Multiple desktops
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There have been several threads lately in the visual C++ forum about application using multiple desktops (So I discovered the API for handling multiple desktops when trying to answer the questions)... I am really wondering what could be the use of that ? I have never seen nor used such application, at least not consciously. :doh: ~RaGE(); -- modified at 7:55 Tuesday 31st January, 2006
Rage wrote: I am really wondering what could be the use of that ? Other than convenience, it's very useful for kiosk or tutorial type applications. If you run your application on a desktop other than the default one and make that desktop active, there is absolutely no way the user can switch back to the default one or interact with it unless your application provides that facility. It's quite secure.
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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There have been several threads lately in the visual C++ forum about application using multiple desktops (So I discovered the API for handling multiple desktops when trying to answer the questions)... I am really wondering what could be the use of that ? I have never seen nor used such application, at least not consciously. :doh: ~RaGE(); -- modified at 7:55 Tuesday 31st January, 2006
Are you talking about mutiple desktops or multiple displays ? I find that multiple desktop on one screen useless and too confusing. but using 2 screens for a large desktop is really cool and can be very, very usefull for numerous applications ( in the broad sens of the word ). For programming, having one screen with the code, and the other for documentation, debug panels, ... For image editing, full screen on the main display and panels on the other one. ... uses are endless.
Maximilien Lincourt Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad
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There have been several threads lately in the visual C++ forum about application using multiple desktops (So I discovered the API for handling multiple desktops when trying to answer the questions)... I am really wondering what could be the use of that ? I have never seen nor used such application, at least not consciously. :doh: ~RaGE(); -- modified at 7:55 Tuesday 31st January, 2006
Rage wrote:
I am really wondering what could be the use of that ?
I don't use virtual desktops often, but I have one for development, one for demonstrations (so I have a nice clean looking display for VIPs -- I don't often use my machine for demonstration, but it does happen). Basically any time you want to change over-all use of a machine for a period of time. I spend 98% on one desktop, but I don't want to loose having everything at my fingertips for coding, documentation, and debugging/monitoring during that 2% use. On the other definition, I use multiple monitor desktops constantly, two always more sometimes. As a developer two monitors is great, I run dual-view using nVidia hardware which separates the monitors as independant displays with only a mouse connection shared. That way windows aren't split across the monitors and I can run my application full-screen on one display while code-writing and debugging/monitoring the application on the other screen. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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There have been several threads lately in the visual C++ forum about application using multiple desktops (So I discovered the API for handling multiple desktops when trying to answer the questions)... I am really wondering what could be the use of that ? I have never seen nor used such application, at least not consciously. :doh: ~RaGE(); -- modified at 7:55 Tuesday 31st January, 2006
Rage wrote:
I have never seen nor used such application, at least not consciously.
Sure you have! The Windows Logoon screen sits on it's own desktop. The screen saver gets it's own too. All windows services get another desktop... RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Rage wrote:
I have never seen nor used such application, at least not consciously.
Sure you have! The Windows Logoon screen sits on it's own desktop. The screen saver gets it's own too. All windows services get another desktop... RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
Sure you have! The Windows Logoon screen sits on it's own desktop. The screen saver gets it's own too. All windows services get another desktop...
Yeah, I sort of suspected something like that, that's what I meant with "not consciously" ... ~RaGE();
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Rage wrote:
I am really wondering what could be the use of that ?
I don't use virtual desktops often, but I have one for development, one for demonstrations (so I have a nice clean looking display for VIPs -- I don't often use my machine for demonstration, but it does happen). Basically any time you want to change over-all use of a machine for a period of time. I spend 98% on one desktop, but I don't want to loose having everything at my fingertips for coding, documentation, and debugging/monitoring during that 2% use. On the other definition, I use multiple monitor desktops constantly, two always more sometimes. As a developer two monitors is great, I run dual-view using nVidia hardware which separates the monitors as independant displays with only a mouse connection shared. That way windows aren't split across the monitors and I can run my application full-screen on one display while code-writing and debugging/monitoring the application on the other screen. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
So how do you get to 'more' than 2. I have two in front of me now, both running from the same video card on different connectors, but I only have space for 1 AGP video card. How would I configure another 2 screens? ~A Andrew
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There have been several threads lately in the visual C++ forum about application using multiple desktops (So I discovered the API for handling multiple desktops when trying to answer the questions)... I am really wondering what could be the use of that ? I have never seen nor used such application, at least not consciously. :doh: ~RaGE(); -- modified at 7:55 Tuesday 31st January, 2006
I am a high powered Sr. Enterprise developer and commonly work simultaneously on 3 or more machines through Windows 2003 Server and Remote Desktop on PCs located througout the world. I also employ Virtual PC Technology to do stuff on one box in controlled environments. It's really amazing what you can do from one box these days. JG
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So how do you get to 'more' than 2. I have two in front of me now, both running from the same video card on different connectors, but I only have space for 1 AGP video card. How would I configure another 2 screens? ~A Andrew
Andrew Leeder wrote:
How would I configure another 2 screens?
There are several ways.... find one of the rare and inefficient PCI graphics cards.... Replace the AGP card with a non-3d 4 or 8 output graphics card. or use multiple computers via: http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/[^] or any combination thereof to get multiples. You can also take multiple computers into a massive wall with hardware specialized for the activity, but it does not handle the sync between them. Synergy is nice because you can cut and paste between systems, so they look like a shared dual-view setup shared across many more screens. take a look at the gallery here: http://www.multiplemonitors.org/Pages%20-%20Hardware/Hardware.html[^] the gallery on the side has the specs of the systems imaged, most are multi-card in single machine and it gives the specs of the cards. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) -- modified at 18:36 Tuesday 31st January, 2006
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There have been several threads lately in the visual C++ forum about application using multiple desktops (So I discovered the API for handling multiple desktops when trying to answer the questions)... I am really wondering what could be the use of that ? I have never seen nor used such application, at least not consciously. :doh: ~RaGE(); -- modified at 7:55 Tuesday 31st January, 2006
Presentation software often uses multiple desktops/screens. The presenter would see an outline on one screen and the audience would see the slides on the other. I know PowerPoint will do this and some church software does it too. I am writing an application that will be used as a teleprompter for television and will use this concept. Thanks and God Bless <>< Greg
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There have been several threads lately in the visual C++ forum about application using multiple desktops (So I discovered the API for handling multiple desktops when trying to answer the questions)... I am really wondering what could be the use of that ? I have never seen nor used such application, at least not consciously. :doh: ~RaGE(); -- modified at 7:55 Tuesday 31st January, 2006
I couldn't live without my 'Virtual Desktop'. I use "RVD" part of an old Reflection suite, and always run 9 desktops. One for mail, one for SQL EM, one for Remote desktop, one for Windows Explorer, one for web-sites, one for debugging... well you get the point. I currently have about 15 apps running, and no cluttered desktop.