Making a dual monitor setup stick.

[MotorCityMinion]

Did a quick search and saw nothing on this although I do remember it being discussed in the past. Can MC be forced to open on either the right or the left monitor? Currently, I have to drag a resized window to the right monitor to get it there and it doesn't want to stick there at the next fresh open session.

 

Added a question.

 

Can the back plot control box be forced to open in in a expanded mode, every time?

[kunfuzed]

I think it will open on whatever screen your in when you save your toolbar state. Not really sure, I haven't played around to much, but that is how mine opens with the ops manager open on the left screen.

 

Not sure about the backplot.

[cadcam]

take the launch icon for MC and put it on the right monitor and see if it pops up there.

[Mcam Nut]

I was always moving my window over manually, thanks Cadcam, didnt realize you could put the icon on the other monitor to have it open on the right screen

[Ron Branch @ Verisurf]

What I have is 2 icons for each screen. Then depending on which screen I want Mastercam to open up on it will open on that screen. I forgot why I had done that.

[3R!< W3NG3R]

Nvidea desktop manager will let you control this too.

[MotorCityMinion]

Moving the icon from left to right didn't do it for me.

 

Eric, which setting in the Nvidia control panel?

 

Nview display manager, is that a Quadro only app?

[3R!< W3NG3R]

It is an Nvidea thing.

You have to first activate it through the control panel. It is not the same as the control panel.

I can't remember where in the desktop manager. I do remember that you have to add the program and then edit its properties.

If you can't figure it out, ill be in the office again tomorrow and let you know.

[MotorCityMinion]

Found it, Control Panel, Nvidia nView Desktop Manager, applications, then browse to the app.exe you want to add, add it, select it, and quite a few settings appear. I'll Give it shot tomorrow.

 

Thanks for the tip and your time.

[kunfuzed]

You could pickup the left monitor and move it over to the right.

 

[Jrygus]

The free version of Display Fusion gives you the functionality to 1-click send window to the other screen. You click the mouse wheel in the top of the window and it sends it to the other screen. I find it very handy.

 

http://www.binaryfortress.com/displayfusion/

[gcode]

You can also set Hotkeys in the Nvidia Desktop Manager to make apps jump from one screen to another.

I started using

CTRL` for Left screen

and

CRTL 1 for Right screen because

I can hit both keys with my left hand

and neither of them interfered with V9 hotkeys.

5 years later I still use the same ones in X4

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You could pickup the left monitor and move it over to the right.

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Thats a good one

[MotorCityMinion]

Heh, I picked up the right side monitor and chucked it, problem solved.

 

Seriously, the nView manager worked fine. Thanks again.

[Rob @ Target Machine]

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You could pickup the left monitor and move it over to the right.

 

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I've seen someone switch the dp cables and they could't figure out why the monitors didn't switch. LOL

 

The nview utility works pretty good, you just have to try out the settings until you get what you want.

 

I just force apps to one monitor or the other in nview if needed. Some apps "remember" where to go some don't.

 

In my case:

Mc opens on the right by default. It "remembers" to open the ops and levels mgrs on the left as I placed them.

 

I only had to force Cimco and SW to the left monitor in nview.

 

It's so nice to open/close the ops and levels mgrs with the SpacePilot Pro buttons without having to move my hand to the keyboard for the power keys, and they just "know" where to go.

 

So sweet.