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 | | From: | Chris Severn | | Subject: | Dual monitors. Taskbar wanted on both screens | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:27:44 +0800 |
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 | I'm running Windows XP with two monitors through a dual head Radeon
video card.
On the main screen, I have my taskbar. But, I run lots of programs, and
the taskbar fills up and starts another line of tasks, with a scroll at
the side so I can select which line I want showing. That's just
annoying. So, questions :
1. Can I make the taskbar use one line only, compressing each task
indicator smaller and smaller, like Win2000 used to have as default ?
2. Can I stretch my taskbar across both monitors, so there's more
real-estate to put the task indicators on ?
3. Can I have two separate taskbars - one on each monitor. Each taskbar
shows only the tasks which are at home on that monitor ?
I know I can increase the width of the taskbar so there's always two
lines showing, or move it over to the side of the screen, but I don't
want to do that.
Thanks,
Chris
PS. When I maximise a window, it maximises to fit the monitor its on.
I've seen other people with dual monitors, and when they maximise a
window it maximises to take up both monitors, half the window on each
one. I want to keep my current behaviour.
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| | From: | Gavern | | Subject: | Re: Dual monitors. Taskbar wanted on both screens | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:56:16 +0800 |
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| Chris Severn wrote:
> I'm running Windows XP with two monitors through a dual head Radeon
> video card.
>
> On the main screen, I have my taskbar. But, I run lots of programs, and
> the taskbar fills up and starts another line of tasks, with a scroll at
> the side so I can select which line I want showing. That's just
> annoying. So, questions :
>
> 1. Can I make the taskbar use one line only, compressing each task
> indicator smaller and smaller, like Win2000 used to have as default ?
>
> 2. Can I stretch my taskbar across both monitors, so there's more
> real-estate to put the task indicators on ?
>
> 3. Can I have two separate taskbars - one on each monitor. Each taskbar
> shows only the tasks which are at home on that monitor ?
>
> I know I can increase the width of the taskbar so there's always two
> lines showing, or move it over to the side of the screen, but I don't
> want to do that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> PS. When I maximise a window, it maximises to fit the monitor its on.
> I've seen other people with dual monitors, and when they maximise a
> window it maximises to take up both monitors, half the window on each
> one. I want to keep my current behaviour.
Chris....
Had been trying this myself for over a year with ZERO luck.
Checked out the ATI newsgroups and even emailed ATI and it looks like
such a thing is just not supported in their drivers. NT4 or XP.
I had been used to a full width taskbar on my trusty old Matrox G400 and
was a bit of a let down when I switched to the ATI.
Since then I have switched to an nVidia card and it does have the full
screen taskbar support.
Sorry to be of no help, but let me know *if* you ever do solve the problem.
Cheers,
Gavern
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| | From: | Kaz | | Subject: | Re: Dual monitors. Taskbar wanted on both screens | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:06:14 +1100 |
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| On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:27:44 +0800, Chris Severn
wrote:
http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/ should work for you.
Kaz
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| | From: | Chris Severn | | Subject: | Re: Dual monitors. Taskbar wanted on both screens | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:59:58 +0800 |
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| Kaz wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:27:44 +0800, Chris Severn
> wrote:
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> http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/ should work for you.
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> Kaz
Thanks Kaz. Nearly exactly what I was looking for. "Nearly" because I
prefer free stuff. This is more than $50.
Gavern - take note. You wanted me to let you know if I solved the
problem. I did. Let me know if you find a free alternative though.
Chris
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