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Subject: Dual Monitor


-Waldo- ( ) posted Tue, 29 April 2003 at 10:40 PM ยท edited Fri, 26 July 2024 at 10:07 PM

I bought two monitors with dual channel video output AGP video card. I would like to strench Poser to fit two displays. I read a thread about it a year ago and could not find it again in forum here. I hope you know how and please post tip here. Thank you Waldoo


-Waldo- ( ) posted Tue, 29 April 2003 at 10:43 PM

I just figured out how to do that. Other question is it possible to strench the library to one display size? The reason I asked that because I dont like to do the scroll up/down all the time Waldoo


-Yggdrasil- ( ) posted Wed, 30 April 2003 at 4:21 AM

Ok, so how about leaving a tip as to how to do it for those of us that don't know. ^_^


-Waldo- ( ) posted Wed, 30 April 2003 at 9:18 AM

ok here is the tip :-) Click "Restore" down it can be found in top right corner or right button mouse on "Poser" in the taskbar. Resize Poser to the dual monitor size Waldoo


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


Jim Burton ( ) posted Wed, 30 April 2003 at 8:14 PM

Seems to me Win2K has the option to run either 2 monitors (the Mac way) or combine them into one long monitor. Maybe XP doesn't?


BeatYourSoul ( ) posted Wed, 30 April 2003 at 10:25 PM

I couldn't find any way to run them as 2 monitors after running through most of the options several times. Maybe XP's DualView is different than Win2K's. How do you go about switching from 2 monitors and 1 long monitor in your setup? BYS


Jim Burton ( ) posted Thu, 01 May 2003 at 1:09 PM

I don't have dual monitors, but I used a Win2K setup where I used to work that did. Seem to me in was a box in the Monitor control panel, only (perhaps) it was specific to the video card. It was a high-end system, designed for Video editing, with a SCSI Raid setup and that kind of stuff.


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