Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 08:02:32 AM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 08:02:32 AM
I might be buying a secondary monitor for my laptop, so I can work between different programs (Dreamweaver and Photoshop for instance) and have them both maximized on a different screen.
I hooked up my dad's monitor on my laptop now and it's utterly confusing :(
The taskbar doesn't show up on the second monitor and if I say, open firefox it always opens it up on the primary monitor, even if the icon is on the secondary one. Also, because the taskbar only shows up on the first one, the programs running on the second one (Firefox right now) show up in the taskbar on the primary one.
To open something on the secondary monitor I have to exit fullscreen to drag it to the other monitor and maximize it there, quite bothersome.
I just want to make sure it really is handy to work with 2 monitors, and it would be much appreciated if you could help. I'm working with 2 different resolutions atm but if I really switch to this I'm most likely buying a monitor the same size as my laptop screen.
I hooked up my dad's monitor on my laptop now and it's utterly confusing :(
The taskbar doesn't show up on the second monitor and if I say, open firefox it always opens it up on the primary monitor, even if the icon is on the secondary one. Also, because the taskbar only shows up on the first one, the programs running on the second one (Firefox right now) show up in the taskbar on the primary one.
To open something on the secondary monitor I have to exit fullscreen to drag it to the other monitor and maximize it there, quite bothersome.
I just want to make sure it really is handy to work with 2 monitors, and it would be much appreciated if you could help. I'm working with 2 different resolutions atm but if I really switch to this I'm most likely buying a monitor the same size as my laptop screen.
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: MarshmallowClock on March 22, 2008, 08:41:11 AM
Post by: MarshmallowClock on March 22, 2008, 08:41:11 AM
I use 2 monitors.
Get Ultramon, that's really all I have to tell you.
Get Ultramon, that's really all I have to tell you.
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 09:33:10 AM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 09:33:10 AM
Quote from: Pedophile;1260126I use 2 monitors.Just found it. I don't like how it puts the menu options below "close" because I right-click > close a lot. Also, that Maximize to desktop isn't really handy as my monitors have about 300 pixels vertical correspondence...
Get Ultramon, that's really all I have to tell you.
Owell, at least I don't have to minimize, drag and maximize again.
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 09:38:43 AM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 09:38:43 AM
Excellent, yes, very nice, this shall work fine, yes.
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Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: BluezombieClock on March 22, 2008, 09:43:26 AM
Post by: BluezombieClock on March 22, 2008, 09:43:26 AM
Quote from: SpringOnionClock;1260156Excellent, yes, very nice, this shall work fine, yes.
That looks so professional
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 09:45:13 AM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 09:45:13 AM
Quote from: BlueZombieClock;1260160That looks so professionalAnd all because my dad finally gathered his wits and bought a laptop instead of infinitely repairing the piece of shit PC he has.
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: MarshmallowClock on March 22, 2008, 10:23:49 AM
Post by: MarshmallowClock on March 22, 2008, 10:23:49 AM
Quote from: SpringOnionClock;1260152Just found it. I don't like how it puts the menu options below "close" because I right-click > close a lot. Also, that Maximize to desktop isn't really handy as my monitors have about 300 pixels vertical correspondence...
Owell, at least I don't have to minimize, drag and maximize again.
I think you can get rid of the extra buttons in the settings, actually.
I don't use the buttons either and every now and again I accidentally hit one of them and end up with a window all the way across the 42" of monitor I have. lol.
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 10:47:13 AM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 10:47:13 AM
Quote from: Pedophile;1260179I think you can get rid of the extra buttons in the settings, actually.Yeah well if you look at my setup you'll see how utterly useless that function is to me, seeing as the monitors aren't lined up and one is higher than the other.
I don't use the buttons either and every now and again I accidentally hit one of them and end up with a window all the way across the 42" of monitor I have. lol.
Edit - you don't use "move to other desktop" either?
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: AlbinoClock on March 22, 2008, 01:06:29 PM
Post by: AlbinoClock on March 22, 2008, 01:06:29 PM
I use 2 monitors, but they're also 2 machines, so that's kinda different. One mouse and keyboard, though.
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: GodClock on March 22, 2008, 01:08:38 PM
Post by: GodClock on March 22, 2008, 01:08:38 PM
now you can look at underwear and shitty websites simultaneously
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: MarshmallowClock on March 22, 2008, 01:11:02 PM
Post by: MarshmallowClock on March 22, 2008, 01:11:02 PM
Quote from: SpringOnionClock;1260192Yeah well if you look at my setup you'll see how utterly useless that function is to me, seeing as the monitors aren't lined up and one is higher than the other.
Edit - you don't use "move to other desktop" either?
Not really, Ultramon also adds a nice feature so you can just click on the top of a window and drag it on and it will automatically keep it maximized and stuff. That's probably one of the niftiest features. That and the ability to have 2 taskbars, each for the applications running on whichever monitor.
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: DWARFINATORclock on March 22, 2008, 01:12:01 PM
Post by: DWARFINATORclock on March 22, 2008, 01:12:01 PM
I'll be hooking up 2 machines to 1 monitor.
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: MarshmallowClock on March 22, 2008, 01:19:58 PM
Post by: MarshmallowClock on March 22, 2008, 01:19:58 PM
Quote from: DWARFINATORclock;1260298I'll be hooking up 2 machines to 1 monitor.
rebel without a cause.
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 01:21:12 PM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 01:21:12 PM
Quote from: GodClock;1260291now you can look at underwear and shitty websites simultaneouslyThat was the joke yse.
Quote from: marshNot really, Ultramon also adds a nice feature so you can just click on the top of a window and drag it on and it will automatically keep it maximized and stuff. That's probably one of the niftiest features. That and the ability to have 2 taskbars, each for the applications running on whichever monitor.
Yeah I only found the options menu just now, I hate programs that minimize an icon in the system tray. I'm used to searching for a "setup" file somewhere, lol.
Well I've set CTRL+` as my hotkey for switching windows, though the dragging fullscreen windows thing is pretty cool! I've built a startmenu-esque thing by using objectdock and turning the bottom left corner into a hotspot (aka the dock only shows up when you move your cursor to the very corner of the monitor).
And I've downloaded DisplayFusion to get a different desktop on both screens.
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: buttplug on March 22, 2008, 03:21:52 PM
Post by: buttplug on March 22, 2008, 03:21:52 PM
Quote from: SpringOnionClock;1260156Excellent, yes, very nice, this shall work fine, yes.
Hahaha oh man that looks fucking sweet. I want to do this, but need another monitor...
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 04:38:39 PM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 22, 2008, 04:38:39 PM
Quote from: Pappy Drewitt;1260415Hahaha oh man that looks fucking sweet. I want to do this, but need another monitor...They say it's tough on your video card, but the only thing in my laptop that sucks is the video card and I've only experienced slowness right after booting.
How do you switch primary and secondary monitors though? Currently it's listing my monitor as primary and my laptop screen as secondary and it pisses me off :(
Title: Does anyone here work with 2 monitors?
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 23, 2008, 04:26:50 AM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 23, 2008, 04:26:50 AM
Quote from: SpringOnionClock;1260490How do you switch primary and secondary monitors though? Currently it's listing my monitor as primary and my laptop screen as secondary and it pisses me off :(
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