NVIDIA Twinview fun
October 12th, 2007 | Filed under Uncategorized.My machine contains an NVIDIA Geforce graphics chip which is capable of running two displays at once. Naturally I have this set up so that I have one massive desktop. The downside is that the graphics chip just isn’t powerful enough to cope with running a 1024×768 display and a 1440×900 display at the same time without slowing down.
In a fit of desperation I thought that maybe the TwinView option was causing this, and turned it off. I now have a very curious looking display.
On Monitor 1 I have a “K” menu, taskbar and a clock plus a desktop. On Monitor 2 I have a “K” menu, taskbar and clock plus a desktop.
Yeah, I have two of everything. It’s like I’m running two computers, except it’s just one. The mouse pointer moves between the screens and I can change keyboard focus correctly. Windows, however, cannot cross the monitor join. It’s very bizarre.
I will keep it like this for a while to see if it makes a difference. What I really suspect is that Flock is eating everything.
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