Re: virtual dual monitors on a wide screen?


"RobR" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:oGRff.1313$RI5.189@xxxxxxxxxxx 
I just bought a 24" Dell widescreen monitor and have an ATI X300 card.
Problem is it's a major PITA trying to get two apps to run side by side.
I have to start them up, then adjust the window size of each and then drag
them next to each other.  I was wondering if there was software that
would effectively set up virtual dual monitors []


I don't know whether there are any current solutions for running two
virtual monitors or two virtual desktops side by side on one physical
monitor.  If you continue to come up empty, you might inquire within
a multiple monitor forum.

FWIW, there are free and commercial apps that have the ability to
manipulate windows in an automatic and/or scripted way.  Perhaps
you've seen some... utils geared towards pushing buttons when
certain dialog boxes popup, utils geared towards forcing the initial
size of windows to be what the user wants, utils for automating admin
functions, etc.  I know I've seen literally dozens over the years, but I've
never needed one and can't recall any of them except one I just recently
saw mentioned... www.autoitscript.com .  Which appears to be a free
and popular general purpose automation tool that could be used to
open and rearrange your windows.

If your 24" widescreen is 1920 horizontal, at best you would have just
960 on each virtual monitor or desktop, which might be adequate for
some side by side app work, but would be too narrow for other apps
and websites.  Only you know what you want, but I wonder if your best
bet wouldn't be to keep the width that you have and just automatically
manipulate specific windows as necessary.

Thanks for any ideas.  Thought widescreen would be cool, but it's
turning out to be sort of a pain.


At least you opted for the 24", which has some height to it.
.