Poll: How Many Computer Monitors Do You Use?

[exper1mental]

As the title states, this is a poll about how many monitors people use.

I'm posting this because I'm a bit curious to see how much of the Rainmeter community uses more than one monitor (which is helpful for determining whether or not to add multimonitor support to projects)

[Nebbishatudub]

I have a series of skins that I use on a multi-monitor system as well as a single monitor system. My only issue right now with multi-monitor skins is the "Keep on screen" option built into Rainmeter will cut everything off that isn't displayed on the primary monitor.

I've included an skin showing how I've done a lot of my own stuff. There might be a better way to do it though

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[Rainmeter]
Update=-1

[Metadata]
Name=Satoria Right Sidebar
Author=Nebbishatudub
Information=A cosmetic region on the right side of the screen within which other Satoria skins can be "docked."
Version=0.150809

[Variables]
color.DGray=96,96,96
color.Black=0,0,0
color.Transparent=0,0,0,1
GLOBAL.Width=214
local.X=(#VSCREENAREAWIDTH# - #GLOBAL.Width#)

[MEASURES]

; ==================================================================================================
; 
; 
; 
; ==================================================================================================

[METERS]

; ==================================================================================================
; 
; There are four different meters in the skin.  The first two set up the black-ish region, while
; the third and fourth meters create the 1 pixel border on the left.
; 
; ==================================================================================================

[Main_Region]
Meter=IMAGE
x=#local.X#
y=0
w=#GLOBAL.Width#
h=(#SCREENAREAHEIGHT# - (#GLOBAL.Width# * 0.5))
SolidColor=#color.Black#,128

[Fade_Region]
Meter=IMAGE
x=#local.X#
y=(#SCREENAREAHEIGHT# - (#GLOBAL.Width# * 0.5))
w=#GLOBAL.Width#
h=(#GLOBAL.Width# * 0.5)
SolidColor=#color.Black#,128
SolidColor2=#color.Transparent#
GradientAngle=90

[Main_Border]
Meter=IMAGE
x=(#local.X# - 1)
y=0
w=1
h=(#SCREENAREAHEIGHT# - (#GLOBAL.Width# * 0.5))
SolidColor=#color.DGray#

[Fade_Border]
Meter=IMAGE
x=(#local.X# - 1)
y=(#SCREENAREAHEIGHT# - (#GLOBAL.Width# * 0.5))
w=1
h=(#GLOBAL.Width# * 0.5)
SolidColor=#color.DGray#
SolidColor2=#color.Transparent#
GradientAngle=90

[.raptor]

Not to get off topic here but i would love to see the setup of the "5 or more monitors" guy

[lysy1993lbn]

Not to get off topic here but i would love to see the setup of the "5 or more monitors" guy

Easy.. First result from google http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/cinemassive-omegaplex-27-6-million-pixels-for-12-995/


Another impresive one


I used to have dual setup on PC, not very high tech though (2x19" LG 1440x900, with about 4cm frame between both), but since one of them died I've switched to a single 23" 1920x1080 LG IPS237L-BN.

[exper1mental]

I have a series of skins that I use on a multi-monitor system as well as a single monitor system. My only issue right now with multi-monitor skins is the "Keep on screen" option built into Rainmeter will cut everything off that isn't displayed on the primary monitor.

I've included an skin showing how I've done a lot of my own stuff. There might be a better way to do it though

From my understanding "Keep on screen" is not for multi-screen skins. The description in the manual states that "if KeepOnScreen is set to 1, the skin will be kept within the bounds of the screen." Your best options from my perspective would be to disable KeepOnScreen or to split the skin into individual skins for each screen.

Jsmorley would be the one to ask about this though (and btw this discussion should move to a separate thread).

Not to get off topic here but i would love to see the setup of the "5 or more monitors" guy

Easy.. First result from google http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/23/cinemassive-omegaplex-27-6-million-pixels-for-12-995/


Another impresive one


I used to have dual setup on PC, not very high tech though (2x19" LG 1440x900, with about 4cm frame between both), but since one of them died I've switched to a single 23" 1920x1080 LG IPS237L-BN.

Lol there's no way I'm going to bother making a skin compatible with that many monitors

I run my 1080p laptop monitor with a 1440x900 beside it. I actually have a third monitor but my laptop won't do HDMI + VGA