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Annoying nView Desktop Manager problem
A little background first... I use the nView Desktop Manager quite a bit
to help me keep my windows organized. I set up multiple virtual desktops, and use one for e-mail/web, one for editing code, one for testing/debugging, one for SSH/VNC/X sessions connected to remote machines, and so on. I assign hotkeys to allow me to quickly switch between desktops, move windows between desktops, etc... it really helps keep things organized, and reduces clutter on the taskbar. Now for the problem. It seems that for all nVidia driver versions 52.xx and later, the Desktop Manager is completely broken when it comes to Windows Command Prompt and Cygwin shell windows. Any command prompt or shell windows *must* be visible on *all* virtual desktops at once; there is no way to collapse them to a single virtual desktop. I can assign a "Collapse To Desktop" hotkey, but it has absolutely no effect on these windows. After futzing around for about an hour trying to get it to work properly with the 53.03 and 52.16 drivers, I gave up and reverted to the 45.23 Dets. Does anyone else use this feature, and know of a way to get it to work properly with the newer (52.xx or 53.xx) ForceWare drivers? |
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Mike,
I'm afraid I can't help you with your problem as I am new to nView, and struggling myself. I was hoping you might help me with mine. I have set up two desktops - the default and one called PIC. All the desktop icons on the default desktop show up on the PIC desktop. I was under the impression that I could place different icons on different desktops. Have I missed something? I have a dual head card (5200) with driver version 5.2.1.6. Thanks, Vic "Mike Uchima" wrote in message ... A little background first... I use the nView Desktop Manager quite a bit to help me keep my windows organized. I set up multiple virtual desktops, and use one for e-mail/web, one for editing code, one for testing/debugging, one for SSH/VNC/X sessions connected to remote machines, and so on. I assign hotkeys to allow me to quickly switch between desktops, move windows between desktops, etc... it really helps keep things organized, and reduces clutter on the taskbar. Now for the problem. It seems that for all nVidia driver versions 52.xx and later, the Desktop Manager is completely broken when it comes to Windows Command Prompt and Cygwin shell windows. Any command prompt or shell windows *must* be visible on *all* virtual desktops at once; there is no way to collapse them to a single virtual desktop. I can assign a "Collapse To Desktop" hotkey, but it has absolutely no effect on these windows. After futzing around for about an hour trying to get it to work properly with the 53.03 and 52.16 drivers, I gave up and reverted to the 45.23 Dets. Does anyone else use this feature, and know of a way to get it to work properly with the newer (52.xx or 53.xx) ForceWare drivers? |
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It appears that this is not supported either. All icons appear on all
desktops. I intend to look for 3rd party virtual desktop software, to see if there is anything better out there. Mike Victor Lick wrote: Mike, I'm afraid I can't help you with your problem as I am new to nView, and struggling myself. I was hoping you might help me with mine. I have set up two desktops - the default and one called PIC. All the desktop icons on the default desktop show up on the PIC desktop. I was under the impression that I could place different icons on different desktops. Have I missed something? I have a dual head card (5200) with driver version 5.2.1.6. Thanks, Vic |
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Following prompt first aid from the medic Mike Uchima managed
to scrawl the following bloodstained message with a stump On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:42:39 -0600: It appears that this is not supported either. All icons appear on all desktops. I intend to look for 3rd party virtual desktop software, to see if there is anything better out there. Mike Victor Lick wrote: Mike, I'm afraid I can't help you with your problem as I am new to nView, and struggling myself. I was hoping you might help me with mine. I have set up two desktops - the default and one called PIC. All the desktop icons on the default desktop show up on the PIC desktop. I was under the impression that I could place different icons on different desktops. Have I missed something? I have a dual head card (5200) with driver version 5.2.1.6. Thanks, Vic Have a poke through nViews settings and disable MIRROR... -- Rgds Mike - Remove XXX to reply "It [the Cheshire Cat] vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone." - Alice in Wonderland, Ch. 6 * WWW.Dead-Fish.Com - Deep Sea Daddies... http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollect...s=the_Seahorse |
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I'm with you, Mike, about the 3rd party product. The poster after your last
post said to look for "MIRROR..." in the nView settings. I have V 52.16 and didn't anything remotely resembling "MIRROR..." Good luck. Vic "Mike Uchima" wrote in message ... It appears that this is not supported either. All icons appear on all desktops. I intend to look for 3rd party virtual desktop software, to see if there is anything better out there. Mike Victor Lick wrote: Mike, I'm afraid I can't help you with your problem as I am new to nView, and struggling myself. I was hoping you might help me with mine. I have set up two desktops - the default and one called PIC. All the desktop icons on the default desktop show up on the PIC desktop. I was under the impression that I could place different icons on different desktops. Have I missed something? I have a dual head card (5200) with driver version 5.2.1.6. Thanks, Vic |
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What's MIRROR? I can't find anything close to MIRROR in nView settings. I
have V 52.16. Maybe it's the wrong version???? "Seahorse" wrote in message ... Following prompt first aid from the medic Mike Uchima managed to scrawl the following bloodstained message with a stump On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:42:39 -0600: It appears that this is not supported either. All icons appear on all desktops. I intend to look for 3rd party virtual desktop software, to see if there is anything better out there. Mike Victor Lick wrote: Mike, I'm afraid I can't help you with your problem as I am new to nView, and struggling myself. I was hoping you might help me with mine. I have set up two desktops - the default and one called PIC. All the desktop icons on the default desktop show up on the PIC desktop. I was under the impression that I could place different icons on different desktops. Have I missed something? I have a dual head card (5200) with driver version 5.2.1.6. Thanks, Vic Have a poke through nViews settings and disable MIRROR... -- Rgds Mike - Remove XXX to reply "It [the Cheshire Cat] vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone." - Alice in Wonderland, Ch. 6 * WWW.Dead-Fish.Com - Deep Sea Daddies... http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollect...s=the_Seahorse |
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Following prompt first aid from the medic "Victor Lick" managed to
scrawl the following bloodstained message with a stump On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:44:55 -0500: What's MIRROR? I can't find anything close to MIRROR in nView settings. I have V 52.16. Maybe it's the wrong version???? Run DriverCleaner over your machine and install the 53.03s (53.04s if you're using WinME/(x). ww.driverheaven.com for DC... -- Rgds Mike - Remove XXX to reply "I believe it is peace for our time . . . peace with honour." - Neville Chamberlain 1869-1940 - Speech after Munich Agreement, 30 Sept 1939 WWW.Dead-Fish.Com - Deep Sea Daddies... http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollect...s=the_Seahorse |
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Mike,
I called nVidia and PNY about all this. It's true the current drivers do not support different icons on different desktops (they all seemed puzzled that it didn't work). The PNY guy actually researched and called me back! Looks like the 3rd party product is a must. I found one called MultiDesktop 2003 that seems to work pretty well. Costs $20. Good luck, Vic "Mike Uchima" wrote in message ... A little background first... I use the nView Desktop Manager quite a bit to help me keep my windows organized. I set up multiple virtual desktops, and use one for e-mail/web, one for editing code, one for testing/debugging, one for SSH/VNC/X sessions connected to remote machines, and so on. I assign hotkeys to allow me to quickly switch between desktops, move windows between desktops, etc... it really helps keep things organized, and reduces clutter on the taskbar. Now for the problem. It seems that for all nVidia driver versions 52.xx and later, the Desktop Manager is completely broken when it comes to Windows Command Prompt and Cygwin shell windows. Any command prompt or shell windows *must* be visible on *all* virtual desktops at once; there is no way to collapse them to a single virtual desktop. I can assign a "Collapse To Desktop" hotkey, but it has absolutely no effect on these windows. After futzing around for about an hour trying to get it to work properly with the 53.03 and 52.16 drivers, I gave up and reverted to the 45.23 Dets. Does anyone else use this feature, and know of a way to get it to work properly with the newer (52.xx or 53.xx) ForceWare drivers? |
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