@susie i have not tried the desk since we put the lighting up. room got a bit ransacked to make all that happen.

the over-desk light does light the desk well--but the angle i have to set it causes it to pool lighting around the top of the monitor, which is a little annoying. i might try pushing it behind but then it becomes a back scatter light instead, or maybe toss some cloth over it to diffuse the light (there are some angles that don't glare but then they shine in to your eyes.)