MD version (capabilities)

Skully · 08-17-2004, 09:01 AM

Am I misunderstanding or misconfigured, I assumed
the MD versions would allow the screen saver
to span across the displays like 1 big virtual
monitor swimming from screen to screen.

I can only seem to make it duplicate itself on
the other screens. Is that all it does or do I not
have something set correct?

Using 2 Geforce Fx5200 cards w/latest official driver (61.17). Connecting a crt and 3 identical flat panels.

Thanks much..

P.S. Just to mention the Xp savers like Marquee, Mystify etc.. are working correct across all monitors.

Tiny Turtle · 08-17-2004, 09:06 AM

Sorry, but no that is "all" it does. The "Multi" moniker stems from the fact that it can be used on both a 4:3 and a 16:9 display. Try the search function here and I'm sure you can find some of the previous threads with the same inquiry.

/Tiny Parade-rainer

Skully · 08-17-2004, 09:33 AM

That definitely

stinks..

Thanks for the prompt reply... I did try searching first.(one of these days vbulletins multi word search will make sense)

Is this something being considered or could
expect to see?

feldon34 · 08-17-2004, 09:36 AM

I'm sorry if you think it "stinks" but there are 2 versions of the artwork. One that is 1024 x 768 which is the right size for a 4:3 monitor, and one that is 1280 x 768 which is the right size for a 16:9 monitor. Forcing one of these to fit over 2 monitors (2048 x 768) would look quite ugly.

At some point in the future, there will be a set of artwork that will work over 2 monitors.

Skully · 08-17-2004, 11:05 AM

Guess I kind of forgot about the background and
it being a static image.

Two would be nice.. of course 4 would be better but
understand that current design makes the whole on
the fly scalability kind of impossible short of looking
anywhere from odd to ugly.

patscarr · 08-18-2004, 06:58 AM

Originally posted by feldon28
At some point in the future, there will be a set of artwork that will work over 2 monitors.

When?

lol! Please don't answer that! It was only meant as a joke.

08-17-2004, 09:01 AM	#1
Skully Registered Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	MD version (capabilities) Am I misunderstanding or misconfigured, I assumed the MD versions would allow the screen saver to span across the displays like 1 big virtual monitor swimming from screen to screen. I can only seem to make it duplicate itself on the other screens. Is that all it does or do I not have something set correct? Using 2 Geforce Fx5200 cards w/latest official driver (61.17). Connecting a crt and 3 identical flat panels. Thanks much.. P.S. Just to mention the Xp savers like Marquee, Mystify etc.. are working correct across all monitors.

08-17-2004, 09:06 AM	#2
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Sorry, but no that is "all" it does. The "Multi" moniker stems from the fact that it can be used on both a 4:3 and a 16:9 display. Try the search function here and I'm sure you can find some of the previous threads with the same inquiry. /Tiny Parade-rainer Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

08-17-2004, 09:36 AM	#4
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	I'm sorry if you think it "stinks" but there are 2 versions of the artwork. One that is 1024 x 768 which is the right size for a 4:3 monitor, and one that is 1280 x 768 which is the right size for a 16:9 monitor. Forcing one of these to fit over 2 monitors (2048 x 768) would look quite ugly. At some point in the future, there will be a set of artwork that will work over 2 monitors. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-18-2004, 06:58 AM	#6
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Originally posted by feldon28 At some point in the future, there will be a set of artwork that will work over 2 monitors. When? lol! Please don't answer that! It was only meant as a joke. Patrick

08-17-2004, 09:33 AM	#3
Skully Registered Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	That definitely stinks.. Thanks for the prompt reply... I did try searching first.(one of these days vbulletins multi word search will make sense) Is this something being considered or could expect to see?

08-17-2004, 11:05 AM	#5
Skully Registered Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	Guess I kind of forgot about the background and it being a static image. Two would be nice.. of course 4 would be better but understand that current design makes the whole on the fly scalability kind of impossible short of looking anywhere from odd to ugly.