Dual Monitors

[Tony Cooper]

I think you're getting mixed-up here guys. There is a difference between an
application that allows you to drag windows outside of it's main window and
one that doesn't, but that doesn't mean that you can't use two monitors with
the latter. Most applications allow you to use more than one monitor, one
way or another. You may not like the results but then it's often to do with
your graphics card drivers then Windows itself.

I've got a nVidia based card which - when using proper Detonator drivers -
allows for Window spanning and the convenient inclusion of a one-button
maximize feature to span an application across two (or more) monitors.

As I have said, it's not Windows per-se, it's the graphics driver that needs
to support proper dual monitor support for applications.

I know what you are saying about Flash's & Dreamweaver's floating panels,
etc. but I don't think the intention of these was for easier multi-monitor
purposes.

Guys, if you want to use different resolutions or monitor sizes for your
dual monitors then you've got to expect problems!

PS. is it my imagination or could you specify the output of the stage in
previous versions of director, say about v5. Just that I remember using
Director on a PowerPC and configuring the stage to show on a separate video
monitor (well, it was a glorified TV but it did the trick). Ring any bells??

[tryingtodecide webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I am trying to decide if Director is the application to purchase for a kiosk that would have two monitors, one touchscreen for a menu and another to show videos that the menu would link to. Is this possible with Director?

[JB]

Director is a bit stronger than flash in handling video.

Director would handle the 2 ajecent monitors as one large continous
stage, you would just have to devide the layout to coincide with
monitors borderline.

The desktopRectList is a director function that reports the cooridinates
of all monitors attached.

[Mark A. Boyd]

JB <lingoguy@sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:lingoguy-E1908A.14401020012004
@forums.macromedia.com:

> Director would handle the 2 ajecent monitors as one large continous
> stage, you would just have to devide the layout to coincide with
> monitors borderline.

Or you could place a MIAW at the rect of each item of the deskTopRectList.


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Mark A. Boyd
Keep-On-Learnin'

[tryingtodecide webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Are there any code examples of this that I might look at to see how to implement desktopRectList other than what is in the Lingo dictionary since that example doesn't seem to represent my idea?