Re: [PEDA] two monitors
The archive is: http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/protelarchive/threads.html Steve Smith Product Engineer Staco Energy Products Co. Web Site: www.stacoenergy.com -Original Message- From: Gary Richardson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:10 PM To: 'Protel EDA Forum' Subject: [PEDA] two monitors I just received a system with a Matrox G450 video card and would like to view the board during layout in two different zoom levels. One overview and one close-up. I remember something about two monitors on this forum but cannot find it. Is there some way to get archived versions of this forum? Gary * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To join or leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/subscrib.html * - or email - * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=leave%20proteledaforum * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] two monitors
With the Matrox, there is a way to do this, almost. You can make your main monitor 2048x1536 your second screen set to a Matrox specific zoom mode at 1024x764. This will allow you to see a broad view of your PCB on your main monitor you second screen will be a zoom selectable close up view which will stay centered on your pointer location. Note that this is a bitmap zoom and it may not be exactly what you want. This is why I chose my primary resolution so high. This is a feature built into the Matrox driver. It runs seamlessly with Protel and it has no noticeable slowdown affect on the system. _ Brian Guralnick - Original Message - From: Gary Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Protel EDA Forum' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:10 PM Subject: [PEDA] two monitors I just received a system with a Matrox G450 video card and would like to view the board during layout in two different zoom levels. One overview and one close-up. I remember something about two monitors on this forum but cannot find it. Is there some way to get archived versions of this forum? Gary Gary Richardson Murphy Switch 301 North Valley Drive Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 541 476-8796 fax: 541 471-3478 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To join or leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/subscrib.html * - or email - * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=leave%20proteledaforum * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] two monitors - lack of archive
On 04:55 PM 2/05/2001 -0400, Steve Smith said: The archive is: http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/protelarchive/threads.html Steve Smith Product Engineer Staco Energy Products Co. Web Site: www.stacoenergy.com Unfortunately it is not being maintained in any way (I have lost interest) as we keep hearing promises of a functional archive from the forum admin (and still waiting). It always was incomplete as well as I did not feel like uploading all 40 MByte of the archive. The provided link has not been touched by me for a long time but you may be lucky - the info you want might be there. Also you will find that many messages in the middle of the archive are missing - I did not upload them - this archive was a demonstration of what could be done and to get some feedback on formatting. You can search the Techserv archive back to about Feb or March 2001 but only by subject not by body text. The interface is by mail. Mail your request and get mailed back a digest of matching mail. (Very sophisticated - not). I think there may be a more friendly interface to this digest retrieval on the Techserv www site. I have also let my complete archive fall apart a little (largely due to mail server problems at both my and techservs end) so I suspect I do not have a complete record anymore - and I do not wish to spend a lot of time sorting out the problems to get the archive going. It takes hours to go through all the posts and fix up the problems associated with mal-formed HTML messages from Outlook and Outlook Express so they display correctly. This is especially so since there is perfectly usable sites about that provide mailing lists with archiving. Then you have to go through and remove the essay-length footer that Techserv adds to each message otherwise the archive takes up about 25% more space than it need. In essence there is no archive and even though users have been baying for one for ages and some (me) have done various cludges we still do not have one after much waiting. All other mailing lists I am on have an archive. Ian Wilson * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To join or leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/subscrib.html * - or email - * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=leave%20proteledaforum * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] two monitors
On Thu, 03 May 2001 09:52:03 -0400, you wrote: I tried the two monitor thing when 98 first came out. I believe I was running Protel 98. If I remember correctly a schematic window dragged to the second monitor lost all it's wires! I have been runing dual monitors since then also. I didn't/havent noticed that problem with Protel but it can happen. I have an Epson inkjet printer with current drivers - some dialogs for printer utilites loose all their buttons if started on the secondary monitor - the only way to get rid of them is to log off or restart the machine :( Cheers, Terry. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To join or leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/subscrib.html * - or email - * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=leave%20proteledaforum * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] two monitors
I tried the two monitor thing when 98 first came out. I believe I was running Protel 98. If I remember correctly a schematic window dragged to the second monitor lost all it's wires! The outline of the sheet was there but all the parts and wires disappeared. That was with two different graphics cards (one on the mother board and one add-in card). I have not tried it recently but here are the basics for those that want to try and put two graphics cards into your system. It helps if they are dual monitor compatible. Install the cards and reboot. One monitor will show a disabled message, the other will be booting windows. Right click on the desktop and select Settings tab. Your should see two monitors. Click on #2 and set the resoulution you want. There is no hard fast rule as to which graphics card will get the #1 slot in a two card install. -Original Message- From: Gary Richardson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:10 PM To: 'Protel EDA Forum' Subject: [PEDA] two monitors I just received a system with a Matrox G450 video card and would like to view the board during layout in two different zoom levels. One overview and one close-up. I remember something about two monitors on this forum but cannot find it. Is there some way to get archived versions of this forum? Gary Gary Richardson Murphy Switch 301 North Valley Drive Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 541 476-8796 fax: 541 471-3478 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To join or leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/subscrib.html * - or email - * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=leave%20proteledaforum * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
