RE: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-15 Thread Combs, Richard
Richard Doll wrote: Try'd 24 Wide Screen on this sys; but, aspect of wide-screen only stretches display to fill monitor area. Such that 8.5x11-in page at 100% displays at 10.25x11 . . . like its quite chubby. Type and graphics also display pixelized/distorted. Can change aspect to

RE: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-15 Thread Dan Gallagher
Thanks to the lone writers STC group, I learned about dual monitors a couple years back. And I never looked back. Simply pop in a second video card. You guys mention apps and which monitor etc.? Our proprietary software always comes up in the center of my two monitors, split in half. And our

Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-15 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Of Steve Rickaby Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 4:06 AM To: Bill Briggs Cc: framers@FrameUsers.com Subject: Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s At 23:28 -0400 13/1/07, Bill Briggs wrote: Not that anyone here cares... Don't bank on it ;-) but on the Mac you don't need anything special. Yes

RE: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-15 Thread John Posada
You guys mention apps and which monitor etc.? Our proprietary software always comes up in the center of my two monitors, split in half. But you can grab and drag it, right? John Posada Senior Technical Writer I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually

Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Richard Richard Doll wrote: As many of you have touted the advantages of dual monitors . . . My ??s follow: Replacing 4-yr. old (now too slow) Dell 360 Precision WrkStation with: NewSys: WinXP Pro - Dell 490 PrecisionWorkStation - 2G Mem - 80Gig Hard Drv - Dual Monitor IntFace/Contrlr

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-15 Thread Combs, Richard
Richard Doll wrote: > Try'd 24" Wide Screen on this sys; but, aspect of wide-screen > only stretches display to fill monitor area. Such that > 8.5x11-in page at 100% displays at > 10.25x11 . . . like its quite chubby. Type and graphics also > display pixelized/distorted. Can change aspect to

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-15 Thread Dan Gallagher
Thanks to the lone writers STC group, I learned about dual monitors a couple years back. And I never looked back. Simply pop in a second video card. You guys mention apps and which monitor etc.? Our proprietary software always comes up in the center of my two monitors, split in half. And our

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-15 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
oc1=hotmail.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+spolloc1=hotmail.com at lists.frameusers.com] On > Behalf > Of Steve Rickaby > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 4:06 AM > To: Bill Briggs > Cc: framers at FrameUsers.com > Subject: Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s > >

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-15 Thread John Posada
> You guys mention apps and which monitor etc.? Our proprietary > software always comes up in the center of my two monitors, split > in half. But you can grab and drag it, right? John Posada Senior Technical Writer "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Richard Richard Doll wrote: > As many of you have touted the advantages of dual monitors . . . My ??s > follow: > > Replacing 4-yr. old (now too slow) Dell 360 Precision WrkStation with: > NewSys: WinXP Pro - Dell 490 PrecisionWorkStation - 2G Mem - 80Gig Hard > Drv - Dual Monitor

Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-14 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 23:28 -0400 13/1/07, Bill Briggs wrote: Not that anyone here cares... Don't bank on it ;-) but on the Mac you don't need anything special. Yes you do: a very wide desk ;-) -- Steve ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL

RE: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-14 Thread Sean Pollock
Subject: Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s At 23:28 -0400 13/1/07, Bill Briggs wrote: Not that anyone here cares... Don't bank on it ;-) but on the Mac you don't need anything special. Yes you do: a very wide desk ;-) -- Steve ___ You are currently

RE: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-14 Thread Sean Pollock
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Malin Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 8:20 PM To: John Posada Cc: framers Subject: Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s This is another configuration that's often used here. John Posada wrote: I have a laptop. Laptops have an external video port. The laptop

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-14 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 23:28 -0400 13/1/07, Bill Briggs wrote: >Not that anyone here cares... Don't bank on it ;-) >but on the Mac you don't need anything special. Yes you do: a very wide desk ;-) -- Steve

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-14 Thread Sean Pollock
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 4:06 AM To: Bill Briggs Cc: framers at FrameUsers.com Subject: Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s At 23:28 -0400 13/1/07, Bill Briggs wrote: >Not that anyone here cares... Don't bank on it ;-) >but on the Mac you don't need anything special. Yes you do: a very wid

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-14 Thread Sean Pollock
amers-bounces+spolloc1=hotmail@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+spolloc1=hotmail.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Joe Malin Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 8:20 PM To: John Posada Cc: framers Subject: Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s This is another configuration that's often used

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Richard Doll
As many of you have touted the advantages of dual monitors . . . My ??s follow: Replacing 4-yr. old (now too slow) Dell 360 Precision WrkStation with: NewSys: WinXP Pro - Dell 490 PrecisionWorkStation - 2G Mem - 80Gig Hard Drv - Dual Monitor IntFace/Contrlr Apps: FMkr 7.2 - PShop - Illustrtr -

Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread John Posada
--- Richard Doll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As many of you have touted the advantages of dual monitors . . . My ??s follow: Richard...you're thinking too much. :-) As a long-time user of multiple monitors, consider it one big desktop. Simply drag whatever application window you want to whatever

Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Joe Malin
A slight hijack: for people who are using dual monitors, what configuration do you use? Here at work, we have people using dual LCD displays. I see the following configurations in use: * Horizontal side-by-side, most often tilted back (top back, bottom up) but sometimes also straight

Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Peter Courlis
When using dual Monitors, what video card do you use? -pc Joe Malin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A slight hijack: for people who are using dual monitors, what configuration do you use? Here at work, we have people using dual LCD displays. I see the following configurations in use: *

Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread John Posada
I have a laptop. Laptops have an external video port. The laptop is the left monitior and the 17 LCD is the right monitor. --- Peter Courlis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When using dual Monitors, what video card do you use? -pc Joe Malin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A slight hijack: for

Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Joe Malin
I use an IBM/Lenovo T43P in a docking station. The docking station has a VGA port and a DVI port. This particular laptop has the ATI Mobility FireGL V3200. Most video cards these days support dual monitors. Peter Courlis wrote: When using dual Monitors, what video card do you use? -pc */Joe

Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Joe Malin
This is another configuration that's often used here. John Posada wrote: I have a laptop. Laptops have an external video port. The laptop is the left monitior and the 17 LCD is the right monitor. --- Peter Courlis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When using dual Monitors, what video card do you

Re: Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Bill Briggs
Not that anyone here cares, but on the Mac you don't need anything special. Add a graphics card and you're good to go. The OS just looks after it. If you have a PowerBook you just plug in the second monitor. Macs have natively supported up to six monitors (yes, you read that right, 6) out of

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Richard Doll
As many of you have touted the advantages of dual monitors . . . My ??s follow: Replacing 4-yr. old (now too slow) Dell 360 Precision WrkStation with: NewSys: WinXP Pro - Dell 490 PrecisionWorkStation - 2G Mem - 80Gig Hard Drv - Dual Monitor IntFace/Contrlr Apps: FMkr 7.2 - PShop - Illustrtr -

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread John Posada
--- Richard Doll wrote: > As many of you have touted the advantages of dual monitors . . . My > ??s follow: Richard...you're thinking too much. :-) As a long-time user of multiple monitors, consider it one big desktop. Simply drag whatever application window you want to whatever screen you

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Joe Malin
A slight hijack: for people who are using dual monitors, what configuration do you use? Here at work, we have people using dual LCD displays. I see the following configurations in use: * Horizontal side-by-side, most often "tilted back" (top back, bottom up) but sometimes also

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Peter Courlis
When using dual Monitors, what video card do you use? -pc Joe Malin wrote: A slight hijack: for people who are using dual monitors, what configuration do you use? Here at work, we have people using dual LCD displays. I see the following configurations in use: * Horizontal

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread John Posada
I have a laptop. Laptops have an external video port. The laptop is the left monitior and the 17" LCD is the right monitor. --- Peter Courlis wrote: > When using dual Monitors, what video card do you use? > > -pc > > Joe Malin wrote: A slight hijack: for people > who are using dual

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Joe Malin
I use an IBM/Lenovo T43P in a docking station. The docking station has a VGA port and a DVI port. This particular laptop has the ATI Mobility FireGL V3200. Most video cards these days support dual monitors. Peter Courlis wrote: > When using dual Monitors, what video card do you use? > > -pc > >

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Joe Malin
This is another configuration that's often used here. John Posada wrote: > I have a laptop. Laptops have an external video port. The laptop is > the left monitior and the 17" LCD is the right monitor. > > > --- Peter Courlis wrote: > > >> When using dual Monitors, what video card do you use?

Dual Monitor(s) ??s

2007-01-13 Thread Bill Briggs
Not that anyone here cares, but on the Mac you don't need anything special. Add a graphics card and you're good to go. The OS just looks after it. If you have a PowerBook you just plug in the second monitor. Macs have natively supported up to six monitors (yes, you read that right, 6) out of