Grafficks
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Hey everyone, got a quick curious question here.
I am fascinated by the idea of having dual monitors on my desk. I really want the extra workspace. However, I have a few uncertainties about how it works.
I know the obvious thing: dual monitors give you more workspace on your desktop.
Is it just like an extended desktop where you drag things over to the other monitor for more workspace? In what way is the extra desktop workspace achieved?
Of course I would not come asking without doing my own research...
Several Google results and many pictures are all I have at the moment, which still does not tell me much about the details i seek.
From HERE it states that:
Which basically means the monitors are side-by-side, which is what I want. It then explains more about different ways of using two monitors:
Ok then...so extended mode is when the monitors can have different settings, and span mode is when they have the same settings..?
The way that extended mode is worded when it says "additional desktop area" sorta tells me that it lets you simply drag windows from one monitor to the other. Is that how it is?? It does not specify!!!!
The way it explains span mode, "spans the existing desktop area across two monitors rather than create additional desktop space" is also vague...
By spanning does it mean extending the desktop including the taskbar & system tray to the other monitor? If so, then wouldn't it be bad since the inch-wide edges of the two monitors would create this ugly un-viewable area down the middle of it?
Sorry for the length of this...please help me if you can.
Thanks in advance!!
PS: Yay my 100'th post! :haha:
I am fascinated by the idea of having dual monitors on my desk. I really want the extra workspace. However, I have a few uncertainties about how it works.
I know the obvious thing: dual monitors give you more workspace on your desktop.
Is it just like an extended desktop where you drag things over to the other monitor for more workspace? In what way is the extra desktop workspace achieved?
Of course I would not come asking without doing my own research...
Several Google results and many pictures are all I have at the moment, which still does not tell me much about the details i seek.
From HERE it states that:
the "exended" or "independent displays" mode and the "spanning" or "streched" display mode. In both these modes, display devices are positioned next to each other in order to create the illusion that the two displays are logically contiguous.
Which basically means the monitors are side-by-side, which is what I want. It then explains more about different ways of using two monitors:
In "extended" mode additional desktop area is created on additional monitors. Each monitor can use different settings (resolution, color, refresh rate).
Alternately, some video cards are able to "span" the existing desktop area across two monitors rather than create additional desktop space. This is accomplished by using a widescreen resolution such as 2048x768. That is, 2 monitors at 1024x768 resolution each. Each monitor needs to have the same resolution and color depth settings, and often the same refresh rate.
Ok then...so extended mode is when the monitors can have different settings, and span mode is when they have the same settings..?
The way that extended mode is worded when it says "additional desktop area" sorta tells me that it lets you simply drag windows from one monitor to the other. Is that how it is?? It does not specify!!!!
The way it explains span mode, "spans the existing desktop area across two monitors rather than create additional desktop space" is also vague...
By spanning does it mean extending the desktop including the taskbar & system tray to the other monitor? If so, then wouldn't it be bad since the inch-wide edges of the two monitors would create this ugly un-viewable area down the middle of it?
Sorry for the length of this...please help me if you can.
Thanks in advance!!
PS: Yay my 100'th post! :haha: