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DrDoug Pennell

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Join date: 13 Mar 2007

Posts: 112

05-17-2007 13:16

Hello,

I currently run SL on a computer with two monitors.

Does anyone know if I can get some of my SL windows to show up on the second monitor? For example, I'd like to put my chat, IM, and inventory windows on the second monitor so they don't clutter up the SL view.

Thanks,

Doug

Farallon Greyskin

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Join date: 22 Jan 2006

Posts: 491

05-17-2007 13:21

Not currently and probably not likely in the near future because the windows are all part of the rendered scene I believe. (Due to the fact that opening a window severely slows down the FR which should nto happen at all if they were actually seperate pop-up windows on top and not part of the rendering pipeline)

But as a weak workaround you can open your SL window to span part of the second monitor and move all your windows over there.

Nimue Jewell

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Join date: 20 Mar 2007

Posts: 1,745

05-17-2007 13:36

Be warned that there was a bug that seriously messed up textures on avatars (no skin just an eerie void) when SL was run in the second monitor of a two monitor display. I had it happen to me and it was not pretty, nor particulrly easy to get corrected. I am not sure if this is fixed so if your skin vanishes this is likely the cause of your trouble.

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poopmaster Oh

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Join date: 9 Mar 2007

Posts: 917

05-18-2007 08:31

i wanted to do the same thing when i joined up, found its not really possible....

would be nice tho to keep Chat and IM's on another monitor and keep the 'viewer' clean for viewing

Feature Request Time Mr Lindens!!

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grumble Loudon

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Join date: 30 Nov 2005

Posts: 612

05-22-2007 02:02

Try this.

Run the monitors in "Span" mode where windows thinks it's one large monitor.
Then maximize or stretch SL to span both monitors.

Edit: It works and it's soo cool.

The only problem is that you have to leave the window a little off center so that your AV is not chopped in half.

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This is a feature of the nivida control panel where the video card sends half of the scan line to one monitor and then the rest of the same scan line to the next monitor.

Both monitors have to be the same size and use the same resolution and refresh rate.

Zaphod Kotobide

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Join date: 19 Oct 2006

Posts: 2,087

05-22-2007 06:07

This feature has been requested in the past, and I believe their reason for filing it into the round bin was that it would require multiple UI code bases to be maintained - One for Windows, one for Mac, and probably one for Linux. Seems a simple enough feature from our perspective, but on the development side it would create some rather significant complexities in maintaining source code. Even simple UI related bug fixes would become granular, in that they would often have to be individually coded for each OS. In short, adding such a welcomed feature would hugely complicate the entire development process.

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Sweet Primrose

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Join date: 30 Nov 2006

Posts: 375

05-22-2007 07:03

I thought this was open source? Maybe someone will make a new UI. In WoW, the community has made many many UI mods for anyone to use and they work across all platforms. I would like a UI, for instance, that lets me keep IM chatter OUT of my regular chat.

yeeck Brickworks

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Join date: 29 Oct 2006

Posts: 123

05-22-2007 07:21

wow, this is reallt hightech,, i am really impress,,, wish i can do it too

bilbo99 Emu

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Join date: 27 Oct 2006

Posts: 3,468

05-22-2007 07:37

From: poopmaster Oh

would be nice tho to keep Chat and IM's on another monitor and keep the 'viewer' clean for viewing

I'm considering a new computer and one I have my eye on has twin 7600GT cards so I was actually thinking of asking the same question!

.. but, on reflection of quote above, I realise I'm guilty quite often of concentrating on what's happening between the windows so much I miss a new message .. and that's actually in the window I'm trying to ignore .. what's it going to be like if the window is on a different monitor? LOL

A question of my own: does the second card if I was to use only one monitor, speed up the processing over a single card?
TIA

Window on separate monitor?
DrDoug Pennell e-mail is for old people Join date: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 112	05-17-2007 13:16 Hello, I currently run SL on a computer with two monitors. Does anyone know if I can get some of my SL windows to show up on the second monitor? For example, I'd like to put my chat, IM, and inventory windows on the second monitor so they don't clutter up the SL view. Thanks, Doug
Farallon Greyskin Cranky Seal Join date: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 491	05-17-2007 13:21 Not currently and probably not likely in the near future because the windows are all part of the rendered scene I believe. (Due to the fact that opening a window severely slows down the FR which should nto happen at all if they were actually seperate pop-up windows on top and not part of the rendering pipeline) But as a weak workaround you can open your SL window to span part of the second monitor and move all your windows over there.
Nimue Jewell Unabashedly Leggy Join date: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 1,745	05-17-2007 13:36 Be warned that there was a bug that seriously messed up textures on avatars (no skin just an eerie void) when SL was run in the second monitor of a two monitor display. I had it happen to me and it was not pretty, nor particulrly easy to get corrected. I am not sure if this is fixed so if your skin vanishes this is likely the cause of your trouble. _____________________ Prim Pincher: Low Prim Furniture for Home, Garden, & Skybox http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nimue%20Isle/173/155/27
poopmaster Oh The Best Person On Earth Join date: 9 Mar 2007 Posts: 917	05-18-2007 08:31 i wanted to do the same thing when i joined up, found its not really possible.... would be nice tho to keep Chat and IM's on another monitor and keep the 'viewer' clean for viewing Feature Request Time Mr Lindens!! _____________________ InSL u find every kind of no-life retard you could possibly imagine as well as a few even Tim Burton couldnt imagine u find 12yr-olds claiming to be 40 men claiming 2 be women, women claiming 2 make sense and every1 claiming 2 have ideas that are actually worth a damn if only someone would just listen to their unique innovative and exceptionally important idea
grumble Loudon A Little bit a lion Join date: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 612	05-22-2007 02:02 Try this. Run the monitors in "Span" mode where windows thinks it's one large monitor. Then maximize or stretch SL to span both monitors. Edit: It works and it's soo cool. The only problem is that you have to leave the window a little off center so that your AV is not chopped in half. -- This is a feature of the nivida control panel where the video card sends half of the scan line to one monitor and then the rest of the same scan line to the next monitor. Both monitors have to be the same size and use the same resolution and refresh rate.
Zaphod Kotobide zOMGWTFPME! Join date: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 2,087	05-22-2007 06:07 This feature has been requested in the past, and I believe their reason for filing it into the round bin was that it would require multiple UI code bases to be maintained - One for Windows, one for Mac, and probably one for Linux. Seems a simple enough feature from our perspective, but on the development side it would create some rather significant complexities in maintaining source code. Even simple UI related bug fixes would become granular, in that they would often have to be individually coded for each OS. In short, adding such a welcomed feature would hugely complicate the entire development process. _____________________ From: Albert Einstein Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.
Sweet Primrose Selectively Vacuous Join date: 30 Nov 2006 Posts: 375	05-22-2007 07:03 I thought this was open source? Maybe someone will make a new UI. In WoW, the community has made many many UI mods for anyone to use and they work across all platforms. I would like a UI, for instance, that lets me keep IM chatter OUT of my regular chat.
yeeck Brickworks Registered User Join date: 29 Oct 2006 Posts: 123	05-22-2007 07:21 wow, this is reallt hightech,, i am really impress,,, wish i can do it too
bilbo99 Emu Garrett's No.1 fan Join date: 27 Oct 2006 Posts: 3,468	05-22-2007 07:37 From: poopmaster Oh would be nice tho to keep Chat and IM's on another monitor and keep the 'viewer' clean for viewing I'm considering a new computer and one I have my eye on has twin 7600GT cards so I was actually thinking of asking the same question! .. but, on reflection of quote above, I realise I'm guilty quite often of concentrating on what's happening between the windows so much I miss a new message .. and that's actually in the window I'm trying to ignore .. what's it going to be like if the window is on a different monitor? LOL A question of my own: does the second card if I was to use only one monitor, speed up the processing over a single card? TIA

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