Hi Chris, Under windows, the desktop is expanded across the two screens. When you maximize a program window, it occupies only one of the screens - except for very few programs that are specifically written to expand across the entire multiscreen panorama. Protel will only occupy one screen when maximized.
The way we use the two screens, Protel is on the monitor directly in front. We drag Acrobat, a Gerber editor, Internet Explorer, or whatever to the other screen which is to the right of the main screen. We can then open documents that are pertinent to the design on the right monitor for reference while we are working in Protel. If you are conferencing via Internet, the open conference document can be up on the right screen while you make changes on the main screen document. Two video cards are not necessarily better than one good dual head card. In fact, there can be some significant driver problems when running two cards if you fail to choose the video cards wisely. After much experimentation, we settled on dual-head Matrox cards. They are very stable, and Matrox is constantly improving the firmware and drivers. Update downloads are available on the Matrox website at reasonably frequent intervals - even for older cards. Harry Selfridge Encore Engineering Services and Products Anaheim, CA At 11:18 AM 12/18/01 +1100, you wrote: >I'm forever wanting more screen real estate but have not yet got into >investigating dual head video cards or dual video cards. > >In practice, how do you utilise the two screens? >What program goes to what screen? > >If only Protel, how is it split up between the two monitors? > >I have seen a dual head matrox work but I am unsure if maximising a window >fills >up both screens or one screen? > >Are two cards better than a single dual head card? > >Regards, >Chris Mogford >Varian Australia, >Melbourne, Australia > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Brian Guralnick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:04 AM >Subject: [PEDA] Good Dual head video card combination for Protel. > > > > Here is my new system configuration: > > > > Win2Kpro > > > > AGP video card - Hercules 3D Prophet III Titanium 500 - latest drivers > > secondary PCI video card - ATI XPERT 128 - drivers provided on CD > > > > No problems running protel with both screens running at 2048x1536 > making a total > > screen resolution of 4096x1536. > > > > Holly Cow, what a display! > > > > ____________ > > Brian Guralnick > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
