Help! Multiple Displays - Extended Desktops

Happy · 14 Jun 2009 at 23:59

Hey,

I'm trying to set up multiple screens using the extended desktop option under Windows 7 x64. I got this to work somehow under Vista x64, but can't get it to work under Win 7.

Basically I'm trying to get a small gap between my monitors. When I adjust the position of the monitor so there is a gap and let go it snaps back next to my other monitor.

Anyone know how I can get this to work, the gap only needs to be tiny, say 25 pixels.

Cheers

whitecrook · 15 Jun 2009 at 00:05

wild guess here. set it up and then edit the registry with the coordinates manually.

Skeeter · 15 Jun 2009 at 00:10

Why do you need a gap? Doesnt that make an area of screen you cannot see?

Burnsy2023 · 15 Jun 2009 at 00:11

Skeeter said:
Why do you need a gap? Doesnt that make an area of screen you cannot see?

I'd echo this comment. Why?

Happy · 15 Jun 2009 at 00:26

This is going to sound fussy... but there we go

When I have windows at the edge of my first screen, they cast a shadow over onto the edge of my second screen. It annoys me, but also it annoys me having to have a window that isn't completely stretched horizontally along a screen.

This is the type of thing I mean with shadow. You can see the shadow on the grey desktop.

The way I had it before meant I didn't loose any desktop space, but just I had to move my mouse further to access my extended desktop.

whitecrook said:
wild guess here. set it up and then edit the registry with the coordinates manually.

Time to go hunting a reg key... Cheers

Skeeter · 15 Jun 2009 at 00:36

Turn off shadows on windows?

Happy · 15 Jun 2009 at 00:39

Skeeter said:
Turn off shadows on windows?

Oh ffs, I always seem to overlook the simple solutions

That's done it, cheers

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Although I could get a gap on Vista, seems strange I can't on Win 7 though..

linktoinsanity · 15 Jun 2009 at 09:50

Happy said:
Oh ffs, I always seem to overlook the simple solutions

That's done it, cheers

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Although I could get a gap on Vista, seems strange I can't on Win 7 though..

LOL. Always the simplest solutions

With the gap, I presume it's because MS viewed it as a pointless feature that they needed to "fix" in Windows 7. I'd say I have to agree with them tbh.

whitecrook · 15 Jun 2009 at 19:32

No, I'd consider it 'unusual' to want a gap, but not something that should not be included 'just because'. Why should there be an arbitary limitation on where 'screens' are positioned?