-Waldo- opened this issue on Apr 29, 2003 ยท 8 posts
BeatYourSoul posted Wed, 30 April 2003 at 11:29 AM
The only way to reliably size across two monitors, at least for NVidia, is to put both monitors on a single dual-head card. nView should combine the monitors into one monitor in the Settings tab. If you get two monitors there, Poser (and any other app) will not remain stretched across when reopened, but will default to one monitor with all child windows on it as well. Why one long or two separate monitors show up is beyond me. Under Win2000 Pro, I always had two separate monitors even though on a single card. Now, under WinXP Pro, they are combined into one long monitor. The disadvantages of one long monitor are: * The maximum resolution and refresh rate are determined by the lesser monitor. If you use two monitors, make them the same type or model. In my case, I don't have desk space for two 21" monitors, so I must use a 21" and a 17". * Everything "stretches" when maximized. For instance, full-screen DVD playback will be stretched across both - with the annoying split detracting from viewing. Dialogs and splash screens will appear right in the middle, where they should, thereby being split across monitors. The advantages are: * You get OpenGL/DirectX support on both monitors. No more need to crowd your 3D programs onto one for any reason. With two separate monitors in Display Settings, the second monitor does not receive this support. * More display realestate - always good. BYS