Cool Stuff for D that we keep Secret

[Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d]

On 7/10/2014 6:18 PM, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d wrote:
>
> pages of interest on the site *without* having to use its probably
> horribly-crippled navigation scheme.
>

I used to think a lot of sites had terribly broken navigation 
schemes...And then I started using mobile browsers...Now I'm *really* 
horrified and scarred! (And that's largely from the *mobile* versions of 
sites!)

It's staggering: Mobile browsers are terrible at browsing desktop sites, 
and even WORSE at browsing mobile sites.

And then there's "responsive" which *claims* to be "mobile-first design" 
(which would be ok), but in actual practice it's really more like 
"mobile-only design".

>>> (And they're even worse in this modern age where the only monitors
>>> *available* are slit-shaped: half-height and excessively wide.)
>
> Do they seriously not make 4x3 monitors anymore???

I'm fairly certain they don't. Heck, I can't even find a 5:4 anymore 
which at least isn't *as* bad as 16:9. Tolerable, at least.

Bizarrely, some of the public libraries around here have computers with 
screens that are nearly-square (not vertical, but still narrower than 
4:3). I don't know where they managed to get those.

But as for *actual* 4:3, or even 5:4, I really do doubt they're still 
manufactured. I think the best bet for 4:3 is to just look for a used 
CRT. (Heck, at least they can display more than one resolution without 
looking bad.) I'm kinda jealous of those pro gamedevs with a 
dual-monitor, one of them being vertical, setup. I should do that. With 
one of those desks that can adjust to/from standing position. That'd be 
sweet :)

> Seriously, one of
> these days I'll really have to take up somebody's suggestion of rotating
> the monitor 90° sideways to make an extra-tall display instead.
>

I'm amazed that 90 degree rotating display stands aren't commonplace now 
that everything's LCD. It seems like such a simple no-brainer. (And it'd 
be *fantastic* for fans of vertical sh'mups!)

>
>> If it didn't work, people wouldn't be doing it.
>
> If the emperor didn't have any clothes, people wouldn't be saying he
> did. ;-)
>

I like that :)