Windows 7, Multi-monitor, and Desktop Backgrounds
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From: Bobby Johnson on 16 Feb 2010 07:24 Take a look at the utility mentioned @ http://www.start64.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=118&Itemid=73 UltraMon is a utility for multi-monitor systems, designed to increase productivity and unlock the full potential of multiple monitors. * Window management Quickly move windows between monitors or maximize a window to the desktop using the additional window buttons. * Smart Taskbar An additional taskbar is added to each secondary monitor, and each taskbar only shows tasks from the monitor it is on. This makes managing lots of open applications much easier, and when activating an application, you'll know on which monitor it will appear. * Application positioning Use the shortcut extension to set an application's position or use custom display settings when the application is running. To configure custom settings, right-click the shortcut and select Properties from the menu. * Display profiles With display profiles, you can quickly change the settings of one or more monitors. You can also create a display profile that gets applied when logging in, especially useful when the computer is used by more than one person, and not everyone wants to use the same display settings. * Desktop wallpaper The wallpaper manager adds the ability to use a different picture on each monitor, or stretch a single picture across the desktop. * Screen savers Most screen savers only run on the primary monitor. The screen saver manager can blank the secondary monitors when the screen saver is running, or run additional screen savers on secondary monitors. * Mirroring Mirror the primary monitor on one or more secondary monitors, for example when doing a presentation. A unique feature is support for different resolutions, the primary monitor can run at a higher resolution for example. On 2010-02-09 00:29, Nathan Sokalski wrote: > I am using Windows 7 with a multi-monitor setup. I have the presentation > display mode set to Extend, and am using the background from the Windows > 7 Aero theme. Because my secondary monitor has a slightly different > width to height ratio (My primary monitor is 1440 x 900 and my secondary > monitor is 1280 x 1024), my secondary monitor has a little bit of black > area above and below the background. Even though I can use this black > area just like any other area on the monitor, I would like to have the > background cover the whole thing. I have selected Fill as the Picture > Position, which does what I want and expect on my primary monitor, but > not on my secondary monitor. Is there any way (without using third-party > software) to make it fill my secondary monitor, or to set the desktop > background for the primary and secondary monitors separately? Thanks.
From: Ghod Dhammit on 18 Feb 2010 13:20
Ooooh, shiny!!! Thanks! "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:u7HmuLwrKHA.4304(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Take a look at the utility mentioned @ > http://www.start64.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=118&Itemid=73 > > UltraMon is a utility for multi-monitor systems, designed to increase > productivity and unlock the full potential of multiple monitors. > > * > Window management > Quickly move windows between monitors or maximize a window to the > desktop using the additional window buttons. > * > Smart Taskbar > An additional taskbar is added to each secondary monitor, and each > taskbar only shows tasks from the monitor it is on. This makes managing > lots of open applications much easier, and when activating an application, > you'll know on which monitor it will appear. > * > Application positioning > Use the shortcut extension to set an application's position or use > custom display settings when the application is running. To configure > custom settings, right-click the shortcut and select Properties from the > menu. > * > Display profiles > With display profiles, you can quickly change the settings of one or > more monitors. You can also create a display profile that gets applied > when logging in, especially useful when the computer is used by more than > one person, and not everyone wants to use the same display settings. > * > Desktop wallpaper > The wallpaper manager adds the ability to use a different picture on > each monitor, or stretch a single picture across the desktop. > * > Screen savers > Most screen savers only run on the primary monitor. The screen saver > manager can blank the secondary monitors when the screen saver is running, > or run additional screen savers on secondary monitors. > * > Mirroring > Mirror the primary monitor on one or more secondary monitors, for > example when doing a presentation. A unique feature is support for > different resolutions, the primary monitor can run at a higher resolution > for example. > > On 2010-02-09 00:29, Nathan Sokalski wrote: >> I am using Windows 7 with a multi-monitor setup. I have the presentation >> display mode set to Extend, and am using the background from the Windows >> 7 Aero theme. Because my secondary monitor has a slightly different >> width to height ratio (My primary monitor is 1440 x 900 and my secondary >> monitor is 1280 x 1024), my secondary monitor has a little bit of black >> area above and below the background. Even though I can use this black >> area just like any other area on the monitor, I would like to have the >> background cover the whole thing. I have selected Fill as the Picture >> Position, which does what I want and expect on my primary monitor, but >> not on my secondary monitor. Is there any way (without using third-party >> software) to make it fill my secondary monitor, or to set the desktop >> background for the primary and secondary monitors separately? Thanks. |