On Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 09:32 PM, David Elmo wrote:
Often wondered why anyone would want mirroring? But obviously the option is
there for a reason. What could be such a reason?
Mirroring is very useful in giving presentations. For example a small monitor in front of the teacher so they can see the class, while the mirrored output goes to a projector showing the same image on a screen behind them. This way, the teacher monitors the class while still being able to see what is projected on the screen behind them.
Also, the same principle works in giving a business presentation. How horrible is it when the presenter is turning their back on the audience to read what is projected behind them, as opposed to having the same thing on the screen behind them being mirrored on a powerbook in front of them so that they can keep eye contact with the rest of the people in the meeting while still seeing what is on the screen. Instead of having to constantly turn their back to the audience to read the powerpoint slide to them and lose eye contact and interrupt the flow of things.
Another use is how my company's designer works. See does most of her work on a laptop, but rarely takes it anywhere. She has the screen mirrored onto a 21" crt and the laptop sits off to the side most of the time (she has an extra KB and mouse for this). Since the 21" is large enough for her day to day use, she does not need to span monitors. When she does go mobile, she doesn't have to worry about resetting the control panel so that the menu bar is on the laptop or any other display problems, she just shuts down her laptop and knows that it will work right when she gets to the client's site.
Hope this clears that up.
Len
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