Re: Dual-screen configuration help needed
On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 01:00:35 +0100, Roel Schroeven
<rschroev_nospam_ml@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> Matthijs wrote:
> > Now I'm not yet sure what to choose in XFree86:
> > I've tried two screens with separate drivers and framebuffers. This
> > has disadvantages:
> > 1) I cannot give the displays different backdrops; (cosmetic but I
> > like different backdrops)
>
> Off-topic, but does your Windows setup allow you to display different
> backdrops on your different screens? I ask because I too like different
> backdrops on a dual-screen setup in Windows (2000), but the only way I
> have found so far is to manually create a large image that contains the
> images I want to see, scaled to the correct size.
I use Ultramon, a multi-monitor utility - http://www.ultramon.com.
Basically it does the same as you do manually, but then with a nice
GUI to make it simpler. It also adds other usefull (?) features - like
multiple screensavers, buttons to easily move windows across monitors,
keyboard shortcuts.
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Matthijs
vanaalten@hotmail.com
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