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Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2?

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Hi Tholen!

On Thu, 4 Oct 2012 12:01:43 UTC, tholen@antispam.ham wrote:

> Dariusz Piatkowski wrote:
> 
> >> Dell sells a 2560x1600 monitor (same resolution as the Apple Cinema display)
> >> with a DisplayPort input, something offered on the newer ThinkPads.
> >> That avoids dual link DVI, but isn't a solution to the problem.  Pick your
> >> poison.
> >> 
> >> I think the eCS folks are going to need to address the video driver issue
> >> at some point.  I'm running dual head (effectively 3200x1200) using SNAP
> >> on a Matrox G450, but I'm at Warp 4.52; if "upgrading" to eCS 2.x on new
> >> hardware means downgrading my desktop size, it's not going to happen.
> 
> > You know...if I can pick up another 245T LCD panel at a good price I may very 
> > well take the same approach you have...a 3200x1200 would sure be nice!!!
> >
> > Any things one needs to watch out for / be aware of if taking this approach? In 
> > general, how do apps behave? Any problems with stuff popping up in the middle of
> > the virtual screen?
> 
> Definitely check which video cards SNAP supports for dual head mode;
> it's in the SNAP documentation.
> 
> DeScribe behaved oddly in dual head mode, but SciTech solved that
> problem with the environment variable:
> 
> SET SNAPHRES=2 
> 
> (I have them side-by-side; if you stack the displays, I suspect the
> environment variable would be SNAPVRES.)
> 
> You can specify which head popups are centered on in the configuration
> notebook, though it's not foolproof.


So it appears to be a workable solution...at least worth trying as attemptign to
get the 2560x1600 LCD probably just isn't going to happen.

Thanks for the info!

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WQXGA LCD for OS/2? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-09-29 13:59 +0000
  Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? Steve Wendt <spamsux@forgetit.org> - 2012-09-29 14:34 -0700
    Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-09-30 19:54 +0000
      Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? Steve Wendt <spamsux@forgetit.org> - 2012-10-01 21:27 -0700
        Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? tholen@antispam.ham - 2012-10-02 11:55 +0000
          Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-10-04 00:45 +0000
            Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? tholen@antispam.ham - 2012-10-04 12:01 +0000
              Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-10-06 16:42 +0000
          Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? "Alex Taylor" <mail.me@reply.to.address> - 2012-10-08 09:06 -0500
            Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? tholen@antispam.ham - 2012-10-08 22:56 +0000
              Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? Steve Wendt <spamsux@forgetit.org> - 2012-10-09 21:06 -0700
                Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? tholen@antispam.ham - 2012-10-10 16:50 +0000
                Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-10-10 23:57 +0000
                Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? tholen@antispam.ham - 2012-10-11 00:02 +0000
                Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? Steve Wendt <spamsux@forgetit.org> - 2012-10-10 20:42 -0700
                Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? "Mark Dodel" <madodelNOSPAM@ptd.net> - 2012-10-11 15:20 -0500
                Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-10-13 02:34 +0000
                Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? Roderick Klein <rwklein@mensys.nl> - 2012-11-01 23:56 +0100
        Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-10-04 00:43 +0000
          Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? Steve Wendt <spamsux@forgetit.org> - 2012-10-03 21:06 -0700
            Re: WQXGA LCD for OS/2? "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net> - 2012-10-06 17:46 +0000

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