topic Re: Dual Monitors in Installation & update

Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:32:22 GMT

A Question on Dual monitor setup
On A MAC i just drag the 3D window Only to the other monitor EASY.

How can i do it on WIN XP with dual monitors, JUST the ONE Window if possible. Currently i can't do it without stretching (EXTENDING) the program window over both monitors.

Re: Dual Monitors

rgarand — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:33:59 GMT

That is the only way to do it...I think

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 09:01:12 GMT

Thanks another good reason to persuade them to get a MAC

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 11:52:32 GMT

So this in an OS issue, not an Archicad limitation???

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:18:26 GMT

Rashid wrote:
So this in an OS issue, not an Archicad limitation???

In a sense it is an OS issue, but the Mac does not deal with the palettes the same way that the PC does. Restore down your view and stretch the window over both monitors will achieve what you want (sort of). The down side is now you will have to set your 2D window as an individual window versus having it fill the entire area. You will also likely not be able to take advantage of the dockable palettes in the same way as you might be doing now.

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:07:15 GMT

if you use nvidia nview (latest driver) it will maximise the 2d and 3d window in each individual display.I am not 100% sure what your question is though.

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:19:59 GMT

I AM USING THE GEFORCE 6600 CARD WITH NVIDIA NVIEW (NOT SURE WHICH DRIVER YOU ARE USING AS LATEST BUT I DOWNLOADED AN UPDATE 3 DAYS AGO)

I CAN STRETCH THE ENTIRE ARCHICAD SCREEN ACROSS 2 MONITORS BUT THIS IS NOT SATISFACTORY AS THE 2D IMAGE THEN APPEARS TO SIT PART ON ONE MONITOR AND PART ON THE OTHER.

i CANNOT SIMPLY DRAG THE 3D WINDOW TO THE SECOND MONITOR. HOW ARE YOU ACHIEVING THIS.

i CAN HOWEVER DRAG 2 OR MORE SEPARATE WINDOWS FROM OTHER PROGRAMS TO THE INDIVIUAL MONITORS AS I CHOOSE.

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:43:53 GMT

you can set up nview in a way so that when you maximize windows in AC they will only maximize within one display. So if you dble click the topbar, the 2D window will f.ex. maximize in Disp. 1 and the 3D window will maximize in Disp. 2 .
It just takes some fiddling with the nview options, and there are many.
So:

Play with the settings in nview desktop manager and nview desktop manager wizard.

Another option is to go to www.majorgeeks.com and to download powerstrip (or any other alternative driver) and set up the dispaly options from there.

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:49:55 GMT

Since my last post this morning I have resolved this issue and it is working well.

I have stretched the Archicad main application window across the 2 monitors. I have then moved the 3D window onto the second monitor and kept the 2D window on the first monitor - what was confusing was the comment by the previous user that he had "maximised" the windows. This in fact, is incorrect as the windows are not maximised using the "maximise" button but rather just stretched to fill the area of the screen to a maximum. If you use the maximise button on the 2D window it then fills both screens with the plan straddling both screens which is clearly undesirable.

I am using XP pro with a Geforce 6600 card and runiing 2 HP 1230 22"monitors. takes some getting used to but it is very useful to work on 2 monitors. The screen arrangement is saved when you close the program and you only have to set this up for the first time.

The indiviual little tool bars for the 3D work are moved to the 3D screen for the first time that you use them and thereafter they appear on the 3D screen correctly each time you use them.

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:56:28 GMT

JAKE wrote:
what was confusing was the comment by the previous user that he had "maximised" the windows. This in fact, is incorrect as the windows are not maximised using the "maximise" button but rather just stretched to fill the area of the screen to a maximum. If you use the maximise button on the 2D window it then fills both screens with the plan straddling both screens which is clearly undesirable.

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No, i am afraid i meant "maximized" as in pressing the maximize button. like i said, you can set nview up so that windows will only maximize in dedicated displays. You can even sub divide the screen space into as many zones as you want and have applicaitons maximize in those areas.
you can set up NVIEW in any way you want.

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 11:02:09 GMT

I have been trying out different settings on Nview but have not found this facility. I would be really happy to use it because what you are saying make sense and would be preferable. Can you let meknow which Nview command achieves this? thanks for your input.

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 11:11:56 GMT

it would take too long to explain.
just do as i said in previous post and go through all of the nview options.

it could be that your gcard does not support this option though. not sure about that.

sorry i could not be more help.

Re: Dual Monitors

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 11:16:32 GMT

thanks

I will first check out the card