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Using the windows manager – 3DLABS Oxygen VX1 User Manual

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Configuring Multiple Monitors

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4.

On the Display Properties Panel, click Test. This tests the new mode on the second
monitor screen for five seconds.

5.

Click Ok to test the new mode.

6.

Click OK if you saw the test bitmap correctly.

7.

In the Display Properties Control Panel, click OK. Your second Oxygen GVX1 card
is now configured for dual monitor mode.

Using the Windows Manager

The 3Dlabs Window Manager provides enhanced control over the positioning of

windows and dialog boxes in multi-monitor systems. When running in single monitor
mode, the Window Manager is disabled. To access the Window Manger, right-click the
title bar of any window and select 3Dlabs WM from the drop-down menu.

1.

Right-click the toolbar.

2.

Select 3Dlabs WM, select Preferences, and then click Windows Manager.

3.

Select the display options you want and click OK.
Maximize Function lets you maximize windows to one monitor screen or to span
windows across the desktop of both monitor screens.

Display Placement lets you specify the placement of dialog boxes on your monitor.

Windows Placement lets you specify placement of windows in 3D applications. You
can specify that windows be split across two monitors or kept to a single monitor
screen.

4.

Click Apply and then click OK. These settings will apply to all future work sessions
until you change them.

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