On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:54 AM, Stephen E. Bodnar wrote:
> > Paul Kemner wrote: >> My question: If the VGA monitor is switched off (and it would >> probably look >> like it's unplugged due to the KVM switch), will my G4 boot in >> single screen >> mode, or will I just see half my desktop? Will I have to change the >> configuration every time I switch from one to two monitors? >> >> Thanks! > > In my experience, Macs have generally been pretty graceful about this. > What you need to do, though, is in the Display Control Panel in OS9 or > Displays in System Preferences in OSX set the LCD monitor as "1" and > move the screens around in the dialog box to match the positions of > your > monitors on your desk. > > As long as you have your primary monitor set as " 1 " it will work > fine > even with the vga screen turned off. > > Stephen As long as you do not put any desktop icons on the VGA monitor, everything will be fine. If you put icons on the VGA, your LCD desktop will be rearranged when the VGA is disconnected. Any palettes should reappear on the lcd when the VGA monitor is off IF the program you are using is properly written. Remember, the Mac OS has been designed to deal with multiple monitors ever since the Mac II, so Apple has had a long time to get it right. Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
