wallpaper on dual monitors
Duel moniotrs
Sunday, February 13, 2005 by Phoenix85 | Discussion: Monitors
Hey everyone, im kinda new 
Allright, to business. I have two seperate monitors on my desktop. The desktop is expanded from my primary one to my secondary (i can scroll from one to the other). Does anyone know how i can put one wallpaper on one monitor and another on the second one? Everytime I try it changes for both monitors. Thanks.
Allright, to business. I have two seperate monitors on my desktop. The desktop is expanded from my primary one to my secondary (i can scroll from one to the other). Does anyone know how i can put one wallpaper on one monitor and another on the second one? Everytime I try it changes for both monitors. Thanks.
Koasati
Reply #2 Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:25 PM
Reply #2 Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:25 PM
What graphics card are you using? nVIDIA has software for their cards that allow you to have seperate walls on both monitors. There's also UltraMon http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/ for multi monitor that's allows different walls, or an option to strecth a wall across both. The stretch looks pretty good with some walls, and not so great with others.
Phoenix85
Reply #3 Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:49 PM
Reply #3 Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:49 PM
My primary is on a voodo3 and my secondary is on a onboard port.
Koasati
Reply #4 Monday, February 14, 2005 12:35 AM
Reply #4 Monday, February 14, 2005 12:35 AM
You're definitely going to need UltraMon or similar............ if you find something similar, let me know. 
I'd rather be using UM, but I can't justify the price tag just yet...
I'd rather be using UM, but I can't justify the price tag just yet...
Koasati
Reply #5 Monday, February 14, 2005 12:39 AM
Reply #5 Monday, February 14, 2005 12:39 AM
| I always used to create my own extra wide wallpapers when I ran two monitors. |
How do you go back to a single monitor? 
Scarebear
Reply #6 Monday, February 14, 2005 12:53 AM
Reply #6 Monday, February 14, 2005 12:53 AM
When one blows up in an electrical storm, you adjust
BukaLooka
Reply #7 Monday, February 14, 2005 1:18 AM
Reply #7 Monday, February 14, 2005 1:18 AM
make the two wallpapers one file and set the option to TILE.
NightTrainthedark
Reply #8 Monday, February 14, 2005 7:23 AM
Reply #8 Monday, February 14, 2005 7:23 AM
what bukalooka said, If your running 1280 x 1024 resolution, make the wallpaper 2560 x 1024. Whatever resolution you have, double the width but keep the height the same. Set the wallpaper to tile and you should be all set. If you want 2 seperate walls then join them like TBC said. 
Phoenix85
Reply #9 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 12:54 AM
Reply #9 Tuesday, February 15, 2005 12:54 AM
Well I just put both wallpapers in one file and ajusted the pixel demention as Night Train suggested. I also set the display option at tile. AT first it was off and I had one wallpaper one my primary and it went over to my secondary with it smashing up my other wallpaper. I ajusted it by adding and ajusting it and finally got it perfectly. Thanks guys. (PS, if anyone has this problem and wants to use my wallpaper as a example to how to set yours up, let me know ill send it to you.)
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Reply #1 Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:19 PM