Dual Monitors and Windows XP Extend my Windows Desktop Question

[Joe Weber]

Wez,

The viewing computer and the server both have the dual-monitor setup but
when I connect and change the different settings in the "Misc" tab for
Full screen mode I am still not getting the correct window display.

I've tried all three of the different settings; mode, mode matches
server res, mode uses all monitors.

For this to work, do I have to set the Full-Screen mode settings before
I login? 
Right now I am accessing the "options" menu from the drop down menu in
the upper left hand corner after I have made the connection to the
server.

Joe
 

-----Original Message-----
From: James Weatherall [mailto:jnw "at" realvnc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 1:06 PM
To: Joe Weber; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
Subject: RE: Dual Monitors and Windows XP Extend my Windows Desktop
Question

Joe,

Assuming that the viewing computer is also a dual-monitor setup, you can
configure VNC Viewer to connect full-screen, and for full-screen mode to
span the viewer computer's two monitors, so that you get the full server
desktop displayed more or less as-is.

Cheers,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Joe Weber
> Sent: 20 September 2006 16:09
> To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: Dual Monitors and Windows XP Extend my Windows Desktop 
> Question
> 
> I am running RealVNC Enterprise Edition 4.2.6 on the server and 
> viewer.
> 
> I have a couple of users that utilize the Windows XP "Extend the 
> Windows Desktop" option on their laptops so they can have more desktop

> space on a second 17" LCD monitor.
> 
> When I connect to any of these laptops via VNC I get both screens 
> (laptop and 17" monitor) next to each other in a very small horizontal

> box.
> 
> When I check the Scaling Option it is set to "Scale to Window Size". 
> If I change the option to "No Scaling" I get the 17" LCD monitor 
> screen front and center but now the laptop screen with the Windows XP 
> "Start Button"
> is now off
> the screen and
> I have to keep moving the scroll bars back and forth to work on the 
> machine. I also tried changing the "Custom Sizes" but nothing seems to

> work.
>  
> Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on how to work effectively 
> through VNC for users that have dual monitors?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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