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Next Poll Should Be programmervb.netc++19-Apr-11 6:31 programmervb.netc++ 19-Apr-11 6:31  How many monitors do you feel would be optimal for you? I think 3 or 4 would be just right 2 is not enough many times but I think more than 4 could just be a waste. Humble Programmer The Power of Two Krissh19-Apr-11 1:01 Krissh 19-Apr-11 1:01  At work Two is King 2 x 19" Java C# Gupta Team Developer 3.1 VC++ 2003 Oracle 8i79i W2K-XP Great for painting gordingin22-Sep-04 9:32 gordingin 22-Sep-04 9:32  Ever tried to debug a problem dealing with OnPaint() or WM_PAINT? 2 Monitors helps this out... Thanks Ralph Krausse www.consiliumsoft.com Use the START button? Then you need CSFastRunII... A new kind of application launcher integrated in the taskbar! ScreenShot - http://www.consiliumsoft.com/ScreenShot.jpg 2 21" monitors JakeEOP5-Sep-04 8:14 JakeEOP 5-Sep-04 8:14  Guess I'm lucky. I've got 2 21" monitor both running at 1600 X 1280 w/ 32-bit color. I also have 4 virtual desktops, but I don't change desktops very often. monitor 1: VS.NET, word, etc monitor 2: IM, outlook, one note, RD MMC client, etc I have 3 servers in my closet that I watch via remote desktop. On the table next to me I keep my 2 laptops which I also control via RD. Too bad I travel 90% of the time and don't get to enjoy this setup all the time. Jake Watkins RunsInCirclesScreaming@msn.com Ooh cool a neural shunt WillemM5-Sep-04 0:40 WillemM 5-Sep-04 0:40  Lol, a neural shunt would be nice. Hack your computer like the matrix :P "Every rule in a world of bits and bytes can be bend or eventually be broken" 19" + 17" repsac4-Sep-04 20:02 repsac 4-Sep-04 20:02  19" 1280x1024 flatscreen for development and 17" 1024x768 CRT for monitoing what's on TV, ICQ and WinAmp. Who chose the questions now... Kastellanos Nikos3-Sep-04 4:54 Kastellanos Nikos 3-Sep-04 4:54  For the last few polls , CListCtrl doesn't make sence as an answer! Was that intentional? How to setup 2 monitors Gautam Jain2-Sep-04 23:47 Gautam Jain 2-Sep-04 23:47  Hello ! I am really surprised to see so many developers using dual monitors. Can somebody suggest any website where I can learn to setup dual monitors ? Regards, Gautam Jain Re: How to setup 2 monitors feline_dracoform2-Sep-04 23:58 feline_dracoform 2-Sep-04 23:58  just get 2 graphics cards, or a dual head card, and plug in a second monitor. win98 upwards, and quite possibly win95 simply support the second monitor, no problems. missing option Igor Velikorossov2-Sep-04 21:23 Igor Velikorossov 2-Sep-04 21:23  ...is kvm i have 1 monitor for several pcs 1 at work, 2 elsewhere fabulous2-Sep-04 8:50 fabulous 2-Sep-04 8:50  I voted 1. At work I use one monitor, a 15" LG Studio works item which I am planning to trade for a 17" or 21". However, I am a volunteer for the multi-media department at our church and the software we use there requires 2 monitors for optimum performance and user friendliness and it is there that I use 2 monitors, so to speak. Why so to speak, the card for the second monitor is connected to a device (can't remember its name) that converts a VGA signal to Video, while passively reproducing the VGA signal. The video signal is sent along a cable to another device (signal splitter by Kramer) that then sends the output to 2 LCD projectors on both sides of the auditorium, 3 television monitors on different parts of the stage and 3 overflow rooms. Counting the overflow rooms, projectors and tv monitors as monitors, that becomes 10 monitors, although 9 are showing the same thing and the 1st is used as a control monitor. Let's make things simpler than possible. 2 monitors to chat with girlfriend Miguel Lopes2-Sep-04 7:40 Miguel Lopes 2-Sep-04 7:40  Sometimes, my setup is like this: Monitor 1: work Monitor 2: MSN, chess, web cam with gf, online tv, etc Usual: Monitor 1: VS Monitor 2: debug, MSN, winamp,etc Re: 1 monitors to chat with girlfriends Anonymous3-Sep-04 8:11 Anonymous 3-Sep-04 8:11  Sometimes, my setup is like this: Monitor 1: work (65% of screen), rest of screen: chat with my girlfriends. Re: 2 monitors to chat with girlfriend Mark Focas3-Sep-04 23:03 Mark Focas 3-Sep-04 23:03  Monitor 1: VS.Net Monitor 2: Chat with Miguels girlfriend Being in a minority of one, doesn't make you insane George Orwell However, in my case it does Re: 2 monitors to chat with girlfriend Miguel Lopes4-Sep-04 4:22 Miguel Lopes 4-Sep-04 4:22  U chat, i have sweet loooove Laptop LCD screen + external monitor... Arjan Einbu2-Sep-04 3:56 Arjan Einbu 2-Sep-04 3:56  This setup works great. VS runs on the larger external monitor. I find the two monitor setup great for: - step-through debugging on GUI stuff (mentioned before) - Remote desktoping to work on multiple computers at the same time (variation over Marcs synergy setup...) - Ekstra documentation files, IM and email on the smaller Laptop screen... Have a look at my latest article about Object Prevalence with Bamboo Prevalence. 1 14" CRT @ 1024x768 J. Dunlap1-Sep-04 22:12 J. Dunlap 1-Sep-04 22:12  see subject. "A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both." -- Dwight D. Eisenhower Re: 1 14" CRT @ 1024x768 NormDroid2-Sep-04 1:18 NormDroid 2-Sep-04 1:18  No, I could even bear thinking about, and do you use VS.net with this I'll stick with my 19" AOC TFT, more real estate than the rolling hills of England 1 15" CRT @ 800*600 feline_dracoform2-Sep-04 23:53 feline_dracoform 2-Sep-04 23:53  not a lot of fun when trying to use VS .NET i do actually have 2 15" monitors, but if i turn both on at once it gives me a major headache within 10 minutes. apparently a decent monitor is on order. it has only been 3 months, so perhaps it will be here soon... i am trying to give up making cynical and sarcastic comments about this, so i will leave this easy task to someone else oh, for reference most of the other developers have 2 * 17" monitors. Re: 1 15" CRT @ 800*600 WillemM3-Sep-04 0:03 WillemM 3-Sep-04 0:03  I just upgraded to two TFT 15" monitors. The old ones gave me a headache too. It works quite nice with vs.net "Every rule in a world of bits and bytes can be bend or eventually be broken" VS.net Trevor Kennedy1-Sep-04 18:45 Trevor Kennedy 1-Sep-04 18:45  My usual setup is VS.net on my primary monitor and either Query Analyzer or MSDN, or Virtual PC or Outlook on the other. Gotta love my dual 18" LCDs. If only I could get VS.net to display the form designer on one monitor and the code view on the other or one class within the same project on each monitor or code on one and an XML schema on the other. Re: VS.net p daddy8-Sep-04 22:29 p daddy 8-Sep-04 22:29  Trevor Kennedy wrote: If only I could get VS.net to display the form designer on one monitor and the code view on the other or one class within the same project on each monitor You can, Trevor! You have to maximise VS across both screens - there are tools to save you dragging it out manually every time (NVidia drivers have one i think). Once you've done this, open your designer and code editor in separate tabs. Drag one tab over the content area, and you'll be presented with a context menu to split horizontally or vertically. Select vertical, then drag the separator to sit in betweeen your 2 screens - job done! I also squeeze outlook, messenger, rss feeds, winamp and performance info onto my right screen using the fabulous http://www.desktopsidebar.com/[^]. You can have a look at the result of this screen layout here: http://213.228.232.110/uploads/screenshot.png[^] (warning: PNG is 3200x1200, 400 odd k) Cheers, Paul less than 2 monitors Jörgen Sigvardsson1-Sep-04 9:56 Jörgen Sigvardsson 1-Sep-04 9:56  is unthinkable. I get kind of claustrophobic at home where I have only one monitor. A dual head setup is more addictive than the most potent drug. -- ...Coca Cola, sometimes war... Re: less than 2 monitors WillemM5-Sep-04 0:41 WillemM 5-Sep-04 0:41  True, I can't imagine what I would do without my second monitor. "Every rule in a world of bits and bytes can be bend or eventually be broken" 2 > 1 bobthe1-Sep-04 7:24 bobthe 1-Sep-04 7:24  I don't experience a work overload using 2 monitors. In fact, as others have mentioned in one of the other threads, it definately eases my workload. I can have twice the information readily available. I typically have Visual Studio open in my main monitor and either a GUI i'm debugging, web browsers or help files or other supporting info, or occasionally a second program needed for the app running in the 2nd monitor when needed. I've done a bit of DLL work and being able to have the code and the external program open and visible at the same time is immensly helpful. Also, when the workload is lighter, I can watch movies on one monitor and work on the other. Or sometimes I stream videos and TV. But don't tell anyone

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