RE: [GD-Windows] More multimon

[Kent Q. <ken...@co...>]

At 04:12 PM 3/30/2003 -0800, you wrote:

> > Multi-monitor support is a bit of a mess.
>
>My heuristic is that if the display is wider than 16:9 form factor,
>it's probably two displays side-by-side, and I treat it according
>to that. No other special casing. This takes care of 95% of the
>special cases (which are only 5% of all users to begin with -- tops!)
>
>I suppose you could document an ultra-l33t config file where the
>user can determine what monitor for you to use, and what mode to set
>it in, and where to put the viewport on that monitor. Document it for
>the ten people who care to find it, and all your mass market
>consumers won't be confused by an array of senseless check boxes and
>popup menus ;-)

We just create a file called settings.xml that controls (among other 
things) a bunch of video setup parameters. We haven't had anyone ask about 
the dual monitor problem yet, so I haven't worried about it -- but that's 
where I'd put stuff like this.

In general, I think you worry about the unwashed masses in your normal 
configuration, and if someone's got dual head they're probably on the 
ultra-l33t side anyway, and can handle editing a text file.

I am fretting about the LCD thang myself, though. Sadly, I think the right 
solution is usually to generate multiple sets of art.

         Kent




Kent Quirk, CTO, CogniToy
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