-----Original Message----- From: Bill Galbraith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 5:57 PM To: 'FlightGear user discussions' Subject: RE: [Flightgear-users] Multiple monitors...
> On Tuesday 18 Jan 2005 20:59, Bill Galbraith wrote: > > So, I've heard some imklings that people are using multiple > monitors > > in their FlightGear simulations. I tried to stretch the FlightGear > > window across multiple monitors, but it didn't like that > idea at all. > > Ideally, I'd like to put an instrument panel on one screen, and the > > out-the-window view on one or three screens, of course depending on > > available hardware. > > > > So, has anyone done this, is it being looked at, or will I > be blazing > > the path on this one? > > > > Thanks, > > Bill > > Unfortunatley quite a few have been there before ;-) > > If you look at the bottom of the flightgear.org screenshot > page there are a > few examples: http://www.flightgear.org/Gallery/ > > Also here: http://www.flightgear.org/Projects/ALTAIR/index.html > > The best method for running multiple displays is to use > multiple systems on a > good switched network. (info in the Docs directory) > > Flightgear has a very comprehensive networking system to > enable many 'slaved' > systems to be driven by a primary. > > Using this method, each display or 'head' has 1 CPU(or more), > 1 GPU, its own > memory and each slave doesn't have to do the FDM work so the > frame-rate does > not suffer. > > You might also like to look at Open Glass Cockpit for > high-quality displays: > http://www.opengc.org/ > This can also run 'slaved' to a FlightGear master system. > > Dave Martin Dave- Thanks for the good, nay, GREAT information. How about a little "What If"... Run two versions of FlightGear on the same computer and slave them together internally. Yes, no, maybe? I have a wimpy little 1.7 Ghz Dell without any fancy video cards, and I can get 12 hzs in one window, and 6 hz in the other, when both are running full-up models. Thanks, Bill _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d
