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Author could just write a script that takes slope input from a Wiimote attached to the back of the monitor & sets xrandr accordingly.

3DOF?

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6DOF, get velocity in there.

doesn't cover the case where the desk itself is sloped.

Or the building is sloped, which is tricky because it's not clear whether it's best to align to the room or gravity.

...My last office was a "listed" building, in both the nautical and historic sense.

I mean, unless you're working in the leaning tower of Pisa, I can't imagine any change of tilt would be in any way useful.

An unmodified desk could have up to 3 inches of difference in height end to end, but to be fair the warped floors contributed to this more than the building structure.

> I can't imagine any change of tilt would be in any way useful.

It was somewhat useful for ball games.

I can confirm. Currently dealing with a lot of post WFH era back issues which commenced shortly after working all day from my 1890 construction brownstone apartment. The floor warping is real.

or moving.

Need to add velocity, acceleration, direction.

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