[WEB4LIB] Brainstorming time! - Multiple monitors

[Beth Carpenter]

I am using multiple monitors when designing our library system's web
site.  There are several reasons why this is a big advantage for me:

1. I can have one monitor set at a 640 by 480 screen resolution (some of
our member libraries are still using smaller monitors on this setting)
and have the other set at 800 by 600.  When I view my web page, I can
then tell if the design is suitable in both resolutions in one glance.

2. People send me information on disks or via file sharing on our
network for me to convert to HTML.  I can view the files in their
original program on one monitor, and then cut and paste from it into my
HTML editor on the other monitor.  It's much easier to plan a page
layout when I can see the "print" version at the same time.

3. I can have my HTML editor open on one monitor and my browser open on
the other, so that I can see my code and the browser view at the same
time.  It makes fixing problems much easier.

So, multiple monitors can be very useful at least for design purposes.
I'm using an Appian Duet AGP video card, since I was running out of PCI
slots on my computer. Hope this helps,

Beth Carpenter
Electronic Resources Librarian
Outagamie Waupaca Library System
Appleton, WI
bcarpent at owls.lib.wi.us
http://www.owls.lib.wi.us

Bob Rasmussen wrote:
> 
> Please pardon duplication.
> 
> One of the under-reported features of Windows 98 is the capability of using
> 2 or more video cards, each with a monitor. This can result in a larger
> virtual desktop; windows can be dragged between monitors. Also, programs
> written specifically for this feature can intentionally position themselves
> and their sub-windows anywhere. Now the question:
> 
> How could multiple monitors on one PC be used in a library environment?
> 
> Regards,
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