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Posted by Ben
Jan 15, 2013 at 04:07 PM
My observations are based on 10.7. I can’t speak to 10.8 (yet).
Posted by Vincek
Jan 15, 2013 at 04:27 PM
BTW, my understanding is that one of the (few) plusses of Win 8 for desktop users is multiple monitor support. I use 3 monitors on my Win 7/laptop setup, but that requires using an external dock (I use Toshiba Dynadock) + substantial setup time fiddling to make it work. Well worth the effort, though.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jan 15, 2013 at 05:24 PM
jimspoon wrote:
>It’s a lot easier to move a window to the alternate display than to
>resize and move windows so that they will be both visible on a single
>display.
Well, if you are on Windows 7 (and above, I think) try the following key combinations:
[Windows Key] + [Left Arrow] / [Right Arrow] / [Up Arrow] / [Down Arrow]
I don’t think it gets any faster or more convenient than that.
That said, I find screen splitting incredibly useful, no matter how many monitors I have. There are several cases when I want my reference material and editing window very close to each other. On my Windows XP I do the same (and more) fast splitting with the WindowSpace utility.
P.S. If you want to drive a co-worker nuts, press Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow (or even Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow). Use Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow to restore his/her sanity. I believe it only works in laptop native screens.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jan 15, 2013 at 05:46 PM
MadaboutDana wrote:
>What about Linux? I’ve been contemplating my various Linux machines
>(mainly elderly netbooks/notebooks) and realise I’ve never actually
>experimented with multiple monitors. Dunno why not. Maybe because it’s
>so easy to switch from one desktop configuration to another in Xubuntu
>(far and away my fave Linux distro).
I am in a similar position, even though my main Linux machine is actually a quite modern 12” notebook (64-bit 4Gb); my other is an Asus Eee with an 8.9” monitor. The reason for not using them with external monitors is simple: my Linux machines are intended for conveniently carrying around and using just about anywhere. The 12” becomes my main PC at home during the week-ends, when I mainly want to write texts in the sitting room.
I did experiment a bit with ‘docking’ the 12” to a monitor and the results where rather mixed. Apparently the monitor output had not been properly recognised by Linux (Mint) during installation. So, switching monitors did not work as intended and was not very convenient. Perhaps if I had the monitor attached during installation the results would have been different. In any case, I did not have a strong incentive to re-install the system. I may get back on this when I install the next version.
Posted by Dr Andus
Jan 15, 2013 at 10:36 PM
I thought I’d mention WinSplit Revolution in this context, as I use it daily to position my application windows on the two monitors. I found out about it on this forum. It’s free and it’s a fab utility, saves a lot of time and mouse movement:
http://winsplit-revolution.com/home