in both hands or
equally dexterious in both.  I know that I tend to favor my right hand over
my left which results in anever so slight disruption in my work flow when I
have to undertake an operation that calls for use of the other hand.  I find
that this is less true when it comes to turniong my head from one monitor to
another.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com
[mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of Jon and Amy Harris
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 5:23 PM
To: epson-inkjet@leben.com
Subject: RE: Two-Monitor advantage? (was LCD Monitors)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com
> [mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of David Dyer-Bennet
> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 9:52 AM
> To: epson-inkjet@leben.com
> Subject: Re: Two-Monitor advantage? (was LCD Monitors)
>
> "Konrad Poth" <kpoth@bellsouth.net> writes:
>
> > In response to a question I asked about setting up a
> double-monitor system,
> > I received the replies below.
> >
> > Rob Meier recommends just using Shift-Tab to hide the tools rather than
> > shifting the eyes between two monitors.
> >
> > I would like to hear from those who use two monitors - or who have tried
> > that system and reverted - as to the advantages and
> disadvantages.  Does it
> > enhance your workflow?  Is it more cumbersome than practical?
> Why not just
> > use Shift-Tab to hide/show tools?
>
> Because when I'm doing graphics work, my hand is mostly on the mouse,
> not the keyboard.  Shift-tab is *much* more trouble than slithering
> over to the other monitor.

What about your other hand?  For me, one hand stays on my keyboard for
shift-tab, Ctrl-Z (undo), copy/paste, etc. while the other is free for the
mouse.

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