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Are you sure it's not because you've increased your monitor resolution? Often, the obvious is only obvious after someone has stated the obvious. Wallace, 1984 (obviously)
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Multiple monitors rule. Get a humongous monitor for coding, at least 24", and use it in portrait mode. Then another 2 in landscape mode, one for docs/specs, the other for email and the other distractions you can't get rid of. Age isn't the problem, the lack of screen real estate is....
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Actually, I normally don't wear glasses except at night when I drive. But it's morning, and lately in the morning its hard to see the code. I had Lasik done 10 years ago. Probably need to get it doe again.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
Kevin Marois wrote:
in the morning its hard to see the code
I've found two coffee and not starting before 9:30 helps :cool: Seriously, at the age of 45-50 your eyes lose the ability to adapt to different distances, and no amount of Lasik can change that. Unfortunately implanted lenses don't have that ability either. The best you can hope for is good sight at long distance, with only the need for some cheap standard reading glasses for short distance. Having said that, reading glasses that give you perfect sight at reading distance are still not optimal for reading computer screens. Therefore make sure you get some specifically optimized for computer screen distance. Just try out glasses of different strengths at your local optician. Maybe he has a computer that you can use to test them at your normal working distance, that would be ideal. If not, maybe you can a bring a Laptop or similar of your own.
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Kevin Marois wrote:
But it's morning, and lately in the morning its hard to see the code
You have to want to see the code, before you can see the code. :)
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
Prescription computer glasses are the answer. Reading glasses are designed for 18-24" where you hold a book. Computer glasses are customized to your monitor distance (mine is 32"). Luckily there are several optometrists around Austin that know the difference (some don't ...I learned the hard way). I use 80%. Productivity is directly proportional to the number of windows viewable at one time. stevev
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
:cool:I have taken a different approach. I bought a 40" monitor on sale and use it. My right eye is not quite ready for cataract surgery. My left is 20-20, go figure! Everyone that has seen my setup thiks it is vert OK.
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Already have two 24: monitors, not that the size of the monitor matters.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
Try a 42 inch 1080p, works for me
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Prescription computer glasses are the answer. Reading glasses are designed for 18-24" where you hold a book. Computer glasses are customized to your monitor distance (mine is 32"). Luckily there are several optometrists around Austin that know the difference (some don't ...I learned the hard way). I use 80%. Productivity is directly proportional to the number of windows viewable at one time. stevev
Here's how to do it: Sit in front of your monitor and run a tape measure from your face to the screen. Go to the optometrist as say you want spectacles for that distance. They will do it, no problem. If you don't say, they assume a normal book-reading distance.
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Kevin Marois wrote:
I had Lasik done 10 years ago. Probably need to get it doe again.
I didn't realize it could be done more than once. I think I'd rather have the lens implants[^].
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
mark merrens wrote:
I didn't realize it could be done more than once. I think I'd rather have the lens implants[^].
Yes, Lasik can be done more than once. I think there are some older versions that can't, so do some research. As for the intraocular lenses.. wait until you actually need them done. Loosing all ability of your eyes to change focal distance sucks. Big time sucks. And your eyes still degrade fine focus afterwards anyway.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
Reading glasses should bring things back into focus. If they don't, go see an eye doctor and have your eyes checked. It could be something as simple as non-perscription ones won't do the job, or it could be something more serious (for me, it turned out to be early onset cataracts, but there's other more serious possibilities).
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
I've been fortunate in that my eyesight has stayed true despite my years staring at a computer screen. I'm a screen real estate junky. 15" laptops with 1920x1200 resolution is how I've rolled for years.. What I have found challenging as of late, is my light sensitivity is becoming a factor. I've always had mild sensitivity to light in outdoor environments. In the winter snowy months, they simply don't make sunglasses dark enough. During most any outdoor activity rain or shine, I've got a hat and sunglasses going dawn to dusk. I've noticed that the same eye fatigue and headaches have started to happen more often in front of my twin 22" screens. I fear if it continues I may have to consider getting some sort of slightly tinted glasses. I've tried altering the monitor settings, and continually am adjusting my workspace to see if it's environmental. Ironically, I rarely have any issues sitting in front of my pc in a low light room and brightness on the screens on low. I just don't think my colleagues would go for killing the lights in the office.:cool:
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
Be positive, it could always be worse... ;P
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Try a 42 inch 1080p, works for me
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
Whiners. Try being born with low vision. ctrl-+ and ctrl-- (that's control minus) are your friends. On some keyboards it's ctrl-shift-+. Use it in browsers. Use it in the code editor window of visual studio (but not the other windows). Use it in mail programs. Most of the programs that understand ctrl-+ also understand ctrl + mouse scrollwheel. Try ctrl scrollwheel on the windows desktop. Coooool. LiquidVision is an inexpensive XP-era app that fiddled a bunch of windows metrics to make your teensy-tiny laptop screen readable. Don't know whether LiquidVision survived the transition to Vista or not. Shift-alt-printscreen puts your screen into an inverse-video high-contrast mode that I find easier to read. Setting high contrast inverse colors really shows you who follows the rules of good windows programming, and who assumes the background will be white and the text will be windows-foreground color, resulting in black-on-black text. You can set your dpi to 125% or 150%, effectively magnifying all text. There's also a more advanced screen to set dpi by increments. Setting a custom dpi is another way to find out who follows the rules, and who assumes a fixed dpi. Bigger monitors (24", 27") are awesome steps on the road to old age. Buy a good one. Big cheap monitors suck.
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My least favorite part of middle age is carrying my reading glasses everywhere. I can't wear bifocals, as they trigger migraines. My most favorite part of middle age is that I don't care any more what people think when I run with my shirt off.
Software Zen:
delete this;I can't do computer work either when wearing bifocals. The top part of the screen is blurred. Then, I have to look down at my screen with face up. Then, people walking by will think that I am stuck up or being snobbish.
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Try a 42 inch 1080p, works for me
So, when are monitors going to be measured in metric units?
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
I'm 70. I use a theme (I think it is 2008-DesertNights.vssettings) in Visual Studio which has light (near white) text on a dark (near black) background. I modified the font to a larger font - 14pt Bitstream Vera Sans Mono - and this is much easier to read and less tiring than the default small font and black on white. Incidentally I use multi-focal specs for everything (I'm shortsighted) and don't have too much of a problem. Sure you do have to adapt to viewing things through the appropriate part of the lens for the distance but this only takes a few days with a new pair of spectacles. A recent visit to the eye surgeon showed that my eyesight has not changed in 3 years. Oh - and my left eye only has about 70% of the vision of the right one due to some retinal laser repair of burst blood vessels.
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
You wait until you get really old( 63 coming soon -- retirement yeahahahaha) I seriously thought of a specific pair of reading glasses set up for screen distance rather than book distance. I use a 24 in screen but its still about what resolution you choose. Maybe my none HD laptop is the asnswer but you lose screen "Real Estate" Variafocals don't do badly but its all the head movements to keep the focus "sweet spot" Still I suppose it exercises the neck ;) Mike
Mike
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...That's the zoom level of my code window now. It really sucks getting old.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is