This is kind of a "Holly Grail" Subject, and even with third party software/tools intervention, running a VDM on multiple Monitors has never been properly obtainable (IMHO).
Although combining a few of the discussions in this thread do bring up an intriguing possibility.
I can think of no software that can not be "Placed" to Monitor "X".
examples:
MS Word to Monitor 2
FireFox to Monitor 4
Thunderbird to Monitor 1
Rainmeter to Monitor 3
Pidgin to Monitor 3
and so on.....
In order to over come the hindrance of running any VDM on Multiple monitors; would it then not be possible to run multiple instances of Dexpot and then in options identify the monitor placement.
examples.
Dexpot instance on running on Monitor 1
Dexpot instance on running on Monitor 2
Dexpot instance on running on Monitor 2
Dexpot instance on running on Monitor 4
Now the disadvantage of this model is that a user will need to run multiple instances of Dexpot.
The instances will need to be monitored and settings maintained individually.
As Dexpot uses so little resources, I do not believe this to be an issue, with exception of systems that have very limited resources, or are so old as to limit their resources.
Another way to handle this, Possibly, is to have one settings dialog handle all running instances.
I take a note of concept from Objectdock+ on this.
In objectDock+ (I repel at the mention of the name) you can run multiple instances of Docks and Tab Docks. These are all managed by a single Settings/Options dialog. In which you must first Identify which instance you wish to modify first. Then make the appropriate changes.
All settings and options dialog immediately open to a manager that asks which instance you wish to modify/adjust.
Ultimately I think this is a consideration to make. as Running a VDM on Multiple Monitors has been a standard request for well over a decade. In as much that folks want to run VDM Desktop 1-4 on Monitor 1 and VDM Desktop 5-8 on Monitor 2 and so forth.
Personally I think that such an option would be utilized more for an "Eye Candy" effect rather than a system of production, but for the few that would utilize the this option to maximize their work load and real estate to maximum efficiency. Damn. All of a sudden you have a working area that can go from 5120x1024 to a working area of 20480x1024, and that is just at the Dexpot install default settings
I suggest a serious look into this, not only for the end users, but also as a challenging issue that should be overcome, because you/we can.
I am not aware of all issues surrounding this request/subject, but only know that this issue has never been properly overcome.
Let me know your thoughts, and if I need to expand or clarify my concept better. Please advise.
This is kind of a "Holly Grail" Subject, and even with third party software/tools intervention, running a VDM on multiple Monitors has never been properly obtainable (IMHO).
Although combining a few of the discussions in this thread do bring up an intriguing possibility. :cool:
I can think of no software that can not be "Placed" to Monitor "X".
examples:
MS Word to Monitor 2
FireFox to Monitor 4
Thunderbird to Monitor 1
Rainmeter to Monitor 3
Pidgin to Monitor 3
and so on.....
In order to over come the hindrance of running any VDM on Multiple monitors; would it then not be possible to run multiple instances of Dexpot and then in options identify the monitor placement.
examples.
Dexpot instance on running on Monitor 1
Dexpot instance on running on Monitor 2
Dexpot instance on running on Monitor 2
Dexpot instance on running on Monitor 4
Now the disadvantage of this model is that a user will need to run multiple instances of Dexpot.
The instances will need to be monitored and settings maintained individually.
As Dexpot uses so little resources, I do not believe this to be an issue, with exception of systems that have very limited resources, or are so old as to limit their resources.
Another way to handle this, Possibly, is to have one settings dialog handle all running instances.
I take a note of concept from Objectdock+ on this.
In objectDock+ (I repel at the mention of the name) you can run multiple instances of Docks and Tab Docks. These are all managed by a single Settings/Options dialog. In which you must first Identify which instance you wish to modify first. Then make the appropriate changes.
All settings and options dialog immediately open to a manager that asks which instance you wish to modify/adjust.
Ultimately I think this is a consideration to make. as Running a VDM on Multiple Monitors has been a standard request for well over a decade. In as much that folks want to run VDM Desktop 1-4 on Monitor 1 and VDM Desktop 5-8 on Monitor 2 and so forth.
Personally I think that such an option would be utilized more for an "Eye Candy" effect rather than a system of production, but for the few that would utilize the this option to maximize their work load and real estate to maximum efficiency. Damn. All of a sudden you have a working area that can go from 5120x1024 to a working area of 20480x1024, and that is just at the Dexpot install default settings ;)
I suggest a serious look into this, not only for the end users, but also as a challenging issue that should be overcome, because you/we can.
I am not aware of all issues surrounding this request/subject, but only know that this issue has never been properly overcome.
Let me know your thoughts, and if I need to expand or clarify my concept better. Please advise.