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Originally Posted by nffc
I have dual output but not the space to fit a 2nd monitor, if I did, I'd probably get a cheap 15 or 17 inch and wall mount it as a display for media, like TV, DVD, WMP etc.
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Damn, it sucks to be short on space, I've been in that situation in the past.
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Originally Posted by nffc
1280x1024 on a 19 inch is about the same as 1024x768 on a 15 inch, but i suppose on a 17 it could be a bit small.
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My right 1 is a 19" LCD, my left 1 is a 20" CRT [18" viewable] which I plan to replace for another LCD as soon as I get the chance.
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Originally Posted by nffc
See what you mean about using docking, but wouldn't that make the icons larger not smaller
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Well, yes...
But only as you roll over the icons. As you move over them they magnify, & as you move along the dock the icons furthest from the cursor get smaller, plus as I said, I have it set to autohide, so unless I move my cursor up to the top of my right-hand screen it's completely invisible anyway.
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Originally Posted by nffc
and anyway I like to manage it without adding much software because it bloats the machine up.
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What's the specs of your machine? Mine's an XP3200 with 2GB RAM [graphics card isn't too relevant, anything made in the last 3 or 4 years should have no trouble with it, & even older 1s should be ok]. I was using it even back when I only had 512MB. It only uses about 40MB I think with all the icons I have on it, & considering that most are custom 1s [128x128, .png, instead of the .ico 1s built into the progs] that's not
too bad.
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Originally Posted by nffc
I've used this method for about ten years, well, since Win98 introduced the QL bar anyway, and never found any problems with it. There is a logic to the various toolbars, anyway - including one where I can browse the entire contents of the PC.
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I actually only discovered that trick [browsing the computer from the taskbar toolbar] the other day, but couldn't get it to work in a way I'd want. If I was to use it I'd have nothing except that little triangle you see when a toolbar has more stuff than it's showing, but the smallest I could get it was with it having a couple of drive icons, which eats too much taskbar space for my liking.