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1. 73 Multi Display vs Single Display Setup 73 Manually Starting the Wizard 73 Starting the Wizard From the Windows Control Panel ooo ao as 73 Starting the Wizard from the nView Desktop Manager Info Panel 75 Using the Setup Wizardse 0040 0606 38 64 8 75 6 Working With Profiles About Pronless sisas a Se a eee 84 Benefits of Using Profilles 85 Accessing the Profiles Tab 86 Listiot Profiles a 2 4 4 87 Current PORE s se ets eve we wo whe a aaa 87 ii Table of Contents Loading a Profile se vs ii aos 87 Creating a Profile 87 SAVING APTOS s e eie in Rede serie seconds see de 88 Deleting a Profile ses assess cear Os as 88 Include Display Settings in Profile Loads and Saves 88 Copying Profiles for Use on Another Computer 89 7 Managing Windows About Windows Options 90 Accessing the Windows Tab 91 Windows Management Options 91 Window Control Options 92 Enable Window Spanning Across Displays 92 Enable child window spanning across GISPIAYS 6 sos ts sat oul a os Ba 93 Show full desktop maximize option on title Decadentes aa Ba Bw a ae 8 93 Show single display max button on title bar93 Limit taskbar to a single display 94 Dialog Box Control Options 94 Enable Dialog Box Repositioning 94 Center On MONTON D e sosot cee ee ew a 94 Center on cursor
2. nView Dualview mode lt _ Windows panel Dialog Box Control Y Enable dalog box repasitionng O Cenar on morito O Center on cursor s manto Locate on application s monito 91 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 7 2 shows the nView Desktop Manager Windows tab when the Windows Display Properties Settings panel is set to access nView Span Horizontal or Vertical mode under Windows 2000 XP Figure 7 2 nView Desktop Manager Properties Windows Panel nView Span mode E nView Desktop Manager User Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Tools nto Protdes Windows Appkcshors Desktops RVIDIA Window Cortroal 2 Enable window spanning across morstord A Enable chid window spanning across moritors m These options appear O Show sngemoritor max button on title bar A under nView Span modes F Limit taskbar to a single monitor 4 Dialog Box Control 7 Enable dalog box repostorma Corer on monitor Center on cursor s montor Locate an application s monitor There are slight differences in functionality between these two major modes as explained in Show full desktop maximize option on title bar on page 93 and Show single display max button on title bar on page 93 The settings in the Windows tab above are described in the sections that follow e Window Control Options on page 92 e Dialog Box Control Options on page 94 Window Control Options
3. 3 Go to the section Adding a Hot Key on page 119 to assign the hot key to the selected action Description of Actions e Open nView control panel opens the nView Desktop Manager properties panel e Run application runs a user specified application Note that after selection a browse file dialog appears where you can select the program file you want to run e Locate cursor highlights the area around the cursor allowing it to be located on the desktop e Gather all windows to Mon1 moves all open windows and dialog boxes on your system to display 1 of the active desktop Toggle zoom window shows and hides the zoom window e Load profile loads a saved profile ce e Move window to monitor moves the active window to a user specified display 173 e Move window to desktop moves the active window to a user specified desktop 66 e Max Restore window toggles between the Windows maximize restore function on the active window 66 e NVMax Restore window toggles between the nView Desktop Manager maximize and restore functions on the active window This functionality is also available by using the nView Desktop Manager title bar buttons as explained in Show full desktop maximize option on title bar on page 93 and Show single display max button on title bar on page 93 e Collapse Restore window toggles between collapsing th
4. Solitaire and Freecell under Windows Me All window management features are disabled e Microsoft PowerPoint The transparency feature is disabled Skinning Utilities Known Issues If you use skins Desktop Manager has been tested with several commonly available skinning utilities with no known compatibility issues other than those listed below Some skins do not expose the application window s system menu on its window frame title bar As a result the nView options menu can only be accessed from either a title bar button see Enable nView Menu Options Title Bar Button on page 129 or a hot key but not from the application window s system menu However you can still access the nView options menu by right clicking the application on the taskbar For details on the methods available for accessing an application s system menu see Add nView Options to System Menus on page 128 System Requirements and Support 17 This section contains the following topics e Operating Systems on page 18 e Disk Space on page 18 e Software NVIDIA Display Driver on page 19 Optional Software Internet Explorer on page 19 e Optional System Administrator Access Privileges on page 19 e Hardware Supported NVIDIA Products on page 19 e Multi Display Configuration Tips and Requirements on page 21 e Multi Display Mode and Feature Support on page 21 e Supported L
5. Activating nView Dualview Mode Windows XP 38 Activating nView Dualview Mode Windows 9x 41 Enabling Turning on the Secondary Display WindOWS OX e s ses 4 aie A 43 nView Span and Clone Modes 45 User s Guide Key Features of nView Span Mode 45 Enabling nView Span Clone Modes 47 Enabling nView Span Clone Modes Windows 2000 03 lse3 4 ose ala 47 Enabling nView Span Clone Modes Windows XP ie oh Ra RR rd iaa 50 Enabling nView Clone Mode Windows 9x 52 Enabling nView Modes Windows NT 4 0 55 nView Multiview Mode Windows NT 4 0 55 nView Span Clone Modes 56 Multi Display Mode Arranging Displays on the Windows Display Properties Settings Panel 56 4 Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties OVS VIN lt lt paar aaah a eee eens 60 Enabling Desktop Manager from the Setup Wizard 62 Automatic Startup of Wizard 62 Accessing nView Desktop Manager Properties from the Windows Control Panel 63 Enabling nView Desktop Manager from the Info Enabling Accessing Desktop Manager from the Desktop Utilities Panel and the Desktop Menu 66 Enabling the Media Center Icon 68 Using the Media Center Ilcon 69 Accessing Windows Display Properties Settings 70 Troubleshooting lt c ooo 71 5 Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard About the Setup Wizard 72 Starting the Setup Wizard
6. Add to Desktop Using the Add to desktop option you can place an application on any number or subset of desktops For example if you had four desktops named Default Desk2 Desk3 and Desk4 and you had an application on Default you could add it to Desk3 After adding the application to Desk3 the application would exist on Default and Desk3 but not on Desk2 and Desk4 Remove from Desktop Using the Remove from desktop option you can remove an application from an individual desktop 155 NVIDIA Corporation Chapter 13 Using Tools Options USING TOOLS OPTIONS This chapter contains the following major sections e About Tools Options on page 157 e Accessing the Tools Tab on page 157 e Display Quality on page 158 e Windows Utilities on page 160 e NVKeystone on page 160 About Tools Options The nView Desktop Manager Tools panel offers several miscellaneous tools that can help you be more productive Included features are NVKeystone to correct for display keystoning a flat panel calibration screen used to optimize the calibration of your analog flat panels and several windows utilities that can automatically correct for improper display settings when they occur Accessing the Tools Tab To access the nView Desktop Manager Tools panel follow these steps 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manage
7. Do you want lo continue the installation No More Info Found New Hardware Wizard o Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard NVIDIA Disabiew Windows has firished installing the sofware for this device The hardware you installed vil not work unid you restart your computer To close this vazard chick Fresh System Settings Change E xi El You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect Do you want to restart your computer now CA 10 From your desktop right click to view the properties menu then click Properties and the Settings tab You ll notice that at least two monitor images appear on the Settings panel now as shown in Figure 3 8 This is Dualview mode NVIDIA Corporation 34 Chapter 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Figure 3 8 Display Properties Settings Dualview Mode Windows 2000 Display Properties 2 x Background Screen Saver Appearance Wed Effects Settings Drag the moritor icons to match the physical arangement of pour mankos i Multiple Montors on NVIDIA GeForced MX 440 4405E gt Cokes Screen area High Color 16 ba y le More M Use this device ar the pinoy manto M Extend mp Windows desktop ona this monitor 11 Be sure to click the display image 1 so that it is the selected display 12Click Advanced to display the NVIDIA GPU tab as shown in Figure 3 9 13Click the NVIDIA GPU tab to disp
8. NVIDIA Detonator FX Drivers nView Desktop Manager 2 0 User s Guide Version 45 23 for Windows N NVIDIA Corporation August 2003 ee i i i J NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User sGuide Published by NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara CA 95050 Copyright 2003 NVIDIA Corporation All rights reserved This software may not in whole or in part be copied through any means mechanical electromechanical or otherwise without the express permission of NVIDIA Corporation Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable However NVIDIA assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No License is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation Specifications mentioned in the software are subject to change without notice NVIDIA Corporation products are not authorized for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without express written approval of NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA the NVIDIA logo GeForce nForce nView NVKeystone Quadro RIVA TNT TNT2 and Vanta are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and or other countries Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel DirectX Microsoft Microsoft Internet Explorer logo Outlook PowerPoint
9. NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide nView Span Clone Modes Under Windows NT 4 0 Span mode allows you to use up to a maximum of two display devices If you want to enable more than two display devices under Windows NT 4 you must change modes to nView Multiview mode which supports up to sixteen 16 displays Multi Display Mode Arranging Displays on the Windows Display Properties Settings Panel Note The examples shown in Figure 3 35 through Figure 3 37 are Windows XP but the procedure explained below applies to all Windows operating systems When using multiple displays the desktop can be extended horizontally and vertically as well as at other angles by repositioning the desktop monitor images in the Windows Display Properties Settings panel You can drag the images to the positions that represent how you want to move items between your display devices e For example if you re using two monitors and you want to move items from one monitor to the other by dragging left and right position the images side by side Figure 3 35 To move items between monitors by dragging up and down position the images one above the other Figure 3 36 e To move items between monitors by dragging at an angle position the images diagonally Figure 3 37 The positions of the images don t have to correspond to the physical positions of your monitors That is you can position the images one above the othe
10. Note This option is only available if the application has the Visible on all desktops option enabled Enabling Collapse to desktop disables the Visible on all desktops option and moves the active application window to the current desktop Individual Settings Note In order to see the Individual Settings option enabled on the nView Options menu on an application s title bar you need to have checked enabled the Individual Settings option in the nView Menu Options dialog box as explained in nView Menu Options on page 129 and shown in Figure 11 6 e Enable lets you turn on off the individual settings for the application without losing those settings e Edit To edit individual settings for an application select Individual Settings gt Edit on an application s nView option menu Note To set up individual settings for an application click Individual Settings from the Applications panel For further details see Individual Application Settings on page 169 NVIDIA Corporation 132 Chapter 11 Using the User Interface Options When you choose to set up individual settings for an application the Individual Application Settings dialog box appears Figure 11 7 From this dialog box you can set up both individual window settings as well as launch settings for the application Each window management or dialog box management setting can have one of three states On means that the feature is always enabl
11. The installation process copies all nView Desktop Manager files that are necessary for operation into the appropriate directories The nView Desktop Manager system files are copied to your Windows System directory Profile files are saved in the Windows Nview directory As part of the install process an uninstall is registered in your system Under Windows Me and Windows XP the NVIDIA driver is installed in Dualview mode However note that the second display is not activated by default you need to activate it in the Windows Display Properties Settings panel For details on enabling Dualview mode see Using Multi Display Modes nView Dualview And Span Clone on page 24 Under Windows 2000 the NVIDIA driver is installed in Span mode for all products except for the Quadro NVS series of products which is installed in Dualview mode Preserving Desktop Manager Settings Before Upgrading Your Software You can preserve your Desktop Manager settings by using profiles when you upgrade your software Follow the steps below and or refer to Working With Profiles on page 84 for details 1 Before uninstalling or installing software save your current nView Desktop Manager settings to a new profile For example name this profile My Settings Open the Windows nView directory You should see your new profile tvp file in this directory for example My Settings tvp You can copy this file to a disk in your A
12. applies to all GPUs nForce 220 220D in this category GeForce FX series Quadro FX series 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce FX Go series Quadro FX Go series in this category Gelorce4 Ti series Quadro4 700 750 900 XGL GeForce3 Ti 500 GeForce3 Ti 200 Quadro DCC 1 applies to all GPUs in this category GeForce3 GeForce4 MX 460 Quadro4 550 XGL 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce4 MX 440 Quadro4 500 XGL in this category GeForce4 MX 420 SDR Quadro NVS 200 AGP Quadro NVS 200 PCI Quadro NVS 400 PCI 4 applies to all GPUs in this category GeForce4 460 Go GeForce4 440 Go GeForce4 440 Go 64M GeForce4 420 Go GeForce4 420 Go 32M GeForce4 410 Go 16M Quadro4 500 Go GL 2 applies to all GPUs in this category GeForce2 Ultra Quadro2 Pro GeForce2 Ti GeForce2 GTS Pro GeForce2 MX 400 Quadro2 MXR 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce2 MX 200 in this category GeForce2 MX Quadro2 EX 1 applies to all GPUs in this category GeForce2 Go Quadro2 Go 2 applies to all GPUs in this category GeForce DDR Quadro 1 applies to all GPUs GeForce 256 in this category NVIDIA Corporation 20 Table 1 2 Supported NVIDIA Products continued Introduction NVIDIA Desktop Products NVIDIA Workstation Products Number of Displays Supported Per Card RIVA TNT2 family RIVA TNT2 Ultra RIVA TNT2 Pro RIVA TNT2 RIVA TNT2 M64 NVIDIA Vanta
13. or other network location 2 Then be sure to paste this file to the Windows nView directory on the computer where you plan to load this profile 3 When you access the Desktop Manager Profiles settings on this new computer you will see the name of the profile you just copied 4 Select the profile and click Load Profile to load this profile NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide MANAGING WINDOWS This chapter discusses the following major topics e About Windows Options on page 90 e Accessing the Windows Tab on page 91 e Windows Management Options on page 91 e Window Control Options on page 92 e Dialog Box Control Options on page 94 About Windows Options The nView Desktop Manager Windows panel contains features that only apply to multi display configurations Note The options on this panel will be disabled grayed if you are using only one display A key benefit of using windows management features is that you no longer have to spend your time resizing relocating or searching for windows because you can specify how you want your windows to function You can specify how you want windows to operate on your desktops and or display devices For example when you maximize an application under Span mode it stretches across all display devices which can be quite inconvenient Using Windows management features you can change this functionality to make the windo
14. 82 Desktop Explorer Prompt a e eis eiie ee Eee oss 08 car ai ada le Bhs RS a on Oi 83 Desktop Explorer Extension in Windows Explorer 0 ee eee eee ee eee ee ene 83 nView Desktop Manager Properties Profiles Panel ce ee ee ee ee ee ee ws 86 nView Desktop Manager Properties Windows Panel Dualview mode 91 nView Desktop Manager Properties Windows Panel nView Span mode 92 NVIDIA Corporation vii NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 7 3 Figure 8 1 Figure 8 2 Figure 8 3 Figure 9 1 Figure 9 2 Figure 9 3 Figure 9 4 Figure 9 5 Figure 9 6 Figure 9 7 Figure 9 8 Figure 9 9 Figure 9 10 Figure 9 11 Figure 9 12 Figure 9 13 Figure 9 14 Figure 10 1 Figure 10 2 Figure 10 3 Figure 10 4 Figure 10 5 Figure 11 1 Figure 11 2 Figure 11 3 Figure 11 4 Figure 11 5 Figure 11 6 Figure 11 7 Figure 11 8 Figure 11 9 Figure 12 1 Figure 12 2 Figure 12 3 Figure 12 4 Figure 12 5 Figure 12 6 Figure 12 7 viii Application Title Bar nView Maximize Button o oo o 93 nView Desktop Manager Properties Effects Panel ooo ooo oo ooo ooo o 96 nView Desktop Manager Effects Color Key Properties s o o o 99 nView Desktop Manager Effects Sample Colored Application Window Borders 100 Desktop Manager Properties Zoom Panel Center on cursor 1 eee eee eee eee 102 Desktop Manager Properties Zoom Panel Magnifying
15. Enable Window Spanning Across Displays This option allows windows to span appear across displays When the option is disabled all windows are prevented from spanning displays Default Option is enabled checked NVIDIA Corporation 92 Chapter 7 93 Managing Windows Enable child window spanning across displays Default Option is enabled checked This means that child windows can span displays To access this option you must first activate the Enable window spanning across displays option Note If you disable this option all child windows are prevented from spanning displays even if the parent window does Show full desktop maximize option on title bar If you are in nView Dualview mode this option is displayed Figure 7 1 Note To access this option you must first activate the Enable window spanning across displays option When you enable this option the nView window maximize button square on the left of the title bar icons in Figure 7 3 is added to title bars on all application windows Show single display max button on title bar If you are in nView Span Horizontal or Vertical mode under Windows 2000 XP this option is displayed Figure 7 2 Note To access this option you must first enable the Enable window spanning across displays option When you enable this option the nView window maximize button square on the left of the title bar icons in Figure 7 3 is added to title bars o
16. Medumni6bay Y 1024 by 768 pixels Es ES SF Y Use this device as the pamaty monitor v Estend mp Y ndors desktop onto this montor Bosh 6 Now right click the monitor image that you need to attach A pop up properties menu appears Note You may not need to do the next step if the secondary display device is already attached 7 Click Attached and Apply You will notice that the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor option becomes checked and your secondary display device is enabled 8 Click Advanced The NVIDIA GPU tab appears Figure 3 15 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 9 Click the NVIDIA GPU tab Notice that although you are in Dualview mode you can see the nView Display Mode option in the Media Center menu Figure 3 14 Windows XP Display Settings in Dualview Mode Display 2 attached Display Properties Display 2 Plug and Play Mondo on NVIDIA GeF aces MX 44074405E Screen tesohdion _ Color quaty _ Less J Moe Medium 16 ba 640 by 460 pixels Tn E EL O Use this davies as the pimay recrils T Extend me v indows desktop onto this monto Calor Management G GeForces MX 440 NVIDIA GPU tab General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot z Display li pour scseen resolution makes scseen items too small to view comfortably you can increase the DPI to compensate To change font ses only click Ca
17. The type of background wallpaper you select for your desktop can significantly affect how quickly you can switch from one desktop to another Desktop switching performance from fastest to slowest based on types of desktop backgrounds is listed below Type of Desktop Background Fastest to Slowest Desktop Switching Speed None Fastest Bitmap Faster Active desktop bitmap Fast Active desktop JPEG file Slower Active desktop HTML Slowest 3 From the drop down list click Stretch Tile or Center depending on how you want the background to be displayed The background you select is immediately reflected in the monitor image in the dialog box as shown in Figure 12 6 Notice that the background change takes effect immediately if you are modifying your current desktop If you are modifying a different desktop the change is applied the next time you switch to that desktop 4 If you want to completely remove the background click Clear 5 Click OK to return to the Desktops panel or continue to the next section 1f you want to set change or remove the icon representation of your desktop Selecting Separate Backgrounds Per Display To select different Wallpapers per display in a multi display setup follow these steps 1 Click the Allow different Wallpaper per monitor option to enable check it and click Apply 2 As shown in Figure 12 7 click the monitor image 1 or 2 for which you want to change the Wallpaper click Browse a
18. s monitor 94 Locate on application s monitor 94 8 Using Effects About Effects esses aca BO ww Bw oes 95 Accessing the Effects Tab 96 Window Drawing Enhancements 97 Make Windows Minimize and Maximize Faster 97 Automatically Activate Windows Under Cursor 97 Make Windows Transparent When Dragged 97 Enable Drop down Menu Transparency 97 Enable Taskbar Transparency 97 Transparency Level 97 Windows Color Keying 98 Enable Windows Color Keying 98 Manipulating Color Keyed Windows Using FOL Keys eiii es aes 98 Automatically Assign Colors to Windows 98 Colored Application Window Borders 100 9 Using Zoom Options About ZOOM OPTIONS sc sca saree ak Bee 101 Accessing the Zoom Tab 102 Zoom Features Display Properties vs Desktop Manager seias ar Seis rara ad 104 NVIDIA Corporation User s Guide ZOOM WINdOW Style e ad oS ws o s wd a 104 Magnifying Glass 104 Centered On CUrsOF sos 4 3 2 ae a a oar 104 Fixed Frame iia aa aed ics aioe aie 105 Use the Mouse Wheel to Change Zoom Levels 105 Show Cursor in Zoom Window 105 Automatically Move Zoom Window to Next Screen 105 Enable Bi Directional Editing 106 Enable Zoom of Video Playback disables overlay 106 Show Zoom Window 107 Zoom Window Menus 107 ZOOM Level doo ao eee o Said dan
19. winch can cote das obs dore on an unexpected monitor when using multiple monitors riview solves thes problem by relocating dialog boxes to a peched monitor o location When a dialog bax is desvan niew positions the dislog bax according to the selling below Reposition dislog boxes Check this bax if pou want riview to manage your dialog Onmontoar li y ms aca ada the selected monitor mp BA C Ah cursor This relocales dialog boxes to the monkor where the cursor is located G Appkcation s monkor This relocates dialog bowes to tha same monitor as Iha application a e cool NVIDIA Corporation 78 Chapter 5 Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Figure 5 9 nView Desktop Manager Wizard nView Menu Extension NVIDIA nView Wizard Step 6 of 11 Window Management System Menu Extensions You can access niew features quickly and easy from any application using nView s system mere extension Every window has a system menu for basic tasks such as moving of resizing the window aid pr rebar stage e iio cl pl moving the window to another monitor or desktop You can also access nView application specitic extensions from the system menu Using these extensions you can select where Microsoft Outlock tm atachmerts open or create Inks between two Intemet Explorer windows To enable riview system menu extensions click the check box below To access an application s system menu night Click the appphicotion s bile bar ca
20. 13 1 Figure 13 2 Figure 13 3 Figure 13 4 Figure 14 1 Figure 14 2 Figure 14 3 Figure 14 4 Desktop Explorer Main Pop up Menu 2 a ie essa AN a as 148 Entering a Desktop Name enn wo Bi ai See Bi dp aa 148 Desktop Explorer Desktop Pop up Menu o ee cere ee eww eee ew eee 149 Desktop Explorer n View Desktop Thumbnails Styles econ o a Worle ee 151 Desktop Explorer Send to Desktop n Application Settings 152 Desktop Explorer After Setting Visible on all desktops ooo oo 153 Desktop Explorer Collapse to Desktop n Application Setting 154 Desktop Explorer After Setting Collapse to Desktop n o oooooo ooo ooo 154 nView Desktop Manager Properties Tools Panel se e ece cunaca a sos ss 158 NVKeystone Option in Windows Desktop Properties Menu o o ooo o 159 nView Desktop Manager Properties Tools NVKeystone Adjustment Screen 162 nView Desktop Manager Properties Tools NVKeystone Options o o 163 nView Desktop Manager Properties Applications Panel ooooooo oo ooo 166 nView Desktop Manager Properties Applications Add Class o oooooooo ooo 168 nView Desktop Manager Properties Applications Disable nView Desktop Manager Functions 169 nView Desktop Manager Properties Applications Individual Application Settings 170 NVIDIA Corporation ix Chapter 1 Introduction INTR
21. 3 3 nView Span Cone Modes Available when Dualview Disabled Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 ud x Generel Adapter Monitor ___ Troubleshoot Colos Management EJ GeFoced MX 440 E MVIDIA _ riview allows you lo connect separate displays to a single graphics board wl nView Span and Clone modes are accessible when Dualview mode is disabled GeForced MX 440 nView Display Mode Performance and Qua Direct3D Settings Refresh Rate O OpenGL Settings Overlay Controls Desktop Utihes NVFlotate niew Modes O Standard Dualiew Clone O Haiizortal span O Veltical span Display niView Display 1 Analog Display Make this the primary display C Disable auto panring on secondary device viewport lock _DetectDisplays_ J __ Device Setings gt J Apply e nView Dualview Mode has no special nView multi display mode user interface since Dualview support conforms to the standard Microsoft user interface The Standard mode in the panel shown in Figure 3 2 can be thought of as Dualview in that it is not Span or Clone mode Note When you start Windows 9x or Windows XP using multiple displays Windows is pre configured for Dualview mode This is not the case for Windows 2000 NVIDIA provides a special feature to Enable Dualview in Windows 2000 For further information on using Dualview mode see the following sections Key Fe
22. Applications Options 166 Window ClasSS 4 56666 66 baw ss 167 Adding an Application 168 Removing an Application 168 Disabling an nView Desktop Manager Function 169 Individual Application Settings 169 Launch SSHNS sisi a 171 iv Table of Contents NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide List of Tables Table 1 1 Operating System Requirements s s sa ecs edea sassa Be Ba eR See RR a Table 1 2 Supported NVIDIA Products s ses are She 300 vera a ale woe aw Ge Se Seed 20 Table 1 3 Multi Display Mode and Feature Support 2 2 2 2 ee eee ee eee ee ee 21 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide List of Figures Figure 1 1 Windows 2000 Control Panel with nView Desktop Manager Option o oo 2 Figure 1 2 nView Desktop Manager Properties Info Panel default se s esce lt lt oo o 5 Figure 1 3 nVlew Desktop Manager Properties Info Panel After Enabling Desktop Manager 5 Figure 1 4 nVlew Desktop Manager Properties Info Panel After Enabling Desktop Manager Advanced Options 6 Figur e3 1 NVIDIA Media Center Ments sis ss as aisi aa wee AAA 28 Figure 3 2 nView Span Clone Modes Unavailable in Dualview Mode o o ooooo oo oo 28 Figure 3 3 nView Span Cone Modes Available when Dualview Disabled o o 29 Figure 3 4 Multiple Display Devices in nView Dualview M
23. Desktop Manager using the Profiles page from the nView Desktop Manager properties panel Note Under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 several profile related options may be restricted to users with System Administrator access privileges NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Desktop Manager lets you save all of its settings including desktop window and application settings to a data file called a profile This profile includes all of your Desktop Manager settings even individual settings for your applications You can then reload your profile on any computer at any point in the future If you switch computers upgrade your operating system or are configuring an office you can simply save all your settings to a profile and then load those settings on any computer that you want In addition to nView desktop management settings Profiles can also save and restore your display mode information as well This includes the number and position of enabled monitors each monitor s refresh rate resolution color depth and more When you load the profile this information will be restored Note that unlike desktop management settings display mode settings are dependent upon the hardware in your machine and thus may not work when transferred between machines For example if a profile was saved with display mode information on a computer that had four displays connected and is then copied to a computer that has
24. Desktop manager hook ii Shel namespace lbeary Desktop manager coniral nView Configuration Wiz NVTUICPL CPL Control panel icon ogam 6 1310 36 0 oom i a NVIDIA Corporation 64 Chapter 4 Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties Figure 4 5 Desktop Manager Enabled nView Properties on Desktop Menu Arrange Icons By gt Refresh NWKeystone Properties 3 To enable the other advanced nView Desktop Manager options click the Show Advanced nView Controls check box and click Apply Several additional tabs now appear on the nView Desktop Manager properties panel as shown in Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Info Panel After Enabling Desktop Manager Advanced Options a nView Desktop Manager Uses Intesface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Took Info Profiles Windows Appkcaions Desktops Enable niew Deskiop Manager Show Advanced riview controls Version Information Filename Description Version NVIEW DLL Desktop manager hook li 6 1310 3540 NVSHELL OLL Shel namespace library 6 13 10 3540 DMCPL EXE Desktop manager coriral 1310 3640 MAZEE riview Configuration wiz 6 1310 3640 WWTUICPLCFL Contra paral icon peogram 6 13 10 3540 Di 65 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Enabling Accessing Desktop Manager from the Desktop Utilities Panel and the Desktop Menu To enable load or disable unload Desktop Manager from the NVIDIA Desktop Utilities pane
25. Desktops from the NVIDIA Media Center Icon To activate desktops from the NVIDIA Media Center icon follow these steps Figure 12 3 NVIDIA Media Center Icon GHEE 9 23 PM 1 Right click the Media Center icon from the Windows taskbar choose Desktop Manager gt nView Desktops to display the list of your desktops Figure 12 4 shows an example of a list of desktops Note If nView Desktop Manager is disabled you cannot access the nView Desktops option In this case right click the Media Center icon from the Windows taskbar click Desktop Manager gt Enable nView Again right click the Media Center icon from the Windows taskbar then click nView Desktops 2 Choose the desktop you want to activate NVIDIA Corporation 142 Chapter 12 143 Managing Desktops Figure 12 4 Accessing Desktops Through the Media Center Icon Aha Accuview Antialasing Settings v Enable nview Disable niew GL Application Settings b gt 8 Custom Direct3D Settings r gt Vi t G niiow Properties Ss Custom Color Settings D Vie tons work b Entertainment p niew Profiles Y Defaut Er Adjust Display Properties About Media Cerker Ext Activating Desktops From the Windows Desktop Properties Menu 1 Confirm that Desktop Manager is enabled 2 Right click from your Windows desktop to display the properties menu 3 Choose nView Desktops to view a list of your desktops Figure 12 5 shows a sample list of desktops from the desktop prop
26. Extend my ixdows desktop onto this monitor NVIDIA Corporation 58 Chapter 3 59 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Figure 3 37 Display Settings Diagonal Display Properties 1 Plug and Play Montor on NVIDIA GeForce MX 440 4405 Scteen 1esol ion Color quality Highest 32 bi Use this device as the pemary monitor v Extend mp Wirdows desktop onto this monto Display Properties Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appemance Selling Drag the meritor icons lo match the physical arangemert of pout mandare 2 Pitag and Play Montot on NVIDIA Geforce MX 440 440SE Screen resolution Color quality Less ea Move Highest 32 b 1024 by 768 pixel ES ES ES O Use this device as the pimay moeilor Z Extend mp Windows desktop onto this mandos NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide INFO PANEL ACCESSING AND ENABLING NVIEW DESKTOP MANAGER PROPERTIES This chapter contain the following major sections Overview on page 60 Enabling Desktop Manager from the Setup Wizard on page 62 Accessing nView Desktop Manager Properties from the Windows Control Panel on page 63 Enabling nView Desktop Manager from the Info Panel on page 63 Enabling Accessing Desktop Manager from the Desktop Utilities Panel and the Desktop Menu on page 66 Enabling the Media Center Icon on page 68 Using the Media Center Icon on page 69
27. Interface Options e Collapse to this desktop e Individual settings Add all Click this option if you want to enable all of the above options Remove all Click this option if you want to disable all of the above options Add all DTM Click this option if you want to add only the multiple desktop specific options Remove all DTM Click this option if you want to remove only the multiple desktop specific options s nView Menu Description of Options This section explains the nView options that are available from an application s nView options menu as shown in Figure 11 4 and Figure 11 5 and part of the configurable nView Menu Options dialog box Figure 11 6 Maximize to Monitor Desktop This option performs the same action as the max restore title bar option that you can add as explained earlier in Show full desktop maximize option on title bar on page 93 This option maximizes the application window to the current display or to the entire desktop depending on whether you are running in nView Dualview or Span mode Send window to Monitor n A pop up menu displays the number n of active display devices in your setup Select a display device number which will represent the display to which you want the window to move e Desktop n A pop up menu displays each defined and active desktop name represented by n including selections for the default and current desktop Select a desktop The active window will be sen
28. Jasc Part Shop Pro Image Desktopa Jesc Park Shop Pro nviewDMExplorerSendlo gf Desktop 8 SB desc Pairk Shop Pro Image E amp Desttep aurocao LT 3 esc Paint Shop Pro niviewDMExplorerCollapse qif ireernet Backgammon O mew Note For details on using the Desktop Explorer see Using Desktop Explorer on page 147 in Chapter 12 Using the Desktops Tab 137 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide NVIDIA Corporation 138 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 12 MANAGING DESKTOPS The following major topics are discussed in this chapter About Desktops Options on page 138 Accessing the Desktops Tab on page 139 Notes Before You Begin on page 140 Desktops List on page 140 Creating Desktops on page 141 Activating or Switching Desktops on page 142 Renaming Desktops on page 144 Removing Desktops on page 144 Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons on page 144 Using Desktop Explorer on page 147 Advanced User Options on page 155 About Desktops Options You can use the Desktop Manager Desktops tab to create and configure up to 32 different virtual desktops whether you are using a single monitor or multiple monitors If you are using a single monitor you can create a lot of space by distributing one or more applications among different desktops to prevent application clutte
29. Manager User s Guide Figure 12 14Desktop Explorer Collapse to Desktop n Application Setting Desktop Explorer Desktop Explorer Se 1 3 Flo Edt Yew Favorites Tool Help ay Des DB P semen e roses E Address E Desktop Explorer Jase Paint Shop Pro Image v E so x a Y My Computer a Ud my Network Places 2 Recyde Bin 2 Desktop Explorer E S Defout Desktop Explorer Jasc Paint Shop Pro niewOMExpiocr dasc Part Shop Pro Images E Y Desktop A A Jesc Part Shop Pro 8 A Desktop 8 Expand WA esc Part shop Pro E Y Desktop lt Add to 7 A E Jesc Part Shop Pro ove Click Collapse to Collapse to Desktop A desktop n to remove v Vieble on all desktops the application from Properties other desktops OEE Click Properties to open the Applications panel Figure 12 15Desktop Explorer After Setting Collapse to Desktop n S Desktop Explorer Jasc Paint Shop Pro ea y DAR Fie Ech View Favortes Tool Help Ax Dux QB A sah fs ras gt Address 3 Jasc Pairk Shop Pro Image So x E E My Computer S E ry Network Placas 2 Recycle Bin 5 Desktop Explorer o S Default Desktop Explorer Jasc Paint Shap Pro nvswOtExplor Desktop A E a Jasc Paint Shop Pro n viewOMExplorerSendTo gF Application collapsed to selected desktop and removed from other desktops NVIDIA Corporation 154 Chapter 12 Managing Desktops Advanced User Options
30. Manager is Enabled nView Desktop Manager info Profiles Windows Effects Zoom HotKeye Ca C Show Advanced riview controls Version Information Filename Description NVIEW OLL Desktop manager hock I NVSHELL OLL Shel namespace Itea DMCPL EXE Desktop manager control NwIZ EXE niew Configuration Wiz NVTUICPL CPL Control panel icon program TA gt lt NVIDIA Corporation 74 Chapter 5 Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard 4 From your Windows desktop right click to display the properties menu which will now contain the nView Properties option shown earlier in Figure 4 1 5 Once you have loaded Desktop Manager to unload it uncheck the Enable nView Desktop Manager check box on the Desktop Manager Info tab shown in Figure 5 1 and Figure 5 2 and click Apply Starting the Wizard from the nView Desktop Manager Info Panel If your Desktop Manager is already enabled follow these steps 1 Right click from your Windows desktop and click nView Properties 2 From the Info tab that appears Figure 5 2 click Wizard Using the Setup Wizard 75 The figures in this section show the step by step Wizard windows you will see when running the Desktop Manager Wizard Use the following guidelines when using the Wizard Use the Back and Next options to navigate through the windows e Carefully read the content of each page which serves as a quick overview of key Desktop Manager features and lets
31. Mode panel will be disabled grayed out as shown in Figure 3 2 27 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 3 1 NVIDIA Media Center Menu Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 E X El GeForced Mx 440 rew Display Mode Petlormance and Quast Da amp Diteet3D Settings VIDIA Relresh Aate O T ha OpenGL Settings Adapter Information Overlay Controls Bus AGP ax Desktop Ubilies Memory 64 MB H MMS System Information System Processor Intel Penliure e IIl with SSE Direct Versiorc DirectX 3 1 better Driver Version Information Changist 510025 Filename Description Version La nv _disp di Display diver 6 1310 4080 laca Mi nv4_minisys Display diver miniport 6 13 10 4080 nvogri dl OpenGL instalable chert diver 6 1310 4060 nveol dl Display Properties extension 613104000 _ Y Additional Propeitie NVIDIA on the Intemet gt gt Figure 3 2 nView Span Clone Modes Unavailable in Dualview Mode A i Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4407 Monor Tioubleshoot Color Management E GeForce MX 440 _ AVIDIA riview allows you to connect separate displey s nde graphics board lt nView Span and Clone modes are disabled when Dualview _is enabled Overlay Cortiok NVRotste Additional Information NVIDIA Corporation 28 Chapter 3 29 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Figure
32. NVIDIA Vanta LT 1 applies to all GPUs in this category RIVA TNT 1 Multi Display Configuration Tips and Requirements e When running Windows XP or Windows 2000 with more than two active displays using Dualview mode is strongly recommended When running Windows with multiple cards 1 e two or more NVIDIA GPU based graphics card are installed in your computer note the following Using cards based on the same NVDIA GPU is strongly recommended The same NVIDIA driver version must be installed for each card Note For details on using nView multi display modes see Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone on page 27 Multi Display Mode and Feature Support Table 1 3 lists details of supported operating system modes and Desktop Manager features for Windows 2000 XP and 9x Table 1 3 Multi Display Mode and Feature Support Windows Windows Supported Modes and Features XP 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 9x Is there nView Dualview support default Yes Yes Yes Yes for up to nine 9 display devices Is nView Clone mode supported Yes Yes Yes Yes 21 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Table 1 3 Multi Display Mode and Feature Support continued User s Guide Windows Windows Supported Modes and Features XP 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 9x Are nView Span Horizontal Vertical Yes Yes Yes NA mod
33. Properties refers to the NVIDIA Windows Control Panel based user interface which you can access from the Windows Display Properties gt Settings gt Advanced option and configure the advanced display properties of the current release of the NVIDIA Windows Display Driver software Note The NVIDIA Display Properties also includes the nView Display Mode option which lets you configure multi display support for Clone and or Span modes if you are using an NVIDIA GPU based card that supports NVIDIA Corporation 2 Chapter 1 Introduction multiple displays See Table 1 1 Supported NVIDIA Products and also the NVIDIA Display Properties User s Guide Why do need Desktop Management As users run more and more applications and process even more information their screen sizes are getting larger and larger Larger screen area simply makes users more productive One of the more cost effective and common ways of increasing screen area is to use multiple displays and or multiple desktops multiple desktops can be created in a single display setup which allow you to place your applications on multiple displays and desktops having ready and immediate access to the information they contain While large screens and multiple displays and desktops are a great way of increasing your visible work area these larger desktops start becoming more difficult to manage Once simple operations such as finding your mouse cursor or even a window can become
34. Q O Y Po seach Es rolders Fi Address Desktop Explorer t 4 My Computer D US My Network Places 2 Recyde Bin anocap it E Desktop Explorer Jasc Paint Shop Pro n iewOMExplorervishle_ gf 3 Jasc Part Shop Pro Image E amp Desktop EX Jast Pairk Shop Pro nitewDNExplorerSendTo gf gt Desktop 8 Jesc Pairk Shop Pro Image amp Desktop srocao LT A desc Paint Shop Pro niviewDMExplorerCollapse gif irkernet Backgammon O niew For details on working with the Desktop Explorer see a variety of ways you can use Desktops features in Using Desktop Explorer on page 147 83 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide WORKING WITH PROFILES This chapter discusses the following topics About Profiles on page 84 Benefits of Using Profiles on page 85 Accessing the Profiles Tab on page 86 List of Profiles on page 87 Current Profile on page 87 Loading a Profile on page 87 Creating a Profile on page 87 Saving a Profile on page 88 Deleting a Profile on page 88 Include Display Settings in Profile Loads and Saves on page 88 Copying Profiles for Use on Another Computer on page 89 About Profiles Profiles features can be used on both single display and multi display computer setups Note Under Windows NT 4 0 and Windows XP 2000 certain options such as creating saving and exporting and
35. Settings 133 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Individual Settings Clear all When you click Clear all a message is displayed Click Yes only if you want to erase all individual settings that Desktop Manager may have stored for the application Otherwise click No Individual Settings Other Methods of Clearing Other ways to clear all Individual Settings for an application are the following e Load a profile which resets your application database Use the Remove option on the nView Desktop Manager Properties Application panel See Managing Applications For Advanced Users on page 165 Menu Options When you click Menu Options the nView Menu Options dialog box Figure 11 6 opens See nView Menu Options on page 129 and nView Menu Description of Options on page 131 for details About this app This nView menu option appear only if an nView Desktop Manager function is disabled for the application Note Selecting this option will open a dialog box that will describe the nView Desktop Manager feature that is disabled Application specific nView Menu Options In addition the standard nView menu options described above certain applications have custom features available for them on the nView options menu Note that when an application has special nView features the About this app option will be displayed on the nView options menu and will provide a brief descr
36. User s Guide Enhancing the Desktop Explorer Thumbnails View From the Desktop Explorer window click the View menu to see a variety of styles you can choose to view your folders files and desktops in the content pane of the Explorer window These styles include Lists Icons Details and Thumbnails Note In addition to the basic views offered by Windows Explorer if you choose the Thumbnails view from the Desktop Explorer View menu nView Desktop Manager provides a number of Thumbnail styles you can choose to display the desktops you have created Thumbnail style choices are Screenshot shows an actual image of the desktop including wallpaper and windows Note that this style requires the most processing power Also note that the image displayed is a snapshot of the desktop when you switched from it is only updated when you switch from it it does not dynamically update Geometry shows the desktop wallpaper along with a wire frame view of the windows on the desktop This thumbnail style dynamically updates as windows are opened and closed on the desktop Wallpaper shows the desktop wallpaper only per desktop Disabled shows the desktop icons only Using the Thumbnail Styles To use the Thumbnail styles for your desktops follow these steps 1 From the Desktop Explorer window click the View menu and then the Thumbnails option to enable the Thumbnails option if it isn t already enabled Click the icon lab
37. Windows Windows logo Windows NT and or other Microsoft products referenced in this guide are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc Other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated NVIDIA Corporation About nView Desktop Manager Application Compatibility System Requirements and Support NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Table of Contents 1 Introduction Multi Display Support Single Display Support nView Desktop Manager Properties Panel New Features and Enhancements Feature Enhancements New Features xoxo see wie y as Key Terms and Concepts application ae Child WINdOW aesae tesa dmana Control Panel desktops c amaaa aatas OSS MS Bere dual card configuration GPU KEYSTONINO scsi ao aaa modal dialog box modeless dialog box multiple card configuration multi display configuration parent window properties panel single display configuration A eatas era ar Alara lar al Bah tab Windows Management Desktops Management Application Management Profiles Management Userinterface 64 2 need oda a Zoom Hot Keys and Other Features Setup Wizard and Online Help Examples of Incompatible Applications Skinning Utilities Kn
38. desktops By default there is always one desktop named Default this is the desktop on which you start up The Default desktop is listed first followed by all other desktops in alphabetical order Note If you disable Desktop Manager you are returned to the Default desktop and all open windows are moved to the Default desktop NVIDIA Corporation 140 Chapter 12 Managing Desktops Creating Desktops Multiple desktops can be created either from Desktops panel using the Add option as explained below or the Explorer shell extension Each desktop can be assigned a unique name Note You cannot add duplicate desktop names Using the Add Option 1 From the Desktops panel Figure 12 1 click Add The Create a new desktop dialog box prompts for a name of the new desktop Figure 12 2 Figure 12 2 nView Desktop Manager Properties Desktops Create a new desktop Desktop Name Enter a name of the desktop The wey that the picture displays on the desktop Desktop Wallpaper Click Browse to choose a auauua Wallpaper background for the x_ _ desktop Desktop Icon E Click Change Icon to assign the f desktop a unique icon 2 Ifyou want to add a Wallpaper background and or assign the desktop a unique Icon go the next steps Otherwise click OK to complete adding the desktop and return to the Desktops panel where you will see the new desktop add
39. device Under Dualview mode OpenGL based applications will only run using Microsoft s software rendering implementation of OpenGL This is due to a design limitation within Windows When you start Windows 9x in multi display configuration Windows starts in Dualview mode You may only need to do an attach procedure to enable the secondary display device Follow these steps 41 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 1 Make sure you have an NVIDIA GPU based multi display graphics card installed in your computer and all your display devices are securely connected to your computer and turned on 2 Confirm that the current version of the NVIDIA Display Driver software including the nView Desktop Manager application has been installed on your system 3 Start Windows 4 From your desktop right click to open the properties menu then click Properties and Settings tab You ll notice that at least two monitor images appear on the Settings panel Figure 3 17 This is Dualview mode Figure 3 17 Display Settings Windows 9x Background Screen Saver Appearance Eftects Web Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arangemert of your monitors 1 2 Display xz ViewSonic VPD150 on NVIDIA GeForce M M 400 al PARA a too 1024 by 768 pivske ra WM Ered my Wiidovs desktop orta IHs montar OK Carcel a Note If you are using an NVIDIA multi displa
40. have NVKeystone applied However if you are running in Dualview mode you will have the option to choose a display for NVKeystone Change NVKeystone modes with lets you change or assign a hot key to toggle the NVKeystone mode between off on and adjust Note You can perform the same hot key assignment from the Desktop Properties Hot Keys tab See Using Hot Keys on page 115 163 NVIDIA Corporation Chapter 14 Managing Applications For Advanced Users MANAGING APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCED USERS This chapter contains the following major sections e Accessing the Applications Tab on page 165 e Using the Applications Options on page 166 e Adding an Application on page 168 e Removing an Application on page 168 e Disabling an nView Desktop Manager Function on page 169 e Individual Application Settings on page 169 e Launch Settings on page 171 Accessing the Applications Tab To access the Desktop Manager Applications panel follow these steps 1 Open the Desktop Manager main properties window If you need help accessing the Desktop Manager window see Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties on page 60 Click the Info tab if you are not already there Click the check box Enable nView Desktop Manager to enable the option Click Show Advanced nView Controls to enable the option a A Y N Click Apply then click the Applications tab
41. key check box to insert the check mark Click OK To edit the color to be used with the Color Keyed window follow these steps From the Effects panel double click the color number you want to edit Click the Edit Color options from the Color Key Properties dialog box Choose the color you want from the Color palette dialog box and click OK to return to the Color Key Properties dialog box Notice the new color is reflected in the Current Color field Click OK Notice the new color for the number is reflected in the Color Key table on the Effects panel NVIDIA Corporation User s Guide NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Colored Application Window Borders Figure 8 3 shows sample applications with colored window borders Figure 8 3 nView Desktop Manager Effects Sample Colored Application Window NVIDIA Corporation Borders 3 Welcome to MSN com Microsoft Internet Explor p He Edt View Favores Tools Heb 0 O DD om ferms Access Het June ann com vo uns msn y MSN Home MyMSN MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Search Shopping Money People OSE SAA heop Y 110 Wetten A IA IIA 100 Chapter 9 Using Zoom Options USING ZOOM OPTIONS This chapter contains the following sections e About Zoom Options on page 101 e Accessing the Zoom Tab on page 102 e Zoom Features Display Properties vs Desktop Manager on page 104 e Zoom Window Style on page 104 e Use the Mo
42. nView pou can open nView Desktop Manager control panel from the Windows Control Panel group and then click the Load riView button This val temporarily enable riview unti you log off and log on again You can also set up niew to automaticaly losd every time you start Windows by checking the box below This option is recommended for all mul mon or users ar you plan on frequently using the features olfered by niew This tomate load selling can always be changed in the futura though the Wizard button on the riview Desktop Manager contiol panel Certain Desktop Manager functions such as Individual Settings for applications and performing operations on multiple windows within an application require enabling Desktop Manager before you start the application For this reason it is recommended that in the above Wizard window Figure 5 5 you enable nView Desktop Manager to load automatically at startup by checking the option Automatically enable nView when starting Windows Then click Next to continue Figure 5 6 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Loading and Using a Profile NVIDIA nView Wizard x Profdes How to load and use a profile Mew can record all of its display settings in a single Ale called a profile nView includes several generic profes for diferent ndusines In addition Admiristrators can add new profiles specific to a company workgroup of user By selecting a peolle below pou can configure all riView display sellings
43. nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 3 23 Windows 2000 Display Properties Settings in nView Span Clone Mode Dualview disabled Display Properties Display HWP D52594 000001 on NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 Nomal size 36 dpi Compatibly Some programs operate mproperly you do not restart your computer after you change display settings After change display sellings C Restat the computer before applying the new display settings Apply the new display settings without restarting C Ask me belces applying the new display settings NVIDIA Corporation 48 Chapter 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Figure 3 25 NVIDIA Media Center Menu Windows 2000 Multiple Monitors and NVIDIA GeForce Ed Gereral Adapter Monto Tioubieshocing Color Management A GeFoices MX 440 y a E GeForcet MX 440 lei Center riviow Display Mode gt Device Selection Color Conecton NVIDIA E Performance and Qual Tu DIA E Dreci3D Settings Adapter Infoemation Refresh Rate O Bus AGP PCI mode OpenGL Setings Oveitay Cortole pane pe vell iJ g Desktop Utities System Information a AAA NVRetate System Processor Intel Pertumis Ill with SSE Directs Version Diack 7 Demos Version Information Changkst 512479 scription Version r _dspdl Display diver 6 13 10 4060 SLT Ef rw mrisys Display diver miripon 61310 4080 rvogkid OpenGL installable client diver 6 1210 4080 mepl
44. open the nView options menu for the application and select About this app On the right side of the nView button bar is a LED that is either off or white shown in Figure 11 2 When LED is off the window uses global nView settings When LED is white the application has individual application settings defined for it Figure 11 2 nView Desktop Manager Button Bar Collapse to title bar button nView button bar _ nView options menu button N Untitled Notepad Fie Edt Format view LED indicator off means global nView Desktop Manager settings are in effect Red and white LED indicators K m XGame NVIDIA Corporation 126 Chapter 11 127 Using the User Interface Options About the nView Options Menu You can access Desktop Manager features quickly and easily from any application using the nView options menu Every window has a system menu for basic tasks such as moving or resizing the window Desktop Manager extends this menu to add features such as making the window transparent or moving the window to another display device or desktop You can also access nView application specific options from the system menu For example with certain applications such as Internet Explorer 5 0 you can create links between two Internet Explorer windows Note The features available on the nView Options menu are described in detail in nView Menu Description of Options on page 13
45. operate Note When a Window Class is selected in the list the Individual Settings option is disabled Window Classes cannot have Individual Settings enabled Window classes can only have disabled nView Desktop Manager functions The Applications panel Figure 14 1 displays a list of all applications and window classes that are set up for Individual Settings and or have nView Desktop Manager functions disabled Each line in the list box contains a few elements The name of the application or class is listed along with an icon to the left e If there is a green checkmark on the icon this means the application has Individual Settings e If there is a yellow on the icon this means that some nView Desktop Manager functions are disabled e If there is a bold red X on the icon this means that all nView Desktop Manager functions are disabled for that application or class For example the list in Figure 14 1shows the following The CicMarshalWndClass has all nView functions disabled The Notepad application has no special settings e The Regedit application has some nView functions disabled My Window Class has no special settings e The Explorer application has Individual Settings NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Note Below the list box in the Selected Application s Settings box a text description of the selected item in the list is also provided For the regedit application e
46. set of application launch and disable settings See Managing Applications For Advanced Users on page 165 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide l NVKeystone is not supported on graphics cards based on the TNT TNT2 or Vanta product families Key Terms and Concepts Desktop Manager can manage and control many items on your desktop Generally it operates on two types of desktop objects windows or applications application An application or program can have any number of windows Some applications have only a single window such as Calculator or Notepad Other applications can have many windows such as Outlook where you can open several E mail windows have your Inbox open open calendars etc Desktop Manager can perform operations on applications as well as windows In the case of applications the operation is performed on every window that is part of that application If you run multiple copies of an application any operation you perform on a copy of the application will apply to every copy of the application that is running child window A child window refers to any sub window of the main or parent application window For example in the Microsoft Excel application you can open several worksheets at once inside the main Excel window Each worksheet is a child window of Excel Control Panel Refers to the Windows Control Panel group which you can access by
47. will not attempt to manage them Depending upon the level of compatibility of the application Desktop Manager may offer varying levels of functionality Functionality that may be disabled for these applications includes support for Transparency and Individual Settings features window position management nView Desktop Manger menu options and or multiple desktop support If an application window supports the nView Options Menu but does not support certain Desktop Manager functions a menu item called About this app is added to the application s nView option menu In this case you can click on this menu item to display information about the features that have been disabled for the application If you have any nView title bar buttons enabled then an nView application status indicator appears to the left of the nView buttons If the application does not support certain nView functions this indicator will be red otherwise it will be black If the indicator is red you can click it to display information about the features that have been disabled for this application For further details see Using the User Interface Options on page 123 Examples of Incompatible Applications Examples of application windows that do not support certain Desktop Manager features include Command prompt DOS window under all operating systems All desktop management features are disabled NVIDIA Corporation 16 Chapter 1 Introduction
48. you enable disable certain key features by clicking a check box In most cases the default setting is that the option is not checked i e disabled Clicking the check box next to the option toggles between enabling and disabling the option e Ifyou enable a feature note that you can change this setting later through the nView Desktop Manager properties panel which contains the Info Profiles Windows Effects Zoom Applications User Interface Tools Hot Keys and Desktops tabs If you do not want to enable one or more features in a given window click Next to go to the next window Note There may be some variation in the number and type of Wizard windows that appear depending on your configuration i e whether you are running Windows Me 9x limited features multiple desktops and so on NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 3 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Introduction Welcome to the NVIDIA nView Wizard Welcome to the NVIDIA nView Setup Wizard liaw is a set of desktop took designed to help pou be morg productive when using your NVIDIA GPU Saeed video c Using nview you can sel up mubipla desktops to work sith yout applications Mulliple desktope give you extra desktop areas on which to tun your appkealions 0 you worl have lo crovad several open appkeation windows on one desktop view con enhance your desktop using a 30 effect called llorsparency which allows pon lo see i
49. 1 Note Accessing the nView menu from an application s title bar is explained in the following sections Add nView Options to System Menus on page 128 Enable nView Menu Options Title Bar Button on page 129 Enable Collapse to Title Bar Button Default Option is disabled unchecked The button is not added to applications title bars If this option is enabled checked as shown in Figure 11 1 the Collapse to title bar button is added to the application title bar shown in Figure 11 2 When you click this button shown in Figure 11 2 the window shrinks in size to just its title bar or the smallest size possible for the window as shown in Figure 11 3 When you click the button again the window is restored to its former size also shown in Figure 11 3 Figure 11 3 Window Appearance Using the Collapse to Title Bar Button Clicking the Collapse to title bar button causes the application window to only show its title bar Clicking the Collapse to title bar button again causes the application window to restore to its original size a XGame ca ES DER NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Add nView Options to System Menus User s Guide Default Option is enabled checked To enable the nView options menu item for each of your applications follow these steps 1 From the User Interface tab click the check box Add nView option
50. 1 Figure 5 2 Figure 5 3 Figure 5 4 Figure 5 5 Figure 5 6 Figure 5 7 Figure 5 8 Figure 5 9 Figure 5 10 Figure 5 11 Figure 5 12 Figure 5 13 Figure 5 14 Figure 5 15 Figure 5 16 Figure 5 17 Figure 5 18 Figure 6 1 Figure 7 1 Figure 7 2 NVIDIA MediaCenter Menu WIndows Dc AOS Ne Serna ia near ners 54 nView Clone Mode Available Windows 9x csa eee ee ee ee ee ees 55 Display Settings Horizontal s a ss sao a a rs 57 Display Settings Verticals e Sia a i ca la sa aN Bean en ees 58 Display Settings Diaponal w sr a a oS Sl so as oh AAA A A 59 Desktop Manager Enabled nView Properties on Desktop Menu o ooo 61 Info Panel After Enabling Desktop Manager o ooo o o 61 Info Panel Before Desktop Manager is Enabled o ooo ooo oo o 64 Info Panel After Enabling Desktop Manager esce ecaa taadaa a a a 64 Desktop Manager Enabled nView Properties on Desktop Menu o ooo 65 Info Panel After Enabling Desktop Manager Advanced Options o o 65 Desktop Utilities Enabling Desktop Manager o oo oo o 66 Desktop Manager Enabled nView Properties on Desktop Menu o ooo 67 Desktop Manager Disabled nView Properties Removed from Desktop Menu 67 Desktop Utilities Enabling the Media Center Icon cm ew ws 68 NVIDIA Media Center ICOn ai soe sense a e cas ah cas ah iia id Aa 69 NVIDIA Media Center Icon
51. 165 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 14 1 nView Desktop Manager Properties Applications Panel nView Desktop Manager User Interface Effects Zoom Hot ae Info Profiles Windows Applications sktops Applications tab lo CicMarshalw ndClass Class Add App T notepad Application DO egedit Application Add Class Th My Window Class Class YW explorer Application Remove Individual q Applications Settings panel Disable Selected Application s Settings Application regedit has no individual settings some niew functions disabled C Globally disable individual settings and state memory Using the Applications Options nView Desktop Manager can be customized to function differently for each application You can set up some applications to maximize to the full desktop while you can set up others to maximize to a single display You can also configure how an application launches for example you can choose a Windows application such as Calculator to always launch transparently while have Internet Explorer always launch on a specific desktop The nView Desktop Manager Applications panel provides a central spot where you can set up and edit these individual application settings The Applications panel also allows you to disable nView Desktop Manager functions for each application While NVIDIA tests hundreds of applications for compatibility
52. 20 to display the window in Figure 3 21 Note Under Windows 9x the nView Display Mode option does not appear at all in the Media Center menu because you are in Dualview mode 43 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 3 19 Enabling Dualview 2 Windows 9x Backgound Screen Saver Appearance Etiects Web Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arangemert af yout monitors Display f2 NEC MuliSyno E700 on NVIDIA Gef oroa MX MX 400 z ro r NVIDIA GPU tab Colo Management EF GeForces MX 440 Troubleshooting Some programs operate improperly you do not restart your computer after you change display settings Alter change display settings C Restart the computer before applying the new display settings Apply the new display settings without restarting Ask ma belces applying the new display settings NVIDIA Corporation 44 Chapter 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Figure 3 21 NVIDIA Media Center Menu in Dualview Mode Windows 9x NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 44074405E Propeities HE Gened Adapter Meriter Palemenos Colo Management E GeForoad Mx 440 Media Center GeForced MX 440 Device Selection menu Dines gt ja E Pestomance and Qual ES Diea3D Seting AVIDIA Reliesh Rate ud nView Display OpenGL Settings Adapter Infomation Mode option Ovesiay Controls Bus AGP AX containin
53. 3 20 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU Tab Windows 9x o o o 44 Figure 3 21 NVIDIA Media Center Menu in Dualview Mode Windows 9x o oo o 45 Figure 3 22 Multiple Displays in nView Horizontal Span Mode o ooooo ooo ooo oo oo 46 Figure 3 23 Windows 2000 Display Properties Settings in nView Span Clone Mode Dualview disabled 48 Figure 3 24 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU Tab Windows 2000 ooo 48 Figure 3 25 NVIDIA Media Center Menu Windows 2000 ooo ooo oo o 49 Figure 3 26 nView Clone Span Modes Available Windows 2000 o ooo ooo 49 Figure 3 27 Disabling Dualview Mode Windows XP ooooooo ooo o 50 Figure 3 28 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU tab Windows XP ooo o 51 Figure 3 29 NVIDIA Media Center Men Windows XP a se a a e es 51 Figure 3 30 nView Clone Span Modes Available Windows XP 0 ooo o oooo ooo ooo 52 Figure 3 31 Disabling Dualview Windows 9X se e e aca a e a o o o 53 Figure 3 32 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU tab Windows 9X ooo o o ooo ooo ooo 54 NVIDIA Corporation vi User s Guide List of Figures Figure 3 33 Figure 3 34 Figure 3 35 Figure 3 36 Figure 3 37 Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 Figure 4 5 Figure 4 6 Figure 4 7 Figure 4 8 Figure 4 9 Figure 4 10 Figure 4 11 Figure 4 12 Figure 4 13 Figure 5
54. 3 30 nView Clone Span Modes Available Windows XP Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4401 F X Moritot Troubleshool y El GeForced MX 440 nView Span and Clone modes are available when Dualview mode is disabled Geforced MX 440 nView Display Mode Pelfomance and Qual tire ore rView Modes i rege ate O Standard Dualview O Hotizorkal span penGL Settings al Vertical Overlay Controls Odne a Desktop Ublbes h NyFlotate Display nView Display 1 Analog Display Make this the pimay display C Disable auto panring on secondary device viewport lack lA Enabling nView Clone Mode Windows 9x Note Under Windows 9x Clone mode is available Also you do not need to restart your computer to switch between nView Clone mode and Dualview mode When you are in Windows 9x Clone mode your Windows Display Properties Settings panel shows at least two monitor images which indicates that you are in Dualview mode NVIDIA Corporation 52 Chapter 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone To disable Dualview mode and therefore make nView Clone mode accessible follow these steps 1 Open the Windows Display Properties Settings panel 2 Right click on the monitor image number 2 and click Enabled so that the option becomes unchecked and click Apply Figure 3 31 This turns off your secondary display To access nView Span and Clone modes only one monitor n
55. 32 through step 9 2 After your computer starts back up your Dualview enabling is complete You will not see any further Dualview messages and do not need to follow the remaining steps Activating nView Dualview Mode Windows XP When you start Windows XP in multi display configuration Windows starts in Dualview mode You may only need to do an attach procedure to enable the secondary display device Follow these steps NVIDIA Corporation 38 Chapter 3 39 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone 1 Make sure you have an NVIDIA GPU based multi display graphics card installed in your computer 2 Confirm that all your display devices are securely connected to your computer and turned on 3 Confirm that the NVIDIA Display Driver software including the nView Desktop Manager component has been installed on your system 4 Start Windows 5 From your desktop right click to open the properties menu then click Properties and the Settings tab You ll notice that two monitor images appear on the Settings panel indicating that you are in Dualview mode Figure 3 13 Windows XP Display Settings in Dualview Mode Display 1 Display Properties Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appeoanos Sellings Drag the merila icere lo malch the physical arangemert of pout manors Ega Display 14 Phag and Play Monto on NVIDIA GeForces MX 44074405E v cieen tesolion Color quay less Move
56. 4 or disabled function information for the application or class click the Remove option on the Application panel Note To disable all nView individual application settings throughout the system for all windows enable the Globally disable individual settings and state memory option at the bottom of the Application panel NVIDIA Corporation 168 Chapter 14 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Disabling an nView Desktop Manager Function To disable an nView Desktop Manager function 1 First select the application or class for which you want to disable a function by selecting it from the list of applications and classes If the application or class for which you want to disable the function does not appear in the list box add it using the Add Application or Add Class option 2 Next click the Disable option to display the Disable nView Functions dialog box Figure 14 3 Figure 14 3 nView Desktop Manager Properties Applications Disable nView Desktop Manager Functions Disable nView FUncions tit Disable niew functions by unchecking the checkboxes below Changes to nView will not take effect until OK or Apply is pressed on the Applications tab Application Class CicMarshalW ndClass Enable Transparency and Always on Top Enable nView Title Bar Buttons Enable niew Window Repositioning Enable Window State Save and Restore By default all functions are enabled You can chose to disable all f
57. 40 lt 5 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 1 4 nVlew Desktop Manager Properties Info Panel After Enabling Desktop Uses Intesface Effects Zoom Hot Keps Manager Advanced Options nView Desktop Manager lt Advanced Option tabs halo Profiles Windows Appkcations Desktops User Interface Tools Applications and Desktops 4 Enable niew Desktop Manager Show Advanced riView controls Version Information Filename Description Version NVIEW DLL Desktop manager hook li 61310 3540 NVSHELL OLL Shel namespace leary 6 13 10 3540 DMCPL EXE Desktop manager coriral 1310 3640 NWIZEXE new Configuration wiz 6 1310 3640 NVTUICPLCPL Conte pemelicongeogian 613103840 Y lt J New Features and Enhancements Feature Enhancements The following features have been enhanced in the new version of NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Operating System Support NVIDIA nView supports Windows NT 4 0 Windows 9x Me and Windows 2000 XP Profile Feature Display Modes are now saved to and loaded from each profile Multiple Desktop Support The following new features have been added to the NVIDIA nView multiple desktop functionality Support for multi monitor wallpaper selection See Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons on page 144 Graphical display in explorer shell extension NVIDIA Corporation 6 Chapter 1 Introduction Support for icons to represe
58. Accessing Windows Display Properties Settings on page 70 Troubleshooting on page 71 Overview Once you have installed the NVIDIA Driver software with the nView Desktop Manager features you can enable load and disable unload Desktop Manager using a variety of methods as discussed in this section NVIDIA Corporation 60 Chapter 4 Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties 1 After you enable Desktop Manager following the instructions in this chapter from your Windows desktop you can right click to display the properties menu which will now contain the nView Properties option as shown in Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Desktop Manager Enabled nView Properties on Desktop Menu Arrange Icons By gt Refresh nview Prope NvKeystone Properties 2 Click nView Properties to open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel which will open on the Info tab as shown in Figure 4 3 Figure 4 2 Info Panel After Enabling Desktop Manager E nView Desktop Manager into Profiles Windows Effects Zoom Hot Keps MlEnable raw Desktop Managet C Show Advanced riview cortrats Vession Information Filename Desenption Verson NVWIEW OLL Desktop manager hook i 1310 3540 NYSHELLOLL Shel namespace library 6 1310 3540 DMCPL EXE Desktop manager control 6 1310 3540 NWIZE E niew Configuration Wiz 6 13 10 3540 NVTUICPL CPL Control panel icon program 6 13 10 36 0 61 NVIDIA Corpo
59. Description of Options 131 Maximize to Monitor Desktop 131 Send WINdOW tO os ae s ww ww ww aw a 131 Send applicationto 131 Transparent alpha blended 132 Always O TOP hve cae ac eee ar 132 Visible on all desktops 132 Collapse to desktop 132 Individual SettingS 132 Individual Settings Clear all 134 Individual Settings Other Methods of Clear a 134 Menu Options sa oi aa 134 About this APP e a x as i s 134 Application specific nView Menu Options 134 Internet Explorer Options 135 PowerPoint Options se se sesoses deed 135 Multiple Desktops Options 136 Show Desktop Name When Switching 136 Enable Desktop Explorer Shell Extension 136 12 Managing Desktops About Desktops Options 138 Accessing the Desktops Tab 139 Notes Before You Begin s ess ss sas sm ss 140 Desktops LISE ue edi aon ag ae ere A 140 Creating DeskKtOpS s eamas aa Be se oa 141 Using the Add Option 141 Activating or Switching Desktops 142 Activating Desktops from the NVIDIA Media Cemer ICONs a doain vans dese Herts i cance 142 Activating Desktops From the Windows Desktop Properties Menu 143 Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer 143 Activating Desktops With Hot Keys 144 Renaming Desktops 144 Removing Desktops 144 Properti
60. Explorer a i PE x Desktop Sp Defauk My Documents amp Desktop A a My Computer Se Desktop B D Ud My Network Places y Desktop C Recycle En Desktop Explorer hp Defaut D Desktop Explorer Jasc Part Shop Pro niviewONExplor Jase Paint Shop Pro niviewoMExplorer visible amp desktop a pene Jase Paint Shop Pro aViewOMExphrerSend gt Desktop 8 adito A Jasc Paint Shop Pro mMievOtExphrerVisbls Ss Desktop E Collapse to Defauk ication i a Jasc Paint Shop Pro pone xplorervizible F Application 1S O wer x y Viable on all desktops Visible on all Properties de sktops e Collapse to lt desktop name gt Once you enable the Visible on all desktops option for an application you can undo the process by limiting the availability of the application to only one desktops To do so follow these steps Right click the instance of the application that appears in the desktop in which you want the application to remain From the properties menu that appears click Collapse to lt desktop name gt as shown in Figure 12 14 Notice that the application is removed from all desktops except the one under which you wanted the application to remain as shown in Figure 12 15Figure 12 15 e Properties Click Properties Figure 12 14 to open the Applications panel For details on using the Applications settings see Managing Applications For Advanced Users on page 165 153 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop
61. Faster This option accelerates Open Maximize and Restore window functions Automatically Activate Windows Under Cursor This option automatically activates and brings the window under the cursor to the front when the cursor is over it for more than 0 5 seconds Make Windows Transparent When Dragged This option enables window transparency when windows are dragged Windows become transparent as you hold down the mouse option while on the window s title bar allowing you to quickly see what is underneath the window When you release the mouse option the window becomes opaque Enable Drop down Menu Transparency This option makes drop down menus transparent when they are opened on opaque windows note that if the window is transparent the drop down menu will open in an opaque state no matter the setting of this check box Enable Taskbar Transparency This option makes the desktop taskbar transparent Transparency Level This option sets the degree of transparency for the transparency features above The higher the percentage you select the more transparent the window appears Note You can change the transparency level of an individual application using the Individual Settings feature For details see Chapter 14 nView Desktop Manager Properties Applications Individual Application Settings on page 170 which discusses the features of the Applications panel Note Transparency percentage values are limited
62. Features The Effects Zoom and Hot Key tabs are accessible from the nView Desktop Manager properties panel Effects and Hot Keys options offer additional enhancements including e e Faster opening and closing of windows A setting that automatically turns windows transparent when you drag them This allows you to quickly see what is underneath a window without having to minimize or move it A zoom tool that lets you see a zoomed up view of the area around the cursor You can even use the zoom tool like a magnifying glass and drop it on top of what you want to magnify on the desktop A full set of hot keys Virtually every action from toggling a window to be transparent to jumping to a different desktop can be assigned to a hot key NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Window effects such as zooming and transparency are discussed in Using Zoom Options on page 101 and Using Effects on page 95 Hot Keys are discussed in Using Hot Keys on page 115 Setup Wizard and Online Help e A Setup Wizard helps you get started with Desktop Manager e On line Help displays context sensitive help when using Desktop Manager configuration options Application Compatibility While the vast majority of applications are compatible with desktop and windows management there are some applications that are not If Desktop Manager detects these types of applications it
63. Figure 11 7 NVIDIA Corporation 120 Chapter 10 Using Hot Keys 3 Then set up the Show Color Keyed window hot key for the corresponding color by following these steps Click to select one of the listed colors Figure 10 4 Edit the color as explained in Using the Color Key table on page 99 in Chapter 8 Click Apply to add the hot key for this action When the application is open and you press the assigned hot key the application becomes Visible on all desktops so that you can see it on the active desktop even 1f it is not on the active desktop and is maximized Figure 10 4 Hot Keys Properties Dialog Box for Show Color Keyed window Action Properties for the hot key Tips on Adding Properties The hot key that you are adding neads additional information Please select from the ist on the ngh Actiorc Show Colos Keyed window Hot key stroke Ole K Removing a Hot Key A MN Color Key 2 GBB Color Key 3 A Color Key 4 MM Color Key 5 MM Color Key 6 MB Calor Kew 7 The Remove option removes the selected hot key from the Active Hot Keys list Once a hot key is removed it is no longer active or available for use Removing All Hot Keys The Remove All option removes all hot keys from the Active Hot Keys list Once the hot keys are removed they are no longer active or available for use Active Hot Keys List The Active Hot Keys list box displays a list of hot keys that have b
64. GPU based graphics card in the computer or two or more NVIDIA GPU based graphics cards in the computer parent window A parent window refers to the main default launch window that you see when an application opens For example in the Microsoft Outlook application the main window is your Inbox since that s the first window that launches when you open Outlook properties panel NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager is a clickable icon in the Windows Control Panel group of icons When you click this icon the nView Desktop Manager properties panel shown in Figure 1 2 appears Note The nView Desktop Manager properties panel in earlier revisions of the this document was called the nView Desktop Manager control panel single display configuration A setup where only one display device is connected to the NVIDIA GPU based graphics card in your computer skin A file that customizes the look and feel of the Windows user interface tab Individual Desktop Manager tabs 1 e Profiles Effects Windows Hot Keys and Desktops are available from the nView Desktop Manager properties panel window A window is any independent window on your desktop Applications such as Outlook or Explorer may have several windows which are all part of the same application Windows can be dragged around the screen opened and closed and resized Desktop Manager allows you to do even more with windows such as make them transpare
65. Info tab if you are not already there Enable the check box Enable nView Desktop Manager and click Apply Click the Profiles tab Figure 6 1 nView Desktop Manager Properties Profiles Panel Profiles tab nView Desktop Manager Appicahions Desktops NN lt Profiles panel RVIDIA Current Profile generic af advanced af cad of dce List of profiles af finance of e _ Include Display Settings in Profile Loads and Saves Load Profile Dee Pate NOTE Oriy Administrators can create save os delete profiles Note Creating New Profile saving and exporting Save Profile and deleting NVIDIA Corporation profiles Delete Profile are only available to users with System Administrator access privileges 86 Chapter 6 Working With Profiles List of Profiles When you go to the Profiles panel you will see a list of profiles available for loading Each profile in the list may have one of two icons next to it a lock unlock icon closed or open padlock and a monitor icon e A locked profile cannot have any settings modified when it is loaded If you load a locked profile you will not be able to change your nView settings until an unlocked profile is loaded Unlocked profiles have no restrictions Ifa profile has a monitor icon next to it this means that there is display mode information stored in the profile See Include Display Settings in Profile Loads and Saves on page 88 for
66. Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Figure 3 34 nView Clone Mode Available Windows 9x NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 44074405E Properties General Adapter Montor Perfomance Color Management GeForces MX 440 B pr sakan 5 nView Clone E Performance and Qualt mode is available Dreci D Settings when Dualview Refresh Rate O mode is disabled OpenGL Settings Overlay Coritiols Desktop Ulities Display riview Display 1 Analog Display 4 e Y Make this the primary display o I Disable auto panning on secondary device viewport lock Detect Displays Device Settings gt gt Cancel oa Note The nView Clone mode option is available indicating that Dualview is disabled Under Windows 9x Span mode does not appear Enabling nView Modes Windows NT 4 0 55 For details on enabling nView Multiview and nView Span Clone modes under Windows NT 4 0 refer to the Application Note titled Configuring Multiple Display Devices With Quadro4 NVS Cards nView Multiview Mode Windows NT 4 0 Note the following about running nView Multiview mode under Windows NT 4 0 Under Windows NT 4 0 nView Multiview mode is only available with the NVIDIA Quadro4 NVS GPU based series of graphics cards If you want to enable more than two display devices under Windows NT 4 you must be running in Multiview mode which supports up to sixteen 16 displays Multiview mode does not support hardware accelerated OpenGL
67. NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Accessing the Hot Keys Tab To access the Desktop Manager Hot Keys panel follow these steps 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager Properties tabs see Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties on page 60 2 Click the Info tab if you are not already there 3 Click the check box Enable nView Desktop Manager to enable the option 4 Click Apply 5 Click the Hot Keys tab to display the Hot Keys panel Figure 10 1 Figure 10 1 nView Desktop Manager Properties Hot Keys Panel nView Desktop Manager Info Profiles Windows Userinterface Effects Zoom Hot Keys tab Run application Locale cursor Gather all windows to Mont Toggle zoom window Load pechle Move window to morilor J Active hot keys Actions Keys Prope Open niew control panel AlteO lt Hot Keys panel i 1 Changes to hot keys take effect immediately NVIDIA Corporation 116 Chapter 10 Using Hot Keys Selecting an Action The Select an Action list box Figure 10 1 displays a list of actions that can be performed when you press a key or combination of keys i e assigned hot keys for the actions 1 Click an action to select it 2 Use the scroll bar to access the complete list of actions The actions and their descriptions are listed below
68. NVIDIA Corporation 148 Chapter 12 149 Managing Desktops Renaming Deleting and Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer Using the Desktop Explorer you can also rename delete and activate switch to a selected desktop 1 Right click the Desktop name in the Explorer window to display a pop up properties menu as shown in Figure 12 10 Figure 12 10Desktop Explorer Desktop Pop up Menu 2 Desktop Explorer Default Fle Edt Yew Favorkes Tools Help Q Bak E a ya Search 5 Folders F33 Address ss Defadt O M Go A riviow Desktop B YY My Computer Manager B E my Network Places ma 2 Recyck Bh EL 2 Qu Desktop Explorer Desktop E Sy Defeut Explorer nilie Desktop Manager Desktop Explorer A Jase Paint Shop Pro Deskhepadd gf Desttop A El niew Desktop Manager Desktop Explorer desktop pop up menu eg A er Expand E E new Agtivake Delete Rename Properties 2 Click one of these options Activate This option immediately switches you over to the selected desktop Delete lets you delete the selected desktop Rename lets you rename in edit mode the desktop name Under Windows NT 4 0 clicking Rename displays a Rename Desktop dialog box in which you can enter a desktop name Click OK when you are done and the new name replaces the old one in the Explorer window Properties Click this option to open the Desktops panel NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager
69. ODUCTION The following major topics are discussed in this chapter e About this Guide on page 1 e nView vs NVIDIA Display Properties on page 2 e Why do I need Desktop Management on page 3 e About nView Desktop Manager on page 3 e Key Terms and Concepts on page 8 e Features and Benefits on page 11 e Application Compatibility on page 16 e System Requirements and Support on page 17 About this Guide This User s Guide is addressed to users of the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager which is a desktop and application management tool that runs on Microsfot Windows operating systems Other Related Documentation Ifyou are primarily using the NVIDIA workstation products i e graphics cards based on the Quadro through Quadro4 series of NVIDIA GPUs graphics processing units see the Quadro Workstation User s Guide 1 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide e For details on using the nView Desktop Manager application component of the NVIDIA display drivers see the nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Driver Release 40 The document titled NVIDIA Drivers for Windows Release 40 Notes enables add in card AIC producers and original equipment manufacturers OEMs to monitor performance improvements and bug fixes in the driver nView vs NVIDIA Display Properties The NVIDIA Display Driver software includes two software com
70. Video Mirroring Options To display full screen video on one of your display devices click Video Mirroring Options to open the NVIDIA Overlay Controls panel Note Your computer must be set to nView Clone or Dualview mode in order to use Video Mirror features For further details on using the Video Mirroring options refer to the NVIDIA Display Properties User s Guide NVIDIA Corporation 114 Chapter 10 Using Hot Keys 10 USING HoT KEYS The following topics are discussed in this chapter e About Hot Key Options on page 115 e Accessing the Hot Keys Tab on page 116 e Selecting an Action on page 117 e Adding a Hot Key on page 119 e Removing a Hot Key on page 121 e Removing All Hot Keys on page 121 e Active Hot Keys List on page 121 About Hot Key Options The Hot Key features can be used by both single display and multi display users nView Desktop Manager lets you set up hot keys shortcut keys or key combinations to access and perform virtually every action of the Desktop Manager that is available from its Windows Profiles Desktops and other panels The key benefit of using hot keys is quick access to common functions with a single keystroke Using the Hot Keys features Figure 10 1 you can e Quickly add new hot keys to the list through selecting from available actions and then clicking Add e View a list of hot keys that you have defined for your system 115
71. View Desktop Manager to enable the option 4 Click Apply 5 Click the Zoom tab Figure 9 1 Desktop Manager Properties Zoom Panel Center on cursor Zoom tab nView Desktop Manager into Profiles Windows Applications Desktops Use Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Tools avIDIA Zoom Selling Zoom Window Style Magrilying dass O Fixed frame C Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels while holding down the following keys 4 Zoom panel C Show cursor in Zoom Window 2 Automatically move Zoom Window to next screen C Enable zoom of video playback disables overlay Show Zoom Window Video Mirroring Controls NVIDIA Corporation 102 Chapter 9 Using Zoom Options Figure 9 2 Desktop Manager Properties Zoom Panel Magnifying glass A nView Desktop Manager _ into Profiles Windows picatiors Desktops Use Interface Effects Zoom HotKeys Tools lt AVIDIA Zoom Sellings Centered on cursor Fined frame 2 Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels whde holding Gown the following keys Osrin O cul ni E Enable BiDirectional Editing Show Zoom Window Video Mirroring Controls Figure 9 3 Desktop Manager Properties Zoom Panel Fixed Frame A nView Desktop Manager Info Profiles Windows pications Desktops Use Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Tools E MVIDIA Zoom Settings Zoom Window Style O Magrilying dass Centered on cursor Use the mo
72. a 107 Zoom Remesas aa 108 ZOOM SEV IG dad aS a a 108 Using Cursor Style Zoom 109 Using Magnifying Glass Style Zoom 110 Using Fixed Frame Zoom 112 Video Mirroring Options 114 10 Using Hot Keys About Hot Key Options 115 Accessing the Hot Keys Tab 116 Selecting an Action 6 aca a6 s ws es aa ws 117 Description of Actions 117 AGING a Hot KEY skis tw mee Ge oe a doers 119 Examples of Actions Requiring Additional A aree acer sede G 120 Move window to monitor 120 Show Color Keyed window 120 Removing a HotKey 121 Removing All Hot Keys 121 Active Hot Keys LIS 6 ao a saca eee aa daria 121 11 Using the User Interface Options About User Interface Options 123 Accessing the User Interface Tab 124 General OPIORS ws ele Ss a i 125 Enable nView Options in Desktop Right click MENU a ek Par amen Soe ae 125 Show Notification Messages on Taskbar 125 Enable nView Task Switcher 125 Windows and Applications Options 125 About the nView Button Bar on an Application Title Ba vrai adas 125 About the nView Options Menu 127 Enable Collapse to Title Bar Button 127 NVIDIA Corporation Table of Contents Add nView Options to System Menus 128 Enable nView Menu Options Title Bar Button 129 AView Men Options s s cs ccos 000 ea 129 nView Menu
73. age indicates that you are about to overwrite the selected profile Click Yes to continue otherwise click No Deleting a Profile The Delete Profile option lets you to delete the selected profile Note Under Windows NT 4 0 or Windows XP 2000 only users with System Administrator privileges can delete profiles Note When you are deleting the profile a warning message indicates that you are about to lose all the settings in the selected profile you are about to delete Click Yes to continue with the deletion process otherwise click No Include Display Settings in Profile Loads and Saves Note This feature is not supported under Windows NT 4 0 The Include Display Settings in Profile Loads and Saves option lets you load display mode information from a profile ifthe profile has display mode information which is indicated by a monitor icon next to the profile name Display mode information includes the following e Number of enabled display devices e Position of the enabled display devices on the desktop e Resolution refresh rate and bit depth per display e Power state of the system NVIDIA Corporation 88 Chapter 6 Working With Profiles When this option is enabled checked and a profile with display mode information is loaded nView Desktop Manager will attempt to apply the display mode stored in the profile to your computer Note IfnView Desktop Manager cannot locate the hardware to support the disp
74. ager Enabled nView Properties on Desktop Menu Arrange Icons By gt Refresh N Keystone Properties 5 You can click nView properties to open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel Also notice that the Desktop Manager Configuration button is activated on the Desktop Utilities panel Figure 4 7 You can also click this option to view the nView Desktop Manager properties panel 6 To disable the Desktop Manager simply click the Enable Desktop Manager check box to remove the check mark and click Apply Right click from your Windows desktop and you will see that the nView Properties option no longer appears indicating that the Desktop Manager has now been disabled Figure 4 9 Desktop Manager Disabled nView Properties Removed from Desktop Menu 67 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Enabling the Media Center Icon The Media Center icon allows you to apply any of the custom Direct3D OpenGL or color settings on the fly from a convenient pop up menu The menu also contains items for restoring default settings and accessing the Windows Display Properties dialog box You can access the following settings through the Media Center icon Accuview Antialiasing Custom OpenGL Custom Direct3D Custom Color Rotation nView Desktop Manager Windows Display Properties To enable the NVIDIA Media Center icon follow these steps 1 From your Windows desktop right click to display the properties me
75. anager Setup Wizard The next Wizard window Figure 5 13 shows the Turn on the Explorer extension feature enabled Notice how the Desktop Explorer extension is automatically added to your Windows Explorer Note Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or later version must be installed for the Desktop Explorer feature to work Figure 5 13 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Turning on the Explorer Extension NVIDIA nView Wizard Desktop Management Use Explorer to navigate desktops Several methods of navigating mubiple desktops were discussed on the previous page One of the easiest and most pomestul navigators is accessed though Windows Explorer Aew can extend your Windows Explorer windows lo show all of your desktops s a node vathin the Explorer folder bee wiew 14 Desktop Through this folder view pou can switch between Coane desktops diag applications from one desktop to another pee z and even gel a thumbral view of what a desktop looks a Desktop Explorer La hefoes ewitching lo it Default The Explorer expansion also ollers you a small pava toobat lo svalch belvween desktops quickly It is highly recommended thal you take advantage ol the Explorer extension you use mulliple desktops _ tue nets coca Note Since Transparency is not a supported feature under Windows 9x or Windows NT 4 0 the Wizard window in Figure 5 14 will not appear under Windows 9x or Windows NT 4 0 Figure 5 14 nView Desktop Ma
76. anguages on page 22 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Operating Systems This release of the nView Desktop Manager driver is designed for the Microsoft Windows operating systems listed in Table 1 1 Table 1 1 Operating System Requirements Operating System Minimum Requirements Windows XP Home Professional and Media Center Editions Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 4 Windows Millennium Edition Me Windows 98 Me Microsoft DirectX 5 OSR2 OEM Service Release 2 with USB supplement for full AGP support Microsoft OPENGL32 DLL Note Windows 98 and Windows Me are collectively called Windows 9x in this guide Disk Space The release of nView Desktop Manager has the following disk space requirements based on the operating system you are using English e Windows XP 2000 18 3 MB Windows NT 4 0 16 0 MB e Windows 9x 17 5 MB Localized non English languages e Windows XP 2000 19 5 MB e Windows NT 4 0 18 5 MB Windows 9x 20 2 MB NVIDIA Corporation 18 Chapter 1 19 Introduction Software NVIDIA Display Driver You must have a current version of the NVIDIA Display Driver software for your Windows operating system Make sure the current version of the NVIDIA Display Driver software for your Windows operating system has been installed on your computer Consult your System Administrator if you are unsure about the version that is installed For f
77. any key to close the flat panel calibration screens Your panels should now be calibrated to their optimum settings NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Windows Utilities Automatically Align Displays Default Option is enabled checked Note This option must be enabled checked in order for the two features explained below to work Automatically Align Displays Figure 13 1 performs two important functions e First Windows 2000 has several multi display positioning bugs when using more than two displays devices These bugs include inserting 8 pixel gaps between displays or forcing displays into a diagonal arrangement if you attempt to stack displays on top of each other on the Display Properties Settings panel Note Enabling this option detects these Windows 2000 bugs and automatically fixes them e A second function of this feature is that it automatically snaps your display devices into alignment if you misalign them on your Display Properties Settings panel Note This alignment snap functionality is only applied if your displays are within 8 pixels of being aligned NVKeystone NVKeystone is an anti keystoning tool that allows you to map your entire windows desktop onto a 3D surface and then manipulate and warp the surface to compensate for distortion effects of any surface on which you are displaying Because NVKeystone is a 3D application that operates on the e
78. apter 13 Using Tools Options Figure 13 4 nView Desktop Manager Properties Tools NVKeystone Options NVKeystone Options Y Enable video overlay while NVKeystone is running nota this oniy affects appicabon started after NVKepstone is active FT Automatically tun NWkeystore olf E disabled for more than 30 seconds I Enable NVKeystone display fitering M Use sticky mouse clicks when editing Apply NV Keystone to monitor 1 Change NVKepstore modes wih Ak oK Cancel Apply Automatically turn NV Keystone off if disabled for more than 30 seconds automatically turns off NVKeystone and unloads it from memory if it is unused for more than 30 seconds When NVKeystone is not active i e the Activate option is not checked in the NVKeystone menu NVKeystone is still present in your computer s memory This allows you to quickly turn on NVKeystone again if needed Enable NVKeystone display filtering enables antialiased filtering of the NVKeystone image Use sticky mouse clicks when editing enables sticky mouse clicks for the NVKeystone Adjustment Screen Note Sticky mouse click means that you can click once to grab a corner of the Adjustment Screen and then click again to release a corner instead of having to hold down the mouse button Apply NVKeystone to monitor lets you to change the display on which NVKeystone appears Note If you are running in nView Span or Clone mode both displays will
79. ation management Note The Setup Wizard automatically starts when Desktop Manager is started after first time installation of the NVIDIA Windows Display Driver if more than one display device monitor is enabled on your system Under Windows XP you may have to log out and log back in to continue with the Wizard Each Wizard window step contains descriptive text for a specific option and in some cases an illustration that shows the effect of the option for example window repositioning or spanning You can also chose to skip major option groups NVIDIA Corporation 72 Chapter 5 Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard The options that can be set through the Wizard are e Profiles e Windows Management dialog boxes windows spanning nView menu options etc Desktop Management number of desktops visibility in Windows Explorer etc e Transparency effects Starting the Setup Wizard Multi Display vs Single Display Setup e Ifyou are setup with a multi display configuration i e you have more than one display device attached the first time you start Windows on your computer after the installation of the NVIDIA Windows Display Drivers software the Wizard starts automatically On subsequent Windows sessions you can start the Wizard from the Wizard option on the nView Desktop Manager properties Info panel e Ifyou are setup with only a single monitor the first time you start Windows on your computer a
80. atures of nView Dualview Mode on page 30 Enabling nView Dualview Mode for the First Time Windows 2000 on page 32 Enabling nView Dualview Mode After Initial Session Windows 2000 on page 38 Activating nView Dualview Mode Windows XP on page 38 Activating nView Dualview Mode Windows 9x on page 41 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide e nView Span and Clone Modes You can access Span or Clone modes Figure 3 3 through the Advanced option on the Windows Display Properties Settings panel Windows 9x offers Clone mode only For further information on using Span mode see the following sections Key Features of nView Span Mode on page 45 Enabling nView Span Clone Modes on page 47 Enabling nView Span Clone Modes Windows XP on page 50 Enabling nView Clone Mode Windows 9x on page 52 nView Dualview Mode Key Features of nView Dualview Mode Dualview mode is sometimes called native mode as it is the native mode supported by Windows multi display configurations 1 e it is the Microsoft defined multi display mode supported by Microsoft Windows operating systems Figure 3 4 Multiple Display Devices in nView Dualview Mode Display 1 resolution 1280 x 768 Display 2 resolution 1024 x 768 AAA EA 7 _ Taskbar is not stretched across displays Background is not stretched across displays NVIDIA Corporation 30 Chapt
81. bination are added to the Active Hot Keys list Once a hot key is added it is active and available for use Examples of Actions Requiring Additional Information Move window to monitor An example is the Move window to monitor action Before you can add a hot key for this action you must use the properties dialog box Figure 10 3 to enter the monitor display on which you want to move a window when you press the assigned hot key Figure 10 3 Hot Keys Properties Dialog Box for Move window to monitor Action Properties for the hot key Monitor A C The hot key that you are addng Mondo 2 needs additional information Please select from the let on the ight Action Move window to monitor Hot key stroke _ Ake Show Color Keyed window Another example is Show Color Keyed window Before a hot key can be added for this action you must use the Hot Keys Properties dialog box to enter additional information To assign this action to a hot key follow these steps 1 Confirm that the Enable Window Color Keying option is enabled on the Effects panel but the Automatically assign colors to windows option is disabled unchecked See Enable Windows Color Keying on page 98 for further information 2 Set up acolor for a particular application in the Individual Application Settings dialog box as explained in Chapter 11 Individual Settings on page 132 and
82. cations Desktops Hot Keys Tools Trea MVIDIA 2 Show notlication massages on taskbar Enable riview task switcher Windows and Apphcalions Y Enable collapse to litle bar button 2 Add riView options to system menus 2 Enable nView menu options He bar button ie Mera Den 4 Mubiple Desktops Show desktop name when switching 2 Enable desktop explore shel extension NVIDIA Corporation 4 User Interface panel Click nView Menu Options to open the nView Menu Options dialog box 124 Chapter 11 Using the User Interface Options General Options Enable nView Options in Desktop Right click Menu Default Option is enabled checked It is recommended that you keep this option enabled This option controls whether the nView Properties and nView Desktop menu choices appear in your Windows desktop right click menu To disable this menu choice uncheck the checkbox Show Notification Messages on Taskbar Default Option is disabled unchecked This option controls whether a balloon help notification message is displayed on the taskbar when a major change in the nView desktop state occurs For example transparent windows are not compatible with Direct3D applications and must be disabled when a Direct3D application starts If notification messages are enabled then if a Direct3D application starts and nView Desktop Manager needs to turn off transparency a message will pop up info
83. ck mo Conca NVIDIA nView Wizard Desktop Management Number of Desktops nview features the ably to create manage and switch between multiple desktops Mictosalt Windows A provides a single desktop display where al applications eppaar With riview pou can create up lo 32 differert desktop displays You can place applications on ary niew desktop You can keep your email and Web browsing on one desktop wide you use a second desktop for word processing You can even set up a custom walpapes for each desktop Switching between desklops it easy You can set up hot keys lo move between desktope of you can nght cick the mouse on your currert desktop to view a choice of desktops to aclivale g lt Bosk New Conca Note You can specify up to 32 desktops Figure 5 11 shows a setting of 2 desktops 79 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 11 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Number of Desktops 2 NVIDIA nView Wizard Desktop Management Number of Desktops View features the abiiy to create manage and switch between multiple desktops Minos Windows A provides a single desktop display where all applications appear Wilh riview pou can ceeale up lo 32 diflerert desktop displays You can place applications on ary niew desktop You can keep your email and Web browsing on one desktop while you use a second desktop for word processing You can even set up a custom walpapes for eac
84. ck this option to add the Desktop Explorer node to your Windows Explorer 2 Click Apply for the setting to take effect A prompt appears asking you to log off for the change to take effect 3 Click Yes to log off for the change to take effect or No to ignore your change If you just enabled the Desktop Manager Explorer extension once you log back in it will be visible in your Windows Explorer window A sample Desktop Explorer extension is shown in Figure 11 9 If you disabled the Desktop Manager Explorer extension once you log back in it will be removed from your Windows Explorer window Note The Desktop Explorer requires an installed version 6 0 or later of Internet Explorer Note that while Internet Explorer 6 0 must be installed to use the Desktop Explorer you can still use other web browsers for browsing the web Note For details on using the Desktop Explorer see Using Desktop Explorer on page 147 in Chapter 12 Using the Desktops Tab NVIDIA Corporation 136 Chapter 11 Using the User Interface Options Figure 11 9 Desktop Explorer Nodes in Windows Explorer amp Desktop Explorer Qu Eek Fle Edt Yew Favorkes Jools Heb Desktop Qu EB sen Es Folders Fi Explorer Address q Desktop Explorer parent node ti e My Computer a US My Network Places Desktop D acia in Explorer E Desktop Explorer child nodes arocan Tr E Desktop Explorer Jasc Paint Shop Pro nviewOMExplorervisble_t gf 3
85. clicking Start gt Settings gt Control Panel from the Windows desktop NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager is a clickable icon in this group of icons When you double click this icon the nView Desktop Manager properties panel shown in Figure 1 2 appears Note The nView Desktop Manager properties panel in earlier revisions of the this document was called the nView Desktop Manager control panel desktop A desktop is the on screen work area on which windows icons menus and dialog boxes appear You can create multiple desktops on single display systems or multi display systems thereby increasing your work area NVIDIA Corporation 8 Chapter 1 Introduction dialog box Dialog boxes are user input windows that contain command buttons and various kinds of options through which you can carry out a particular command or task For example in a Windows application Save As dialog box you must indicate the folder to contain the document to be saved and the name of that document when saving it Also see the definition of modal dialog box and modeless dialog box on this page dual card configuration A setup where two or more display devices are connected to two NVIDIA GPU based graphics cards installed in the computer GPU graphics processing unit GPU NVIDIA graphics chip products are called GPUs Supported NVIDIA GPUs are listed in Hardware Supported NVIDIA Products on page 19 keystoning Keyst
86. ctionality The following topics are discussed in this section e Creating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 148 e Renaming Deleting and Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 149 Enhancing the Desktop Explorer Thumbnails View on page 150 e Using the Thumbnail Styles on page 150 e Moving Applications Between Desktops or to a New Desktop on page 151 e Accessing Other Application Settings from Desktop Explorer on page 152 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Creating Desktops from Desktop Explorer To create and add a desktop using the Desktop Explorer follow these steps 1 Right click Desktop Explorer in the Folders list as shown in Figure 12 8 Figure 12 8 Desktop Explorer Main Pop up Menu Desktop Explorer Fie Edt Yew Favorites Tools Help Qe B sm Py Folders Ei Address of Desktop Explorer x yp Defauk E E my Documents Desktop A HD My Computer Eg Desktop 8 GH E my Network Places lg Desktop 2 Recyck Bin a a yp Defaut Collapse a bese Desktop Explorer E ly Desktop C main pop up new gt menu New Desktop Switch to Properes 2 Click New Desktop to display a dialog box to enter the desktop name 3 Type the new desktop name Figure 12 9 and click OK The new desktop appears as a new desktop under Desktop Explorer Figure 12 9 Entering a Desktop Name New Desktop
87. d Frame window E Zoom Window a Br Zoom Level ZoomRefresh Zoom Style MAA MM powa RVIDIA cl lc cl ee 113 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Note Now that you have adjusted the position of the Zoom Window Fixed Frame zoom source window it is automatically hidden while the magnified contents are displayed in the large Zoom Windows as shown in Figure 9 14 4 To toggle the Zoom Window Fixed Frame zoom source window on and off display or hide click the Fixed Frame menu option on the main Zoom Window as shown in Figure 9 14 When the Zoom Window is not active the zoom source window will be hidden but the area where it was last dropped will continue to be zoomed and shown in the Zoom Window To re display the Zoom Window Fixed Frame window click the Fixed Frame menu option in the main Zoom Window Then move the now visible Zoom Window Fixed Frame window to the new area of the desktop you want to zoom 5 To adjust the zoom level use either the mouse wheel or the mouse wheel and the Ctrl Shift key options or the Zoom Level menu options on the main Zoom Window Note You can adjust the zoom level to increase or decrease the size of the Zoom Window Fixed Frame In other words the higher the Zoom Level you set the smaller the size of the Zoom Window Fixed Frame becomes Note You can also adjust the zoomed area by resizing the main Zoom Window
88. deleting profiles are only available to users with System Administrator access privileges NVIDIA Corporation 84 Chapter 6 Working With Profiles Using Profiles options you can save all your Desktop Manager settings into a single file called a profile To change how your desktop functions you can subsequently load these profiles with a single hot key keystroke or by clicking the Load Profile option The profile contains all of the parameters for Desktop Manager including multiple desktops and their backgrounds individual application settings user interface settings keystone settings and window management settings You can also save your display mode settings resolution refresh rate etc to a profile Profiles are a snapshot of all your Desktop Manager settings There is never an active profile instead you can reload your Desktop Manager settings snapshot and then edit it if you need to modify the settings Note The profile file is not updated as you change Desktop Manager settings Use the Save Profile option to update the profile with your new Desktop Manager settings Benefits of Using Profiles 85 Using Profiles features you can tailor different Desktop Manager modes to more closely match your operating needs and then easily switch between profiles with a hot key Y ou can use profiles to quickly switch your system configuration depending on your needs For example if y
89. dl Display Properties extension 513104080 x OK Cancel Epoly Figure 3 26 nView Clone Span Modes Available Windows 2000 HWP D5259A 000001 and NVIDIA Geromesca Ed Gereral Adapter Manto Troubleshooting Cole Management C GeForcet MX 440 gt rivigw Display Mode PVIDIA E Performance and O rView allows you to connect separate displays to a single graphics card Drect D Settings riview Modes Payday Stardatd riview disabled Herizortal Span eros C Clone C Vertical Overlay Controle Spani Desktop Uthiss NVRictate Display riview Display 1 Anplog Display y 4 BE OY Sakethi the ore display TT Dite so painna on seco day dente meva lock O OK Cancel Apply nView Span Clone modes are available because nView Standard Dualview mode is disabled 49 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Enabling nView Span Clone Modes Windows XP Note Under Windows XP you do not need to restart your computer to switch between nView Span Clone Mode and Dualview mode When you are in Windows XP Span or Clone mode your Windows Display Properties Settings panel shows at least two monitor images unlike Windows 2000 which shows only one monitor image To disable Dualview mode and therefore make nView Span and Clone modes accessible follow these steps 1 Open the Windows Display Properties Settings panel 2 Right click the monitor imag
90. dows Display Properties Settings From the nView Desktop Manager Properties Info panel click the Display Settings option Figure 4 13 to access the Windows Display Properties Settings panel This convenient access to the Settings panel lets you quickly turn on attach or off detach your connected displays when you want to switch between nView Dualview and nView Span Clone modes for example Figure 4 13 Info Panel Accessing Windows Display Properties Settings nView Desktop Manager User Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys info Profdes Windows Appkcatons Desktops NVIDIA 2 Enable iew Desktop Manager e Show Advanced riview controls Version Information Filename Description NVIEW OLL Desktop manager hook li 6 13 10 3640 the Windows Display Properties DMCPLEXE Deskiop manager eeral 12 10 2600 Settings panel where you can MAZEE niview Configuration wiz 61310 3640 attach or detach display devices NYTUICPL CPL Control pansliconprogiam 13 10 3640_ as needed lt 1 Display Settings Click Display Settings to open NVIDIA Corporation 70 Chapter 4 Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties Troubleshooting If you have trouble accessing the nView Desktop Manager properties panel verify that a current version ofthe NVIDIA Display Driver software is installed on your system You can follow these steps to verify this 1 From your Windows desktop right click to display the prope
91. drive or to a different directory on your hard drive to back it up Uninstall the currently installed NVIDIA Display Driver software on your system See Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software on page 26 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 5 6 7 Note The uninstallation program will ask if you want to delete your profiles Choose No if you want to keep your existing profiles Install the new version of the NVIDIA Display Driver software If you deleted your profiles in step 4 Copy your profile tvp file back into the Windows nView directory Start nView Desktop Manager and load your profile When you load this profile all your nView Desktop Manager settings including Individual Settings you may have set up for an application will be restored Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software Note It is highly recommended that you follow the steps in this section to completely uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software before updating to a new version of the software To uninstall the nView software follow these steps 1 a Fk O N From the Windows desktop click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs Click the NVIDIA Display Drivers choice from the list that appears Click Change Remove Click Yes to continue A prompt appears asking whether you want to delete all of the saved nView Desktop Manager profiles Note If you c
92. e 2 and click Attached so that the option becomes unchecked 3 Click Apply Figure 3 27 This turns off your secondary display To access nView Span and Clone modes only one monitor needs to be enabled on the Display Settings panel 4 Be sure to click the display image 1 so that it is the selected display Figure 3 27 Disabling Dualview Mode Windows XP Display Properties Themes Desktop ScreenSaver Appearance Settings Drag the monka scons bo match the physical sengemert of your monitors Attached Properties Display 2 Plug and Play Mordor on NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 4406E v Screen resolulion Color quality ws Moe Mediaa 15 b v 640 by 430 pixels LEMA E lm Use this device as the primary montar O Extend my Windows desktop onto this meritor 5 Click Advanced to display the NVIDIA GPU tab shown in Figure 3 28 NVIDIA Corporation 50 Chapter 3 51 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Figure 3 28 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU tab Windows XP Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA Geforce4 MX 440 i x Calor Management f 3 GeForces MX 440 Genetel Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Display li pour screen resolution makes soseen items too small to view com oitably you can increase the DFI to compensate To change font s es only cick Cancel and go lo the Appearance tab DPI seting Normal size 36 dpi Compatibety Some plograss might not opezate pro
93. e 4 11 simply right click the icon and then select the options you want from the menu that appears The Desktop Manager menu is shown in Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 NVIDIA Media Center Icon nView Desktop Manager Settings Click nView Properties a SA Accuview Artialasing Settings GL Custom OpenGL Settings 3 Custom Direct 30 Settings open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel Click nView Desktops to view desktops you aa Click nView Profiles to view saved profiles have created 1 To enable Desktop Manager right click the Media Center icon on the Windows taskbar Figure 4 11 and click nView Desktop Manager gt Enable nView Figure 4 12 2 Again right click the Media Center icon on the Windows taskbar and click Desktop Manager to confirm that the Enable nView option is now checked Figure 4 12 You can open the nView Desktop Manager control panel by clicking nView Properties from this menu You can view saved profiles by clicking the nView Profiles option You can view desktops you ve created by clicking the nView Desktops option NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 3 To disable Desktop Manager right click the Media Center icon on the Windows taskbar and click Desktop Manager gt Disable nView 4 Again right click the Media Center icon on the Windows taskbar and click Desktop Manager to confirm that the Disable nView option is now checked Accessing Win
94. e application window to its title bar and restoring the window to its former size 117 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide e Toggle transparency toggles the active window between being transparent and opaque e Toggle always on top toggles the active window between being always on top or not being on top e Show Color Keyed window lets you easily control color keyed windows After you define a hot key corresponding to a color for details see Examples of Actions Requiring Additional Information on page 120 then when you press this hot key it will toggle the corresponding color keyed window to be brought to the forefront maximized and visible on all desktops In other words it allows for a window to be immediately accessible with a single keystroke no matter where on the desktop s the window is located Show on all desktops toggles the active window between showing on all desktops or on a single desktop e Collapse to desktop causes the active window to show on the current desktop only e Activate desktop switches the display to a user specified desktop After you enter the keystroke in the text box and click Add a list box appears with all possible desktop targets Choose a desktop that you will activate or switch to with the hot key you assigned Next desktop switches the display to the next desktop e Previous desktop switches t
95. e hts be me T a Taskbar is stretched Background is stretched across displays across displays Figure 3 22 shows an example of running Span mode under Windows XP with both of the two displays set to 1280x1024 resolution In this configuration Windows recognizes only a single display running at 2x1280x1024 or 2560x1024 The key to remember when running nView Span mode is that Windows does not detect that you have two displays connected as far as it is concerned you have an oversized display This is the reason that you cannot use different bit depths or resolutions per display Note This also results in Span mode being slightly faster than Dualview mode because Windows only has to manage one display device instead of two Under nView Span mode Windows stretches the background wallpaper out to cover your large logical display and it stretches the taskbar out to fill your large logical display as shown in Figure 3 22 If you maximize an application the application will be maximized to fill the large logical display screen i e both displays Using the current Release 40 drivers under Windows XP and Windows 2000 you can run nView Span mode with more than two displays For example if NVIDIA Corporation 46 Chapter 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone are using an NVIDIA GPU based card to which you have connected four displays you can have two sets of two spanned di
96. e on your desktop 95 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Accessing the Effects Tab To access the Desktop Manager Effects panel follow these steps 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager properties tabs see Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties on page 60 2 Click the Info tab if you are not already there 3 Click the check box Enable nView Desktop Manager to enable the option 4 Click Apply 5 Click the Effects tab to display the Effects panel shown in Figure 8 1 Figure 8 1 nView Desktop Manager Properties Effects Panel Effects tab E nView Desktop Manager Into Profies Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Effects Zoom HetKeys Took lt Effects panel Z Make windows minimize and maximize faster Make windows tansparert when dragged C Enable drop down menu transparency C Enable taskbar vansparency Transparency level of 50 2 percent Color Keys Double click any of the colors to display the Color Key Properties dialog box where you can enable disable or edit the color Windows Color Keying Enable Window Color Keying Automaticaly assign colors to windows ew Bee EME dE Double click a colce selection above to enable disable or change NVIDIA Corporation 96 Chapter 8 Using Effects Window Drawing Enhancements Make Windows Minimize and Maximize
97. ed for this application and may be represented by a solid colored square a check mark as shown in the example in Figure 11 7 or other indicator depending on the application Off means that the feature is always disabled for this application and is always represented by an empty square unchecked Global means that the application uses the standard nView Desktop Manager settings for the feature and may be represented by a check mark solid colored square as shown in the example in Figure 11 7 or other indicator depending on the application Note The Allow transparency and draw at n option is simply an on off setting that either enables or disables transparency for the application and sets an individual transparency level to be used for the application during transparent operations Figure 11 7 Individual Application Settings Dialog Box nView Individual Application Settings Individual Settings for wordpad Change niew window and launch settings for this app only Note E means use goba settings Window Cortrol E Enable v ndow sparring acioss monkors Z Allow transparency end draw at 50 gt x Y Enable Coke Keying and use E Coke Kep 4 v Dialog Box Control E Enable dialog box repositioning Co Key 7 1 A Color Key transparency EE Color Key 9 i Always on top oomoo Lar Setting Visible on all desktops On SO O Last Setting Restore window size and position Launch application on desktop Active v Launch
98. ed to the Desktops list 3 After you enter the desktop name optionally you can assign the desktop a Wallpaper background and or assign the desktop a unique icon For details see Selecting a Background for the Desktop on page 146 Selecting Separate Backgrounds Per Display on page 146 or Selecting a Desktop Icon on page 147 141 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Note If you have checked the Enable desktop explorer shell extension option in the User Interfaces tab you can also use the Desktop Explorer node in the Windows Explorer to create desktops See Creating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 148 Activating or Switching Desktops From the Desktops tab double click the desktop you want to activate from the list of desktops Note The type of background wallpaper selected for your desktop can significantly affect how fast you can switch from one desktop to another For further details see the Note in Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons on page 144 You can also use a variety of other methods to switch between desktops as discussed in these sections e Activating Desktops from the NVIDIA Media Center Icon on page 142 e Activating Desktops From the Windows Desktop Properties Menu on page 143 e Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 143 e Activating Desktops With Hot Keys on page 144 Activating
99. eeds to be enabled on the Display Settings panel Be sure to click the display image 1 so that it is the selected display Click Advanced to display the NVIDIA GPU tab shown in Figure 3 32 Click the NVIDIA GPU tab to display the Media Center menu Figure 3 33 From the Media Center menu click nView Display Mode to display the associated properties panel Figure 3 34 ao a A Q Figure 3 31 Disabling Dualview Windows 9x Background Screen Saver Appearance Eftects Web Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arangemert af your monitors Display f2 NEC MuliSyne E700 on NVIDIA Gef oroa MXM 400 ooo Oe High Color 16 b Ey 2 E 640 by 480 pints I Extend my Windows desktop orto this mordor freee oK Cancel Pony 53 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 3 32 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU tab Windows 9x NVIDIA GPU tab Figure 3 33 NVIDIA Media Center Menu Windows 9x NVIDIA GeForce MX 440 4405E Propertees Media Center E Geforces MX 440 menu p Piew Display Mode 7 E Perfomance and Q E Oieo0 Seringe Fini os VIDIA Refresh Rate Ol ERM Eade n i i OpenGL Settings f Overlay Controls Desktop Utities redep cry Display diver aE ES reddidi DirectDraw diver nvopeng di OpenGL installable chert diver recore wd Resource Manager keine NVIDIA Corporation 54 Chapter 3 Using nView
100. een assigned and are currently active Figure 10 5 shows parts of an Active Hot Keys list 121 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager The Active Hot Keys list box displays the h User s Guide ot key itself for example Ctrl G the hot key action for example Gather all windows to Mon1 and then any further information for that hot key such as Properties and Application Name information if applicable Note Use the scroll bar at the bottom of this list box to scroll to the right to see all the information columns for a hot key Figure 10 5 nView Desktop Manager Properties Active Hot Keys List a nView Desktop Manager Windows Effects Zoom Into Profiles User Interface Rot Keys AVIDIA Select an Action Run application Locale cursor Gather all windows to Moni Toggle zoom window Load peohle Move window to morior Active hot keys Actions Open niew control panel Remove Keys AlteO Applications Desktops Tools vw CubT Chk hN Toggle always on top Show Color Keyed window Show niView options menu lt Active Hot Keys List Changes to hot keys take effect immediately NVIDIA Corporation 122 Chapter 11 Using the User Interface Options 11 USING THE USER INTERFACE OPTIONS This chapter contains the following major sections e e About User Interface Options on page 123 Accessing the User In
101. eled Desktop Explorer in the folder tree of your Explorer window to expand the folder so that you can view your desktops in the contents pane Then right click on the desktop for which you want to configure Thumbnail styles A pop up menu appears as shown in Figure 12 10 Click Thumbnails and then select one of these styles Disabled Wallpaper Screenshot or Geometry Figure 12 10 Note Not all thumbnail styles are supported by all operating systems However Windows XP supports all styles NVIDIA Corporation 150 Chapter 12 Managing Desktops Figure 12 11 Desktop Explorer nView Desktop Thumbnails Styles File Edt vew Favorites Tools Help O FS h x Folders a EY monaa_DISX1 G a D E Powertizer on Mang dt1 CY H E mein on M sng dt1 Z D E Contro Panel E Shared Documents E my Network Places Recyde Bin 42 Desktop Explorer Defayk Refresh Thumbnail i Hop A Disabled E VUiPsorkar II SHARED ive o a Walpsper E C Documents and Setting Sorcenshot ED Defauk L__ Geometry E capocuments and Setting 13 Capocuments and Setting Desttop 5 2 Jasc Paint Shop Pro Of4_ T Display Properties T Mvp Montors and NY 3 Deskop A 1 nien Desktop Manager T Dspley Properties T Multiple Montors and NY US pesitop B E new Desktop Manager Display Properties T Mvp Monters and RY G gt a Moving Applications Between Desktops or to a New Desktop Note If you enab
102. ent the desktop 1 From the Desktops panel select the desktop for which you want to change the background and or icon 2 Click Properties to open a dialog box which allows you to set the background wallpaper and icon From this dialog box you can browse for different Wallpapers graphics files set the Wallpaper style tiled centered stretched or set the desktop icon Figure 12 6 shows the settings for a single display configuration Figure 12 7 shows the settings for a multi display configuration where you can change the wallpaper per monitor NVIDIA Corporation 144 Chapter 12 Managing Desktops Figure 12 6 Desktop Properties Changing Desktop Wallpaper single display Desktop Properties The way that the picture displays on the desktop Tile xl Desp Waar CAWINNT Peihordtoyalipaperl beep Deoir Sig CAWINNT System32 viewing dil Figure 12 7 Desktop Properties Changing Desktop Wallpaper multi display Desktop Properties Desktop Name fi Stop Select a monitor to change the wallpaper Morttce 1 walpaper a on ee i Multi display Wallpaper options 08 2 Allow diferent w alpepers per ss The way that the picture displays on the desktop Desktop Icor CAWINNT System32 viewing di 145 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Selecting a Background for the Desktop 1 To assign a background to the desktop click Browse 2 Select a graphics file to use Note
103. eps 1 Open the Zoom window see Show Zoom Window on page 107 for details and place the Magnifying Glass Zoom or Fixed Frame Zoom over the Paint window so that the drawing buttons as well as some of the paint area is being magnified 2 Press the paint buttons on the Zoom window not the paint window and then draw directly on the zoom window This allows for easier editing since the area is magnified Enable Zoom of Video Playback disables overlay Note This option doesn t apply under Magnifying Glass zoom The Zoom Window cannot zoom video data contained in hardware overlay windows Hardware overlay is used by default to play back video data Thus if you open a video playback window the Zoom window normally will not zoom the data This option lets you disable hardware overlay when the zoom window is open This forces video playback not to use hardware overlay Note This setting does not affect videos that are currently playing when the Zoom window opens but only affects video windows opened after the Zoom window In other words if a video is playing before you open a zoom window the video data will not be zoomed If a video is opened after the zoom window is open the video data will be zoomed if this option is set NVIDIA Corporation 106 Chapter 9 Using Zoom Options Show Zoom Window This option when checked opens a Zoom Window that can display a magnification of a selected area of your screen us
104. er 3 31 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Dualview support and functionality include the following nView Dualview Span and Clone modes support advanced NVIDIA features such as Video Mirroring See Zoom Features Display Properties vs Desktop Manager on page 104 and Video Mirroring Options on page 114 Note Windows NT 4 0 in Multiview mode does not support Video Mirroring Windows places the taskbar on only a single display Windows replicates rather than stretches the background on each display When you maximize an application it maximizes only to the single display and so on Figure 3 4 shows an example of a Dualview system where the left display is running at 1280x1024 and the right display is running at 1024x768 Notice that the background is not stretched across the displays and the taskbar appears on a single display instead of being stretched across displays You can set different color depths per display You can arrange your multi display desktop to be any shape it does not have to be limited to rectangular as in Span modes When you run a DirectX or OpenGL application in Dualview mode it is accelerated as long as the window does not span more than one display If the window spans two displays drawing is not accelerated in the window Note In Span mode drawing is always accelerated Dualview mode works for any display connected to your NVIDIA multi display g
105. erties menu Figure 12 5 Accessing Desktops From the Properties Menu Arange Icons By Refresh ME Default nview Properties Entertainment NvKeystone gt Work Properties 4 Choose the desktop you want to activate Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer See Renaming Deleting and Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 149 Activating Desktops With Hot Keys See Using Hot Keys on page 115 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Renaming Desktops Click Rename to rename the selected desktop from a text input dialog box where you can type in a new name for the selected desktop Note You cannot rename the Default desktop You can perform the same function from the Desktop Explorer see Renaming Deleting and Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 149 Removing Desktops Click Remove to remove the selected desktop from the list Once you delete a desktop it is removed from the list of desktops The applications on the deleted desktop now move to the Default desktop Note You cannot remove the startup or Default desktop You can perform the same function from the Desktop Explorer see Renaming Deleting and Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 149 Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons The Properties option lets you change the background of the selected desktop and assign an icon to repres
106. es Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons 144 Selecting a Background for the Desktop 146 Selecting Separate Backgrounds Per Display 146 Selecting a Desktop Icon 147 Using Desktop Explorer 147 Creating Desktops from Desktop Explorer 148 User s Guide Renaming Deleting and Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer 149 Enhancing the Desktop Explorer Thumbnails VIEW g aaa daa a aaa 150 Using the Thumbnail Styles 150 Moving Applications Between Desktops or to a New Desktop 4 4 4 4408 4044 6 202 151 Accessing Other Application Settings from Desktop Explorer si o 00000 ear a a a als 152 Advanced User Options 155 Add to DESKTOP 5 es ss ssas a ale a 155 Remove from Desktop sss serere sss 155 13 Using Tools Options About Tools Options 157 Accessing the Tools Tab 157 Display QuallY iaa ia dd 158 Enable NVKeystone Display Correction 158 Enable NVKeystone Option in Desktop Menu 159 Show Flat Panel Calibration Screen 159 Windows Utilities 160 Automatically Align Displays 160 NNVIKGYSIONG asc eS ceed waa aa aa ws ala 160 Accessing NVKeystone 160 NVKeystone MenU 161 NVKeystone Adjustment Screen 161 NVKeystone Options 162 14 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Accessing the Applications Tab 165 Using the
107. es a magnifying glass style zoom window when you launch a Zoom Window The magnifying glass zoom window contains a white square inside the zoom window For details on using this option see Using Magnifying Glass Style Zoom on page 110 Centered on Cursor This option creates a zoom window that displays a magnification of the area around the mouse cursor when a zoom window is launched For details on using this option see Using Cursor Style Zoom on page 109 NVIDIA Corporation 104 Chapter 9 Using Zoom Options Fixed Frame This option creates a zoom window that displays a magnification of a fixed area on your desktop For details on using this option see Using Fixed Frame Zoom on page 112 Use the Mouse Wheel to Change Zoom Levels Enable the Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels option if you want to use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels when a zoom window is active In addition or as an alternative you can also use the Zoom Level menu from the Zoom Window to change zoom levels See Zoom Window Menus on page 107 If you want to use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels while holding down one of the following keys Shift or Ctrl then follow these steps Click the Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels check box to enable the option Then click Shift and or Ctrl Click Apply Show Cursor in Zoom Window Note This option doesn t apply under Magn
108. es supported Note Using the current Release 40 drivers under Windows XP and Windows 2000 you can run nView Span mode with more than two displays For example if are using an NVIDIA GPU based card to which you have connected four displays you can have two sets of spanned displays Does switching between nView Span Clone Yes Yes NA mode and nView Dualview mode require restarting your computer Hardware Acceleration Yes DirectX Yes Yes DirectX operations are accelerated if OpenGL window is constrained to a single monitor Acceleration is otherwise operation is redirected to the disabled in Dualview software mode OpenGL support Are all nView Desktop Manager features Yes Yes except Yes except supported Transparency Transparency Supported Languages Languages Supported in the nView Desktop Manager Properties Pane English USA Arabic Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Czech Danish Dutch Finnish French NVIDIA Corporation German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese Brazil Portuguese Euro Iberian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Turkish 22 Chapter 1 23 Introduction Languages Supported in the nView Desktop Manager Online Help English USA German Arabic Greek Chinese Simplified Hebrew Chinese Traditional Hungarian Czech Italian Danish Japanese Dutch Korean Finnish Norwegian French Polish Portuguese Braz
109. ese features and how to use them refer to individual chapters in this guide Note A few features may be restricted to users with System Administrator access privileges under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 and will be noted as such where applicable in this guide Windows Management The windows management features are available on the Windows page Figure 1 2 on the nView Desktop Manager properties panel Multi display features allow you to do the following tasks e Configure your system to prevent windows from stretching across spanning displays e Configure where dialog boxes pop up on your desktop You can have them appear centered on the display device on which your cursor is displayed NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Add a custom maximize option to your windows Tis option lets you maximize windows to a single display device monitor or to the entire desktop Other features allow you to do the following tasks e Extend the Windows user interface with new and powerful window controls Extend the style of every window in your system Using Desktop Manager you can turn windows transparent or force them to always be on top of other windows Extend the system menu of every window in your system with the style options above plus options to move windows to different desktops and displays When using multiple desktops set a window to be visible on every desktop for those windows
110. evice attached to your multi display graphics card and that the display devices are turned on 3 Confirm that the NVIDIA Display Driver software including the nView Desktop Manager component has been installed on your system 4 Start up Windows 5 From your desktop right click to view the properties menu 6 Click Properties gt Settings tab gt Advanced gt the NVIDIA GPU tab gt Desktop Utilities option from the Media Center menu to display the NVIDIA Desktop Utilities panel 7 Click the Enable Dualview Treat multiple outputs option to enable it Figure 3 5 and click Apply The prompt in Figure 3 6 appears 8 Click Restart Now When the system starts up you may see a series of Dualview installation prompts as shown in Figure 3 7 Note It may take up to one minute for the first Dualview prompt to appear 9 Click Yes Finish and Yes to follow through and then restart your computer as prompted After the system starts up if the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard appears run through the Wizard by following the procedures in Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard on page 72 NVIDIA Corporation 32 Chapter 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Figure 3 5 NVIDIA Desktop Utilities Panel Enabling Dualview in Windows 2000 HWP D5259A 000001 and NVIDIA Gerona Ed General Adspter Monor Troubleshooting Cole Management E GeForces MX 440 Coc 223 GeF
111. ffects Zoom Hot Keys inlo Protdes Windows Appicabon J Desktops tab Desktops Defauk lt Desktops panel 4 List of Desktops T desktops are displayed Properties here Rename I Remove j NOTE Changes to desktops take effect immediate NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Notes Before You Begin e Desktop options Add Properties Rename and Remove take immediate effect when clicked Each desktop is identified by a name and can have optional customizations such as independent backgrounds or icons that identify the desktop in menus and in the Desktop Explorer shell extension Windows Control Panel based nView Desktop Manager Properties command prompt windows and modal dialog boxes are visible on all desktops All other applications by default launch only on the active desktop unless you have set up individual settings for the application nView does not support different resolutions per desktop All desktops are automatically set at the same resolution The type of background wallpaper selected for your desktop can significantly affect how fast you can switch from one desktop to another For further details see the Note in Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons on page 144 Desktops List The Desktops list box displays a list of all currently available desktops e Desktop Manager maintains a minimum of one desktop and a maximum of 32
112. fter the installation of the NVIDIA Windows Display Driver software the Wizard does not start automatically You can start the Wizard from the Wizard option on the nView Desktop Manager properties panel Info panel Manually Starting the Wizard This sections contains the following topics e Starting the Wizard From the Windows Control Panel on page 73 e Starting the Wizard from the nView Desktop Manager Info Panel on page 75 Starting the Wizard From the Windows Control Panel 1 From your Windows desktop click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel 2 Locate the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager icon and double click it to display the Desktop Manager properties Info panel Figure 5 1 73 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 1 Info Panel default Before Desktop Manager is Enabled E nView Desktop Manager C Enable niew Desktop Manager C Show Advanced riview cortrats Version Information Filename Description Verson NVIEW OLL Desktop manager hook li 6 1310 4030 WWSHELL OLL Shel namespace lea 6 1310 4030 DMCPL EXE Desktop manager cortral 6 13 10 4030 NWIZ EXE nView Configuration Wiz 6 13 10 4030 NVTUICPL CPL Control panslicon program 1310 4030 lt 3 To enable Desktop Manager click the Enable nView Desktop Manager check box and click Apply Figure 5 2 shows the Desktop Manager Info tab after Desktop Manager is enabled Figure 5 2 Info Panel After Desktop
113. g i Desktop Utides Memoy 54 MB Clone mode System Information option 1s Syetem Processor Intel Pentium ll with SSE unavailable Direct Version DirectX 6 1 in Dualview Driver Version Information Changist 512628 mode Filename Description Version nvdspdiv Display dover 4 13 01 40 0 nvdd32 0 DiraciDraw diver 4 13 00 4080 avopenghdl OpenGL installable chert dives 413 01 4080 nvcoce ved Resource Manager kesnel 41301 4060 f RIK ani eS 7 AUTO OTe nView Span and Clone Modes nView Span Clone and Dualview modes support advanced NVIDIA features such as Video Mirroring See Zoom Features Display Properties vs Desktop Manager on page 104 and Video Mirroring Options on page 114 Note Windows NT 4 0 Multiview mode does not support Video Mirroring Key Features of nView Span Mode Span mode support and functionality include the following e DirectX or OpenGL applications in Span mode are fully accelerated e In nView Span mode your Windows desktop is stretched or spans all of your displays In Span mode as far as Windows is concerned you only have a single logical display device connected to your computer the real physical displays are combined together to give you this logical display 45 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 3 22 Multiple Displays in nView Horizontal Span Mode Display 1 Display 2 m
114. g nView Setup The riview Wizard is now complete Click the Finish button below to save the display selling choices you have made tie offers mary other features including hot keys the ability lo customize your desktop names and icons aduclable display sellings on a pet eppication base special zoom vandow contiols and mare You can access these extended features by opering the view Desktop Manage hom the Windows Comtrol Panel group Once riview is loaded you can also right click on your Windows desktop to access the nview Desktop Manager corivol panels sellings Thank pou fot selecting nsew After you click Finish to complete Desktop Manager Setup you will see the Desktop Explorer prompt Figure 5 17 if you enabled or disabled the Turn on Explorer extension in the Wizard NVIDIA Corporation 82 Chapter 5 Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Figure 5 17 Desktop Explorer Prompt Desktop Explorer A You must log off in order to enable or disable the Desktop Explorer Press Yes to log off new No to ignore your change 1 Click Yes for the change to take effect or No to ignore your change 2 Once you log back in the Desktop Manager Explorer extension should either be visible sample Desktop Explorer extension is shown in Figure 5 18 in your Windows Explorer window or removed from Windows Explorer Figure 5 18 Desktop Explorer Extension in Windows Explorer 2 Desktop Explorer Fle Edt wew Favores Tool Heb
115. glass 1 2 2 eee eee eens 103 Desktop Manager Properties Zoom Panel Fixed Frame 1 2 ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 103 Zoom Level Meris lt lt o ai ei sree ats Sree as ere a ard 108 Zoom Refresh Meni sea 474074 AT Gere ata AG de LW ae ee A 108 Zoom Style MEDI ai pda a RA Di ey i a RO SL as 109 Cursor Style Zoom Window Iese eies ee ara E a E lesa lends ea ad eres Resa gpa ass 109 Cursor Style Zoom Window 2 eria ita a ei wees wi Sie Sos oe RS ee ws 109 Cursor Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window se ess sss scs se sacia Beer wearers we ios 110 Magnifying Glass Style Zoom Window s sos siea ee cee ee ewe rere ewer oo o 111 Magnifying Glass Style Zoom Window Over Zoom Area ooo ooo oo ooo ooo 111 Magnifying Glass Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window 1 ee ooo oo ooo 112 Zoom Window Fixed Fiame Window oa sa ass oo a a a a 113 Magnified Area in Zoom Window Zoom Window Fixed Frame Window is Hidden 113 nView Desktop Manager Properties Hot Keys Panel o o ooooooo ooo oo 116 Hot Keys Properties Dialog BOX sane fond series bs sine wren rs Werte GRES 119 Hot Keys Properties Dialog Box for Move window to monitor Action s eses sasse 120 Hot Keys Properties Dialog Box for Show Color Keyed window Action 2 121 nView Desktop Manager Properties Active Hot Keys List s e sce ee eee eee ee ee ee 122 nView Desktop Manager Properties User Interface Panel ooo ooo
116. h desktop Switching between desktops ls easy You can sel up hot keys lo move belween desktops of you can nighi clck the mouse on your cutrert desktop to view a choice of desktops bo aclivale g want to use mubiple desktops and set up A Ea E intial desklops you can change Ihis later lt Back Ner Conca Note If you specified more than desktop in the previous window the window in Figure 5 12 appears Figure 5 12 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Desktop Names NVIDIA nView Wizard Desktop Management lt 4 oo ra The Wizard wil create 2 desktops which t wil name Defauk to desk2 You can change your desktop names from the Desktops panel in the niew Desktop Manager control panel simply select a desktop and click the Rename button To switch between desktops select the desktop and cick the Activate button Other methods of navigating your desktops include nght clicking on the desklop ar setting up and using Next and Previous desktop hot keys A third method using Windows Explorer is discussed on the next Wizard page Using multiple desktops i easy When pou launch an application it opens on the active desktop Using the riview system menu extension you can sand the application to another desktop or make it visible on al desktops If you install the riview Explorer shel extension pou can even dag and drop applications between desktops NVIDIA Corporation 80 Chapter 5 Using the Desktop M
117. he display to the previous desktop e Show nView task switcher e Toggle NVKeystone mode toggles the keystone mode between off on and adjust Note NVKeystone must be enabled checked on the Tools panel for this hot key to have any effect e Show nView options menu will display the nView options menu for the currently active window e Switch to next display device switches your display card s output to the next display output that is connected Note This hot key only works when your display card is running in single display mode Toggle Clone mode will turn on and off Clone mode on your display card Note This hot key is only available with Windows XP and only works when you are in single display or nView Clone mode NVIDIA Corporation 118 Chapter 10 Using Hot Keys Adding a Hot Key 119 Note Only one action can be linked to a hot key If you attempt to add an action to a hot key that is already defined an error message appears However more than one hot key can be assigned to the same action To add a hot key follow these steps 1 From the Hot Keys panel click Add A properties dialog box appears Figure 10 2 that lets you set the hot key keystroke and add any additional information the hot key needs to operate Figure 10 2 Hot Keys Properties Dialog Box Properties for the hot key Tips on Adding Properties The hot key that you are adding needs key s
118. ifying Glass zoom This option causes the mouse cursor to be shown in the zoom window when enabled checked This feature only applies to centered on cursor and fixed frame zoom styles When enabled the mouse cursor will be shown in the zoom window if the mouse cursor is in the area of the screen that is being zoomed When disabled unchecked the mouse cursor will not appear in the zoom window Automatically Move Zoom Window to Next Screen 105 Note This option doesn t apply under Magnifying Glass or Fixed Frame zoom When this option is enabled and the Zoom window is maximized to a single display not the full desktop Desktop Manager will automatically move the window to the next display screen if your cursor moves onto the Zoom window NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Enable Bi Directional Editing Note This feature applies only to the Magnifying Glass and Fixed Frame style zoom windows and cursor related functions but not text editing Also note that this option does not work with the Magnifying Glass style zoom window if any transparency features are enabled When enabled nView Desktop Manager allows you to use your mouse with applications under either Magnifying Glass or Fixed Frame Zoom windows using the application s standard mouse editing methods Using an example of the Microsoft Accessories Paint program Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Paint follow these st
119. il Portuguese Euro Iberian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide DRIVER INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION This chapter contains the following major sections e Before You Begin on page 24 e About nView Desktop Manager Installation on page 24 e Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software on page 26 Before You Begin In order to access the nView Desktop Manager application the latest version of the NVIDIA Display Drivers software for your Windows operating system must be installed on your computer Note If you do not have System Administrator access privileges it is assumed that the appropriate person with System Administrator access in your organization will set up and install nView on your computer Note This chapter discusses the installation process but does not provide step by step instructions on how to perform an actual installation About nView Desktop Manager Installation The nView Desktop Manager feature is part of your NVIDIA Display Driver Installation files and therefore is automatically installed when the NVIDIA Display Driver software is installed NVIDIA Corporation 24 Chapter 2 25 Driver Installation And Uninstallation NVIDIA Driver Installation provides both an INF file based installation method and an InstallShield Wizard based installation method File Locations
120. in a single step Froen tha Sst on the lelt select a profile thal matchas elhar pour compar computer manu acturer ot industry ee select lt none gt i you de not werk to lad a prolife I Skip the detailed configuration and go directly lo the last Wizard page Newt gt Cancel 77 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Note From the Wizard window shown in Figure 5 6 if you want to skip the detailed configuration windows that would normally appear when you click Next click the Skip the detailed configuration check box to enable the option and then click Next to go directly to the last window of The Wizard windows in Figure 5 7 and Figure 5 8 appear only if you have a multi display setup Figure 5 7 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Window Spanning Control NVIDIA nView Wizard Eg Window Management Window Spanning Control nView helps manage window plocement and functionality When using multiple monitos windows are sometimes positioned across monitors spanning the morior sph This can make Pformation in the window dificuk to read nView solves this problem by controling the window position preverting it Irom spanring across both monitors If a window i drawn on a manioe split niew val move to one monitor ot the other NVIDIA nView Wizard Window Management Dialog Repositioning niew helps manage dialog box placement Mary programs we designed to place dialog boxes in the center of the desktop
121. in the example in Figure 14 4 or other indicator depending on the application Note The Allow transparency and draw at n option is simply an on off setting that either enables or disables transparency for the application and sets an individual transparency level to be used for the application during transparent operations Figure 14 4 nView Desktop Manager Properties Applications Individual Application Settings nView Individual Application Settings Individual Settings for wordpad Change niew window and launch settings tor the app only Note E means use global settings Window Control E Enable vandow sparring acioss monkois 2 Allow transparency and draw at 50 gt x Dialog Box Control E Enable dialog box repositioning Launch Settings Transparency On OF O Last Setting Always on top On O Last Setting Visible on all desktops O 0n OO O Last Setting C Restore window size and position Launch application on desktop Active w NVIDIA Corporation 170 Chapter 14 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Launch Settings Launch settings are only applied when an application is first started e The Transparency Always on top and Visible on all desktops can have one of three settings On means the setting will always be turned on when the application starts Off means the setting will always be turned off when the application starts Last Setting means that when the application is closed the se
122. ing the window to a title bar NVIDIA Corporation 14 Chapter 1 15 e Introduction Turn on and off a feature that shows your multiple desktops inside Windows Explorer Turn on and off several notification message options The User Interface features are discussed in Using the User Interface Options on page 123 Tools For details on using the Tools features see Using Tools Options on page 157 The nView Desktop Manager toolbox includes several utilities designed to solve specific user problems You can use tools such as NVKeystone and flat panel calibration to improve your display quality Utilities include anti keystoning support and flat panel monitor calibration screens are designed to improve windows multi display features The Tools panel contains the following key features e NV Keystone can be set to compensate for keystoning effects on your windows display allowing you to fix distorted projection images This feature is primarily for laptop mobile computers Analog flat panel calibration displays a screen on your display optimized for your flat panel s auto calibrate feature allowing for improved image quality during the auto sync process Automatically align displays will snap multiple displays into alignment if they are slightly misaligned This also fixes certain Windows issues where Windows can sometimes leave small gaps between displays Zoom Hot Keys and Other
123. ing the zoom style you have selected i e Magnifying Glass Centered on Cursor or Fixed Frame style zooming When a Zoom window is open this button changes to Hide Zoom Window Pressing the button when it is labeled Hide Zoom Window will close the open Zoom window Using the Zoom Window you can change zoom levels the update rate of the zoomed data and even toggle the window on or off with a hot key Zoom Window Menus The following topics are discussed in this section Zoom Level Zoom Refresh Zoom Style Using Cursor Style Zoom Using Magnifying Glass Style Zoom Using Fixed Frame style Zoom Zoom Level Zoom Level can be set from 1x to 10x Figure 9 4 Note You can also change zoom levels with the mouse wheel by itself or in 107 combination with the Ctrl and or Shift keys if you selected this option in the Zoom panel NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 9 4 Zoom Level Menu E Zoom Window BE E a Zoom Refresh Zoom Style Zoom Refresh Zoom Refresh can be set from 5 frames second to 30 frames seconds in increments of 5 Figure 9 5 Note Higher refresh rates require more processing power Figure 9 5 Zoom Refresh Menu Zoom Window OBS Zoom Level FACIES Zoom Style Sframesfsec 10 Frames sec 15 Frames sec 20 Frames sec 25 frames sec w 30 Frames sec Zoom Style Zoom Style can be set to any one of the following settings as
124. iption as to how to use the feature NVIDIA Corporation 134 Chapter 11 135 Using the User Interface Options Internet Explorer Options Note You must have installed Internet Explorer 6 0 at minimum to access the nView Desktop Manager based Internet Explorer option explained in this section nView Options adds a new menu item called Open link on monitor n Figure 11 8 on the Internet Explorer 6 0 browser where n represents the monitor display device number For example 1 is the only choice when only one display device is attached 1 and 2 are choices when two display devices are attached 1 2 and 3 are choices when three display devices are attached and so on Once you set this option on a primary Internet Explorer window as shown in the example in Figure 11 8 when you Ctrl left click or double right click any link from this primary window the browser window for that link opens on the display device you selected with the Open link on monitor option Figure 11 8 nView Options for Internet Explorer 6 0 or later version Tal YE 3 NVIDIA Home Microsoft Internet Explorer Q Qzia p 2 a n iminite to desktop Fie Edt view Ferorites Took Heb Send window to o Y x EX CA Search Feres Oh mea Send apptcation to ss 28 hetp J waww rrvidia com J gt Go Always on top DOWNLOAD DRIVERS PRODUCTS Powr X Visible on al desktops Collapse to this desktop Fe y I y I A March 13 2000 Ind
125. is option repositions dialog boxes to a specific display device where n is the number assigned to the display device when using a multi display setup This number is based on the monitor representations of the display devices on the Windows Display Properties Settings panel Center on cursor s monitor This option centers dialog boxes to the display device on which the cursor is located Locate on application s monitor This option repositions dialog boxes centered on the parent application s display NVIDIA Corporation 94 Chapter 8 Using Effects USING EFFECTS The following major topics are discussed in this chapter e About Effects on page 95 e Accessing the Effects Tab on page 96 e Window Drawing Enhancements on page 97 e Windows Color Keying on page 98 About Effects The Desktop Manager Effects panel provides 2D and 3D features for windows on the desktop Effects features can be used in both single display and multi display computer setups Among the features you can enable from the Effects panel is increasing the speed of windows opening closing and to change Windows behavior to automatically activate windows underneath your cursor You can also add transparency support to windows on the desktop Key benefits of using Effects features are the following e Speed up maximizing minimizing restoring and opening windows e Making a window transparent effectively gives you more spac
126. is the primary dipe F Disatle auto panning on secondary davies ss por lock Detect Disolys Device Setings gt gt OK Carcel uh Enabling Turning on the Secondary Display Windows 2000 1 From the Display Properties Settings panel right click monitor image numbered 2 to display a pop up properties menu 2 Click Attached and click Apply You will notice that the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor option becomes checked and your secondary display is enabled Figure 3 12 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 3 12 Display Properties Settings Dualview Preparation Windows 2000 Display Properties ME Background Screen Saver Appearance Web Elfects Settings Drag the moritor icons to match the physical arangemert of pour monitors p Multiple Monitors on NVIDIA Dualview v r Cokes y Screen area High Color 16 b Less E More mm ha 348 by 480 pixels I Use this device as the primary monitor IV Extend my Windows desktop ce o this moritor Carcel Ap Enabling nView Dualview Mode After Initial Session Windows 2000 Switching back and forth from Dualview to Span Clones mode under Windows 2000 is much faster after the initial Dualview enable session On subsequent Dualview enabling sessions you can use fewer steps as follows 1 Follow the basic steps in Enabling nView Dualview Mode for the First Time Windows 2000 on page
127. ividual settings PRESS RELEASES gt NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Powers Graphics c Menu options gt NVIDIA GoForced4 Ti Upgrade Kite Now A NVIDIA and Shuttle Computer Open the About niview K solutions for bot this tap Y Yo worxstaniox EN f gt Open inkon montor gt 5 a NY gt h A al am gt PowerPoint Options The nView Desktop Manager options menu adds a new menu item Show slideshow on monitor n on Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 and PowerPoint 2002 where n represents the monitor display device number Once you select a monitor to show slide shows on future slide shows started from Microsoft PowerPoint will be shown on that monitor NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Multiple Desktops Options Note For detailed information on desktops see Managing Desktops on page 138 Show Desktop Name When Switching Default Option is disabled unchecked If this option is enabled when you switch desktops the name of the desktop to which you switched will be shown for approximately two 2 seconds on every display device in your setup then the desktop name will fade out Note In Span modes and Multiview mode in Windows NT 4 0 the desktop name is only shown on one display Enable Desktop Explorer Shell Extension Default Option is disabled unchecked When this option is enabled you can view desktops in the Windows Explorer folder tree 1 Enable che
128. k box When you enable this option every application window s title bar will contain an nView Desktop Manager options menu button as shown in Figure Lis 2 Click the nView options menu button from the application s title bar to display the nView options menu Figure 11 5 Figure 11 5 Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Options Menu Using the nView Options Menu Button Click the nView options menu button from the application s title bar to display the nView options menu Maximize to desktop Send window to Send application to gt Alvarys on top Visible on all desktops Collapse to this desktop Individual settings gt Meru options About new About this App Note When you disable uncheck this option the nView Desktop Manager menu button is not displayed in the title bar of applications In this case if you still need to access the nView options you can use the nView Options title bar option to access the nView options only if you enabled this feature on your User Interface tab nView Menu Options nView Desktop Manager can perform a variety of operations on windows in the system You can access this functionality through an nView options menu as explained in the earlier sections Figure 11 6 shows the dialog box that appears when you click nView Menu Options From this dialog box you can change the nView Desktop Manager options that you want to display in the nView options menu In this way
129. l follow these steps 1 Right click from your Windows desktop 2 To open the Desktop Utilities panel click Properties gt Settings tab gt Advanced gt NVIDIA GPU tab and the Desktop Utilities option from the Media Center menu Figure 4 7 3 To enable the nView Desktop Manager application click the Enable Desktop Manager check box and click Apply Figure 4 7 The nView Properties option is now added to your desktop properties menu 4 Right click from your desktop to view the desktop properties menu You will see that nView Properties has been added to the menu Figure 4 8 Figure 4 7 Desktop Utilities Enabling Desktop Manager Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 ad fx Genera Adepte Morilor Troubleshoot Coke Management E GeFoices MX 440 GeForced MX 440 niview Display Mode Peoimance and Qual The Moda Center taskbar utiy lets you conmeriendy access various Overlay Contiels features and presets you ve configured in the Display Properties directly Desktop Ulities froen tha Windows taskbar NVRotate Display the Meda Cente icon in the taskbar The Desklop Menage provides enhanced new muli cisplay funchianebly and helps you orgarize your applicators for use with maliple displays and desktops Enable Desklop Manage Desktop Manager Configuration NVIDIA Corporation 66 Chapter 4 Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties Figure 4 8 Desktop Man
130. l to increase or decrease the size the contents you are viewing To adjust the zoom level you can either use the mouse wheel or the mouse wheel and the Ctrl Shift key options or the Zoom Level menu options on the Zoom Window Using Magnifying Glass Style Zoom Selecting Magnifying glass Zoom Style shown in Figure 9 6 is equivalent to enabling the Magnifying Glass option on the Zoom panel When you click the Show Zoom Window option from the Zoom panel with the Magnifying glass option enabled checked the magnifying glass style zoom window appears with a white square inside the window Figure 9 10 NVIDIA Corporation 110 Chapter 9 111 Figure 9 10 Magnifying Glass Style Zoom Window Zoom Window Zoom Level Zoom Refresh Zoom Style Using Zoom Options To use the Magnifying Glass style zoom follow these steps 1 Figure 9 11 Magnifying Glass Style Zoom Window Over Zoom Area P ntinitefx lt di 2 02 pdt Mi ft internet E figure 6 The Wolfman s Bone Skeleton One of Be erige poopertion of siraradod monenial sach ax hai ard fu oe that it reflects kgj ieee ka soene drections ihan sten Tha i kavan 3s Sania rocio ebony aid ts computationally expansive no eepeodace enejos bas abrace paul shaders dhat help the GeFreet GPUs performance lun Be GeKeece3 These unpeoveremts alo the sliver anssotrogec liyang 0 the Wielim white wantan els fuk ine anes adivideal arde od haw and porches of for react based on De posti
131. lay mode stored in the profile for example the profile mode information is to turn on four display devices but the computer that is loading the profile only has two display devices connected then the display mode loading will silently fail However note that the nView Desktop Manager settings in the Profile will be loaded Note If the Include Display Settings check box is unchecked then no matter what kind of profile you load the display mode settings will not be applied to your computer 1 To save a profile with your current display mode settings follow these steps Enable check the Include Display Settings option before you use the Save Profile or New Profile options Click Apply This will cause the computers current display state to be saved within the profile 2 To save a profile without display mode information follow these steps Disable uncheck the Include Display Settings option Click Apply before using the Save Profile option Copying Profiles for Use on Another Computer 89 A profile is simply a Desktop Manager data file Therefore it can be copied and pasted like any other file Profile files are located in the Windows nView directory on your hard disk and have a tvp extension To copy a profile file for use on another system follow these steps 1 From the Windows nView directory on your hard disk copy the tvp profile file you want to a desired location such as a diskette in drive A
132. lay the associated panel and the Media Center menu as shown in Figure 3 10 Note The nView Display Mode option still appears in the Media Center menu as shown in but the Clone Span options are unavailable because you are in Dualview mode Note The nView Clone Span modes are disabled because you are in nView Dualview mode Remember that nView Dualview and nView Span Clone modes are mutually exclusive You cannot access Span and Clone modes until you disable Dualview i e uncheck the Enable Dualview Treat multiple outputs on option in the Desktop Utilities panel 14Click OK to return to the Display Properties Settings panel To turn on the secondary display monitor image 2 go to the next section Enabling Turning on the Secondary Display Windows 2000 on page 37 15Click nView Display Mode to open the associated panel Figure 3 11 35 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 3 9 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU Tab Windows 2000 HWP D5259A 000001 mrye 2 xy Colo Management E GeForces MX 440 General Adapter Montor Troubleshooting Display Eont Size z Normal size 96 dpi NVIDIA GPU tab Compalixity e X YOU So rOl aata yout Coena after you change display sel After change display settings Restart the computer before applying the new display settings Apply the new display settings without restarting Ask ma belces applying the new dis
133. led adding nView options on the User Interface panel you can also move applications between desktops using the application s nView menu options See nView Menu Options on page 129 and nView Menu Description of Options on page 131 for details You can use any of the following methods to move or add applications from one desktop to another To move applications from one desktop to another you can use your mouse to drag and drop applications from one desktop to another To move or add application between desktops you can highlight an application listed in a desktop and right click to display a properties menu as shown in Figure 12 12 Then follow these steps Click Send to to move or Add to to add followed by an existing desktop to which you want to move the application or add the application The application will then appear under the desktop you selected If you want to create a new desktop on which you want to place the application click New Desktop enter the name of the new desktop in the dialog box that appears and click OK The application will appear under the new desktop 151 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 12 12 Desktop Explorer Send to Desktop n Application Settings Desktop Explorer Jasc Paint Shop Pro nViewDMExp a Eel Fie Edt Yew Favorkes Tool Heb ay Que EB Prseech Folders E gt Address E Jasc Paint Shop Pro nivie
134. lick Yes the nView software and all of your saved profiles will be deleted If you click No the nView software is removed but the profile files are saved in the Windows nView directory on your hard disk Your system now restarts NVIDIA Corporation 26 Chapter 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone USING NVIEW MULTI DISPLAY MODES DUALVIEW VS SPAN CLONE This chapter contains the following major sections e nView Dualview vs Span and Clone Modes on page 27 e nView Dualview Mode on page 30 e nView Span and Clone Modes on page 45 Enabling nView Modes Windows NT 4 0 on page 55 e Multi Display Mode Arranging Displays on the Windows Display Properties Settings Panel on page 56 nView Dualview vs Span and Clone Modes When using NVIDIA products that are multi display capable there are three ways to run multi display configurations under most operating system Dualview Span or Clone mode e nView Dualview and Span Clone modes are mutually exclusive This means that you cannot access nView Span or Clone Mode if you have Dualview mode enabled Conversely you cannot access Dualview mode if you have nView Span or Clone Mode enabled Note The nView Display Mode choice in the Media Center menu will always be visible under Windows XP 2000 whether or not you re in Dualview mode Figure 3 1 However in Dualview mode the nView Span and Clone options in the nView Display
135. mmediately accessible with a single keystroke no matter where on the desktop s the window lies For details see Description of Actions on page 117 in Chapter 10 Using Hot Keys Automatically Assign Colors to Windows When enabled nView will automatically color key windows that are open on the desktop using enabled colors not used by individual application settings Colors will be automatically chosen out of the color pool as long as colors are available If all colors have been used new windows will not be colored NVIDIA Corporation 98 Chapter 8 99 Using Effects Using the Color Key table To enable disable or edit any of the colors in the Color Key table shown in Figure 8 1 follow these steps 1 Double click any of the colors to display the Color Key Properties dialog box shown in Figure 8 2 Figure 8 2 nView Desktop Manager Effects Color Key Properties Color Key Properties Vy Enable this color to be used with Color Keyed indows cinco To disable the color to be used with the Color Keyed windows click the checked box to remove the check mark and click OK Notice that the color for that number in this case 4 is removed from the Color Keyed table in the Effects panel To enable a color follow these steps Click a uncolored box number 4 in this case since it was disabled in the previous example to display the Color Key Properties dialog box again Click the Enable the color
136. more information Current Profile The Current Profile label as shown in Figure 6 1 simply displays the name of the last profile you have loaded or saved The Profiles panel example in Figure 6 1 shows the Current Profile as generic because generic is highlighted in the list Loading a Profile You can select a profile from the list and select Load Profile to load the profile e Examples of profiles you may see in the list are generic finance CAD and DCC depending on your NVIDIA GPU based graphics card e You may see additional profiles set up specifically for your company or organization if your System Administrator has set up custom profiles Creating a Profile The New Profile option lets you to create name and add a new profile that contains all of the current nView settings Once saved you can reload this profile at any time 87 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Saving a Profile Note Under Windows NT 4 0 or Windows XP 2000 only users with System Administrator privileges can save export profiles The Save Profile option lets you overwrite the existing selected profile with your current nView Desktop Manager settings Profiles are saved with the tvp file extension in the Windows nView directory e Once saved you can reload this profile at any time When you are saving to the profile selected from the list a warning mess
137. n all application windows Figure 7 3 Application Title Bar nView Maximize Button Full Desktop Maximize Single Display Maximize button systemsazZ File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q Back QJ amp ya Search ley Folders Address C WINDOWS system32 Folders D NVIEW 4 Offline Web Pages E Options PCHEALTH al M diantz e Kd a e al E NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Note From your open application you can click this button to toggle a custom maximized state for your application window in multi display configurations In nView Dualview mode the application window maximizes to the full desktop In nView Span Horizontal and Vertical modes under Windows 2000 XP the application window maximizes to a single display Therefore the option is named Show single display max button on title bar Figure 7 2 Limit taskbar to a single display Default The option is disabled unchecked Note This option is available only when you are in nView Span mode It does not apply under nView Clone or Dualview modes and therefore is not available in these modes When enabled you can limit the taskbar to a single display instead of having it stretched across displays Dialog Box Control Options Enable Dialog Box Repositioning This option lets you specify the location of dialog boxes Default Option is disabled unchecked Center on monitor n Th
138. nView Desktop Manager Settings s 69 Info Panel Accessing Windows Display Properties Settings 1 o 70 Info Panel default Before Desktop Manager is Enabled ee eee ee ee ee eee 74 Info Panel After Desktop Manager is Enabled e 2 ec ee ee ee ee ee 74 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Introduction s s e e e esnea alee las es lat AR 76 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Features Overview sesse 2 eee ee eee ee ee 76 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Using Desktop Manager 1 2 ee eee eee eee es 47 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Loading and Using a Profile TI nView Desktop Manager Wizard Window Spanning Control o o o 78 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Dialog Repositioning o o 78 nView Desktop Manager Wizard nView Menu Extension 2 ooo o 79 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Number of Desktops 1 lt lt oo o 79 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Number of Desktops 2 o oo 80 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Desktop Names o ooo oo ooo ooo oooo o o 80 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Turning on the Explorer Extension 81 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Window Effects Transparency ooo oo 81 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Fast Windows Maximize ooo 82 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Completing Setup lt lt oo ooo o
139. nager Wizard Window Effects Transparency NVIDIA nView Wizard Window Effects Transparency Mew expands your usable 20 desktop space by adding 3D features such as transparency niview can make windows partially tanaparent allowing pou to see behind them and gain valuable desktop space Using the niView system menu extension you can toggle a window between transparent of opaque by checking the Trareparent menu hem A second tansparency control make windows transparent when diagged causes a window to tum baneparert when you press dorm on tha mouse bultos whee on the window s tite bat a greal wey lo quickly see what i undemeath the window 81 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 15 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Fast Windows Maximize NVIDIA nView Wizard Window Effects Fast Window Maximize Other enhancements avaiable vith riview include accelerated vindow opening Maximizing and restoring Mew can eliminate the extra drawing steps Windows uses in Other effects pou cen access from the riview Deskiop Manager control panel ot the Mew system menu extension include tile ber buttons to control window maxing and abs an top window controls Foc many appicelions such as Inteinet Explorer spealic application extensions have been developed lo make the sppicetian more powerful when used wath mubiple manitoes To get the most out of ni iew please refer to the user s guide Completin
140. ncel and go lo the Appearance tab DPI selling Normal siz e 95 DFA i Nomnel size 35 dpi Compatiietty Some programs might not ees ee ee ee the computer afler changing display settings Alter change display callings O Bestat the computer before apphing the new display settings pph the new display sellings without restating O Ask me balore applying Ihe new display settings Some games and othe programs must be nun in 256 color mode Leam more about murring peograms in 255 color mode NVIDIA Corporation 40 Chapter 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone 10Click nView Display Mode to display the associated properties panel Notice that the nView Span Clone mode options are disabled because you are in nView Dualview mode Figure 3 16 Figure 3 16 nView Span Clone Options Unavailable Under Dualview Mode Win XP Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4407 General Adapter Monko Troubleshoot Caller Management E GeFoicet MX 440 GeForces MX 440 new Display Mode E Perfomance and Qual nView Span and Oveilay Cortiol Clone modes NVRetate are disabled Additional Information when Dualview _is enabled Activating nView Dualview Mode Windows 9x Notes Dualview mode is not supported under Windows 95 Under Dualview mode when you switch to a full screen Microsoft DOS window or boot to a DOS prompt the display is limited to the primary display
141. nd proceed according to the steps shown in the previous section 3 To change the Wallpaper for the second display repeat the previous step NVIDIA Corporation 146 Chapter 12 Managing Desktops Selecting a Desktop Icon To assign an icon to a desktop follow these steps 1 Click Change Icon 2 Select a graphics file to use Notice that the selected icon is immediately reflected by the icon image as shown in the example in Figure 12 6 3 If you want to completely remove the icon click Clear 4 Click OK to return to the Desktops panel Using Desktop Explorer 147 Note Read this section only if you have checked the Enable desktop explorer shell extension options on the User Interface panel as explained in Enable Desktop Explorer Shell Extension on page 136 A Windows Explorer extension provides a visual desktop browser Activating the Enable desktop explorer shell extension option adds a new Desktop Explorer node in the Windows Explorer tree Figure 12 8 with each defined desktop being represented as a child node with its name and icon of the Desktop Explorer parent node When a desktop node is selected the content pane can displays the applications present To see the graphical representation of the desktop itself you need to select the Desktop Explorer parent node The active applications are displayed as leaves of each corresponding desktop node allowing drag and drop and other common Explorer fun
142. nload Desktop Manager using options in the Info panel follow these steps 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel See Accessing nView Desktop Manager Properties from the Windows Control Panel on page 63 Figure 4 3 shows the Desktop Manager Info panel before Desktop Manager is enabled The Enable nView Desktop Manager option is a check box to enable disable Desktop Manager 63 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 4 3 Info Panel Before Desktop Manager is Enabled i nView Desktop Manager i Fx O Enable iew Desktop Manager C Show Advanced riview controls Version Information Filename Description Verson NVIEW OLL Desktop manager hook i 61310 3640 NVSHELL OLL Shel namespace library 6 13 10 3540 DMCPL EXE Desktop manager contral 13 10 3540 NWIZ EXE nView Configuration Wiz 6 13 10 3640 NVTUICPL CPL Control panel icon pogam 61310 3620 2 Click the Enable nView Desktop Manager option and click Apply Figure 4 4 shows the Desktop Manager Info panel after Desktop Manager is enabled From your Windows desktop right click to display the properties menu which will now contain the nView Properties option shown earlier in Figure 4 1 Figure 4 4 Info Panel After Enabling Desktop Manager nView Desktop Manager pameng into Profiles Windows Effects Zoom Hot Keps O Show Advanced riview contrate Wession Information Filename Desenption MAME DLL
143. nlomation undeineath windows iaa also includes many addiional features Ihat alow more efficient vss of mubipls displays ralh your computer IF you do not wart to change your riview settings you can cick al ary point dwing this Wizard Cick Now lo NVIDIA nView Wizard Overview nView Overview ar iin r NVIDIA Corporation This Wizard sets up the mast commordy used riView display settings including Desktop Managemert Transparency Effects and Hot Keys Il you use mubple displays valh your system riview alco allows you to set up Window Management to manage window settings and set up additional Hot Keys lor convernert navigation in muliple display configurations Each Wizard page wil describe a common riview setting and allow pou to configure Settings that you configure using this Wizard can be changed later using the nView Desktop Manager control panel Chick Nev ot Back to go foward ce backward through the wizard Oick Cancel to ai the Wizard wathout applying changes Al selections you make in the Wizard are applied when you click Finish on the last page Note that settings selected with the Wizard apply only to the cunent logged in user 76 Chapter 5 Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Figure 5 5 nView Desktop Manager Wizard Using Desktop Manager NVIDIA nView Wizard j Enable nView Using nView Desktop Manager Mew Desktop Manager has been installed on your computer but it has not been To enable
144. not be connected While going through the Wizard if you click the check box Automatically Enable nView when starting Windows then after you complete running the Wizard the following occurs e Desktop Manager is loaded Each time you start Windows on your computer Desktop Manager will be automatically enabled until you disable or uninstall it For details on using the Wizard see Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard on page 72 NVIDIA Corporation 62 Chapter 4 Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties Accessing nView Desktop Manager Properties from the Windows Control Panel To access nView Desktop Manager settings from the Windows Control Panel follow these steps 1 From your Windows desktop click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel 2 From the Names column click NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Figure 4 3 to display the nView Desktop Manager properties panel Figure 4 4 3 If Desktop Manager is not enabled the Enable nView Desktop Manager check box will be unchecked In this case click the check box and click Apply to enable the Desktop Manager 4 To access the Windows Effects Hot Keys or Profiles properties click the corresponding named tab 5 To access the Desktop Applications User Interface or Tools options check the Show Advanced nView Controls check box and click Apply Enabling nView Desktop Manager from the Info Panel To enable load or disable u
145. nt applications on each monitor Using a multi display configuration is an efficient and cost effective way to increase the size of your computer display area commonly called the desktop Single Display Support Desktop Manager is designed for broad applications across the wide range of NVIDIA product lines and markets Therefore single display users can also take advantage of many of its features Although you cannot use multi display features in a single display configuration you can create multiple desktops and use hot keys NVKeystone and windows effects nView Desktop Manager Properties Panel The nView Desktop Manager properties panel is independent of the properties that are accessed through the Windows Display Properties Settings panel The nView Desktop Manager properties panel contains separate tabs as shown in Figure 1 2 Once Desktop Manager is enabled the Desktop Manager properties panel is easily accessible from a variety of areas on your desktop For example it is available from e the Windows Control Panel group e the properties menu when you right click on your desktop e the Media Center taskbar icon When you open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel the default Info tab is displayed The Profile Windows Effects Zoom and Hot Keys tabs allow you to configure key Desktop Manager features as described in Features and Benefits on page 11 If you want to exercise even more control over yo
146. nt desktops Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons on page 144 Support for arbitrary positioning of windows on the desktops Zoom Support New fixed frame zoom See Fixed Frame on page 105 Bi directional zoom editing capability See Enable Bi Directional Editing on page 106 New Features The following are features that have been added to the new version of NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager nView Task Switcher When enabled nView adds a desktop switcher in addition to the standard application tab switcher By default this additional switch desktop functionality is accessed through a Alt keystroke combination which you can change through options in the Hot Keys panel See Enable nView Task Switcher on page 125 Color Keyed Windows This feature lets you use to color key windows for easy identification when activating them on the desktop See Enable Windows Color Keying on page 98 NVKeystone This feature allows real time image correction on portable projectors and heads up displays For example NVKeystone can be set to compensate for keystoning effects on your windows display allowing you to fix distorted projection images This feature is primarily for laptop mobile computers See Accessing NVKeystone on page 160 Taskbar and Menu Transparency See Using Effects on page 95 New window actions such as Collapse New applications settings including a full
147. nt or force them always to be on top of other windows NVIDIA Corporation 10 Chapter 1 Introduction window class For advanced users only Every type of window shown on your desktop has what is called a window class that describes the type of window it is These window classes are shared between different applications Normally this window class information is hidden from users as there is no need to know it nView Desktop Manager however allows you to perform operations on window classes as well as applications This allows nView Desktop Manager to be set up to treat certain types or classes of windows differently Because window classes are shared between applications by individually configuring a particular window class you can modify behavior for all applications that use windows of that class For example all dialog boxes have a window class of 32770 nView Desktop Manager can be set up to disable transparency for all 32770 class windows The effect of this would be that no dialog boxes from any application would ever be transparent For details on using this feature see Managing Applications For Advanced Users on page 165 Features and Benefits 11 The Desktop Manager application engine consists of several features that manage windows desktops displays applications hot keys and window effects This section provides an overview of the key functions in terms of these features For details on th
148. ntire desktop it takes a great amount of bandwidth to operate You may notice that your display is sluggish or that 3D games run very slowly when NVKeystone is active Note It is recommended that you disable NVKeystone when you are playing games or using a 3D program Accessing NVKeystone You can access NVKeystone using one of two methods From the desktop right click to access the Properties menu must enable the option in tools as shown in Figure 13 2 or NVIDIA Corporation 160 Chapter 13 161 Using Tools Options Use a hot key assignment This section will focus on accessing NVKeystone from the Desktop properties menu Note Using the hot key method is similar to the Desktop Properties method but only the hot key method can rotate between three different modes Off On and Adjust NVKeystone Menu The NVKeystone menu Figure 13 2 contains four options Activate Adjust Options and Reset e Activate turns NVKeystone on and off e Adjust displays the NVKeystone Adjustment Screen See NVKeystone Adjustment Screen in the next section for details e Options displays the NVKeystone Options dialog box See NVKeystone Options on page 162 for details Reset resets NVKeystone to its default settings that is warping is disabled NVKeystone Adjustment Screen The Adjustment Screen Figure 13 3 lets you adjust the warping of the display You can grab each of the red hot spots
149. nu 2 Then click Properties gt Settings tab gt Advanced gt NVIDIA GPU tab and the Desktop Utilities option from the Media Center menu 3 Click Display the Media Center icon in the taskbar to enable check this option and click Apply Figure 4 10 Figure 4 10 Desktop Utilities Enabling the Media Center Icon Plug and Play Monitor and NVIDIA GeForces MX 440 F f General Adapter Morilor Troubleshoot Coke Management GeFoices MX 440 GeForced MX 420 gt riview Display Mode RVIDIA Perfomance and Gual The Media Correr taskbar utiy lets you converfertly access various Overlay Contiels features and presets you ve configured in the Display Properties directly Desktop Ulidies from the Windows taskbar NvVRotate Display the Meda Certe icon in the taskbar The Desklop Menage provides enhanced niew muli cisplay funchonebly and helps you orgarize your appkcations for use with eradtiple displays and desktops Enable Desklop Manager Desktop Manager Configuration Restore Defauks NVIDIA Corporation 68 Chapter 4 Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties This adds the Media Center icon Figure 4 11 to your Windows taskbar Figure 4 11 NVIDIA Media Center Icon Gye 9 23 PM Media Center icon Windows Taskbar 4 Go to the next section Using the Media Center Icon Using the Media Center Icon 69 To use the Media Center icon on the Windows taskbar Figur
150. o o o o 124 nView Desktop Manager Button Bars oe 63d a a a rd aa AS 126 Window Appearance Using the Collapse to Title Bar Button o 127 Using nView Options to Access the nView Desktop Manager Options Menu 128 Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Options Menu Using the nView Options Menu Button 129 View Menu Options Dialog BOX ssia s 0 8 a a ii SRS RO ee ae 130 Individual Application Settings Dialog Box e lt lt ee ee ee ee 133 nView Options for Internet Explorer 6 0 or later version 1 ee eee eee o 135 Desktop Explorer Nodes in Windows Explorer gt s ses ee ai sesh se wi ce eee e eee eee wee 137 nView Desktop Manager Properties Desktops Panel s es ceara ace aca a e ee ee ee ee ee ee 139 nView Desktop Manager Properties Desktops lt 2 6 eee ee ee ee ee eee ee es 141 NVIDIA Media Center Icon s ea a a ia art vey iar 8 vata le Alar WS a Go en ae 142 Accessing Desktops Through the Media Center Icon s o ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 143 Accessing Desktops From the Properties Menu s sasaaa mana aoaaa ee ne 143 Desktop Properties Changing Desktop Wallpaper single display 145 Desktop Properties Changing Desktop Wallpaper multi display 145 NVIDIA Corporation User s Guide List of Figures Figure 12 8 Figure 12 9 Figure 12 10 Figure 12 11 Figure 12 12 Figure 12 13 Figure 12 14 Figure 12 15 Figure
151. ode o oooooooo ooo oooo ooo 30 Figure 3 5 NVIDIA Desktop Utilities Panel Enabling Dualview in Windows 2000 33 Figure 3 6 Restart Now Message Enabling Dualview in Windows 2000 oo 33 Figure 3 7 Dualview Installation Messages Windows 2000 ooo ooo oo 34 Figure 3 8 Display Properties Settings Dualview Mode Windows 2000 1 eee ee o 35 Figure 3 9 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU Tab Windows 2000 lt lt o o 36 Figure 3 10 First Appearance of the Media Center Menu Windows 2000 ooo o 36 Figure 3 11 nView Span Clone Modes Unavailable in Dualview Mode Windows 2000 37 Figure 3 12 Display Properties Settings Dualview Preparation Windows 2000 38 Figure 3 13 Windows XP Display Settings in Dualview Mode Display 1 39 Figure 3 14 Windows XP Display Settings in Dualview Mode Display 2 attached 40 Figure 3 15 First Appearance of the NVIDIA GPU tab lt lt ooo ooo 40 Figure 3 16 nView Span Clone Options Unavailable Under Dualview Mode WinXP 41 Fig re3 17 Display Settings Windows 9x 4 a eieo wa a cerca at gp he Bas aaa enna aid de 42 Figure 3 18 Enabling Dualview 1 Windows 9x lt lt o o o 43 Figure 3 19 Enabling Dualview 2 Windows 9x lt e cee eue o o 44 Figure
152. on and tho nemit of dee Egh and the sede thar the light sinks the foe Figure 7 shows be fully rodeo Welfiren EEC Ol W i Adjust the zoom level to increase or decrease the size of the white square To adjust the zoom level you can either use the mouse wheel or the mouse wheel and the Ctrl Shift key options or the Zoom Level menu options on the Zoom Window Click on the title bar of the Zoom window and drag the zoom window over the area on the screen that you want to magnify so that the transparent white square encompasses the area to magnify Figure 9 11 shows an example of the magnifying glass style zoom window covering an area of an open window Note the white box surrounding the display area NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 3 Release the mouse option The section of the screen inside the transparent white square now becomes magnified to fill the entire zoom window Figure 9 12 shows the result of a magnifying glass zoom Figure 9 12 Magnifying Glass Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window Tiie Wibod ine ss 5 eHre alcebelton diries a lira red animation that afectos eaeh comcel Langer a thee model Each wmerbeac off ewwer abel deforma enen ranma Wives messa Bit is rie herw ells bye reallste muscular movement as the Woliman stalks the Using Fixed Frame Zoom When you click Show Zoom Window from the Zoom panel with the Fixed Frame option enabled checked the Zoom Window opens along wi
153. on the screen with the mouse and then drag it to warp the display In addition you can use your arrow keys to perform fine adjustments of the corner that you are currently grabbing with your mouse Note Four options are available within the Adjustment Screen OK Cancel Reset and Options e OK lets you exit the Adjustment Screen after automatically saving the adjustments you have made e Cancel lets you exit the Adjustment Screen and discards any adjustments you have made Note that your screen then reverts to its state before you opened the Adjustment Screen e Reset resets your screen to default settings i e no warping of the display e Options displays the NVKeystone Options dialog box See NVKeystone Options on page 162 for details NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 13 3 nView Desktop Manager Properties Tools NVKeystone Adjustment Screen K y E e E corners with mouse Use arrowikeysifor fine adjust done adjustin Creato NVKeystone Options From your desktop right click your mouse to display the properties menu then click NVKeystone gt Options to display the NVKeystone options menu Figure 13 4 The following options can be set e Enable video overlay while NV Keystone is running allows video to play back correctly when NVKeystone is active Note It is recommended that this option remain enabled checked NVIDIA Corporation 162 Ch
154. oning describes the distortion that occurs when your display is projected onto a curved surface or is projected at an oblique angle to a surface For example if a projector were used to project an image on a flat wall the projector would ideally be set up to point straight at the wall If you then angled the projector right or left you would see the image on the wall distort As a second example if you projected your image onto a curved wall instead of a flat wall you would also see your image distorted This type of distortion is called keystoning The nView Desktop Manager feature called NVKeystone that can compensate for this effect For details on using this feature see Using Tools Options on page 157 modal dialog box A dialog box that puts you in the state or mode of being able to work only in the dialog box You cannot make a modal dialog box inactive It can only be closed by clicking one of its buttons modeless dialog box A dialog box that resembles a document window without a collapse box You can make a modeless dialog box inactive and active again without closing it NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide multiple card configuration A setup where two or more display devices are connected to two or more NVIDIA GPU based graphics cards in the computer multi display configuration A setup where two or more display devices are connected to either a multi display NVIDIA
155. only two displays connected then loading this profile on the two display computer will not restore the display mode because the physical hardware i e four displays does not exist on the computer You can save as many profiles as you like for different operating modes If you use a laptop you may want Desktop Manager to be set up differently when you are docked than when you are not docked Using profiles you can create a docked and undocked profile and switch between them You can even set up a hot key to load a profile so you can switch with a single keystroke Desktop Manager comes with several pre defined profiles to get you started quickly These profiles contain the basic settings for different user levels and industries You can start with one of these pre defined profiles and tailor it to your own needs Profiles management features are discussed in Working With Profiles on page 84 User Interface Using the User Interface settings you can customize the user interface that nView Desktop Manager uses on your desktop This includes turning on and off title bar buttons for your application windows setting up the nView options menu and enabling nView informational menus You can also do the following e Turn on and off a title bar button allowing access to nView features from each window on your desktop Turn on and off a title bar button that adds a new type of windows minimization feature to your desktop collaps
156. orcet MX 440 niew Display Mode E Perfomance and Q E Dieci3D Settings VIDIA The Media Certer taskbar utiy lets access various Spal peed e lod PUE Diag ate deci from the Windows taskbar Relresh Rate OpenGL Sethngs Overly Controls Y Display the Media Center icon in lhe taskbar Desktop Utities NYRotate H The Desktop Manage provides enhanced niview muli display functionally e ee ao M Enable Desktop Manager Desktop Manager Configaatn gt F Enable Dualview Treat mubple outputs an an NVIDIA GPU based caid as separate display devices Restoce Delate ok Carcel aw Figure 3 6 Restart Now Message Enabling Dualview in Windows 2000 Ta chenga nena 1o Ia drm caecum belore the new settings can take effect Balore restating tava ary open documents and close all applications L BE 33 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 3 7 Dualview Installation Messages Windows 2000 Digital Signature Not Found E x The Microsolt digital signature allame that software has been lesed with Windows and that Ihe software hes net been ahered since was lected The software you are about to instal does not cortain a Microsoft digkal signature Therefore there is no SS o ti Mar NVIDIA Dualview If you wart to search for Microsall digtaly signed soltvame visit the Windows Update Web site al hitp wandowsupdate ricrosall com to see if one is available
157. ou have a laptop that is sometimes docked with an extra monitor and sometimes undocked you may want to have dialog boxes pop up on the laptop s screen while undocked but while docked have dialog boxes appear on the extra monitor In this case you can set up two profiles on your system a docked version and an undocked version with different settings When you switch configuration 1 e dock or undock your laptop you can load your configuration with a single keystroke Note The loaded profile can also include turning on or off an external display connected to your laptop If you work in a company with an IT department profiles are even more useful For example a System Administrator can define a custom Desktop Manager mode and roll it out in one step to a department or other defined group in the company rather than have to configure each workstation separately This can help reduce training and support costs since everyone within a group or department can use a common Desktop Manager configuration that is tailored for their needs NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Accessing the Profiles Tab To access the Desktop Manager Profiles panel follow these steps 1 2 3 4 Open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel if you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager properties panel see Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties on page 60 Click the
158. own Issues Operating Systems ccoo ew eee NVIDIA Corporation User s Guide Disk Space ma aia whee Be a Be 18 English p ada 18 Localized non English languages 18 Software NVIDIA Display Driver 19 Optional Software Internet Explorer 19 Optional System Administrator Access PEMISIOS 555 sis csr tiv ws SRE a e oe WE Roa 19 Hardware Supported NVIDIA Products 19 Multi Display Configuration Tips and Requirements 1 ma e 21 Multi Display Mode and Feature Support 21 Supported Languages 22 Languages Supported in the nView Desktop Manager Properties Pane 22 Languages Supported in the nView Desktop Manager Online Help 23 2 Driver Installation And Uninstallation Before YOU BOg N sa ist denier noes iaa 24 About nView Desktop Manager Installation 24 File LOCANONS e ese ares e a 25 Preserving Desktop Manager Settings Before Upgrading Your Software 25 Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software 26 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone nView Dualview vs Span and Clone Modes 27 nView Dualview Mode 30 Key Features of nView Dualview Mode 30 Enabling nView Dualview Mode for the First Time Windows 2000 32 Enabling Turning on the Secondary Display Windows 2000 37 Enabling nView Dualview Mode After Initial Session Windows 2000 38
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161. ponents nView and NVIDIA Display Properties e nView represents a collection of multi display technologies encompassing driver support multi display GPU architecture and desktop management support The primary nView component is the Desktop Manager which is a user level application utility that focuses on making you more productive when working on your Windows desktop Note Desktop Manager is now a separate item on the Windows Control Panel group Figure 1 1 You can click this item to access the nView Desktop Manager properties panel Figure 1 1 Windows 2000 Control Panel with nView Desktop Manager Option P Control Panel CRA DER ar Fle Edt wew Favores Took Heb gt gt Search gt Folders Ei Address Control Panel y Eso Name a Comments A vA Control Panel 2 Dirterret Options Corfigure your Intemet display end connection Ssakeyboerd Customize your keyboard settings such as the c E Swt to Category View Mouse Customize your mouse settings such as the butt ketwork Connections Connects to other computers networks and th AA E NIDIA na UI control panel properties seeatso O e Phone and Modem Options Configure your telephone dakng rules and mods dh Power Options Configure energy saving settings for your comp yPrinters and Faxes Shows nstaled peinters and Fax printers and hel Rerional andi anmiana Ortinns Cimtamiza lt ettinne fire the denia of lares lt v NVIDIA Display
162. pplications For Advanced Users on page 165 Using these features you can do the following tasks e Perform operations on entire applications such as moving an entire application to a desktop or to a monitor Set up your Window Manager to function differently for different applications For example you may never want a Word window to span multiple displays however you may want a spreadsheet such as Excel windows to span multiple displays so you can see all the columns Save all your customized Desktop Manager settings for an application when you close it and restore them when you reopen the application For example if you enable the Individual Settings feature the application manager can remember if you closed the Microsoft Word application on your second desktop and whether or not the Word window was transparent when you closed it When you re open Word it automatically opens on your second desktop and have transparency enabled Using this feature you can also specify that Word always launches on a specific desktop with a specific state such as Transparent or Always on top Extend certain applications While every window under Desktop Manager has an extended menu giving options such as transparency or desktop visibility certain applications such as Internet Explorer 5 0 have additional nView menu options allowing you to be more productive with the application Profiles Management You can quickly set up the
163. r on your window Desktop Manager reduces your desktop clutter by letting you easily move applications to other desktops thus avoiding the need to open close NVIDIA Corporation 138 Chapter 12 Managing Desktops or minimize maximize applications in order to navigate between them So window clutter is reduced without compromising performance or using extra keystrokes You can assign customizable names to desktops you create and easily switch between desktops using assigned hot keys the Windows Explorer Desktops extension or even the NVIDIA Media Center icon as explained later in this chapter A variety of methods to create customize manage rename remove and switch between multiple desktops as well as easily move applications from one desktop to another are discussed in this chapter Accessing the Desktops Tab 139 To access the Desktop Manager Desktops panel follow these steps 1 Open the Desktop Manager properties panel If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager Properties panel see Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties on page 60 2 Click the Info tab if you are not already there 3 Click the check box Enable nView Desktop Manager to enable the option 4 Click Show Advanced nView Controls to enable the option 5 Click Apply then click the Desktops tab Figure 12 1 nView Desktop Manager Properties Desktops Panel nView Desktop Manager lea Uses Intestace E
164. r even though your monitors are side by side NVIDIA Corporation 56 Chapter 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Figure 3 35 Display Settings Horizontal Display Properties Themes Desktop ScreenSaver Appemance Sellings Drag the moritor icons lo match the phywcal arrangemert ol pout mondors 1 ee 1 Plug and Play Monko on NVIDIA GeF orcas MX 440 4405E Screen resolution Color quality Highest 32 b se this device as the pamary monito v Extend mp Widows desktop onto this mantos Drag the monitor icons lo match the physical arrangement of pout manors 1 Display 1 Plug and Play Monko on NVIDIA GeForces MA 44074405E Color quality Scieen resoksion Lise this device a the paimary monitor Extend my indows desktop onto this mantos 57 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 3 36 Display Settings Vertical Display Properties Display 1 Plug and Play Monkot on NVIDUA GeForce MX 440 4405E Screen resolution Color qually Highest 32 bi Use this device as the pematy monitor v Extend my Windows desktop onto this mantos Display Propertios Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appemance Selings Drag the meritor icons lo match the physica arangemert ol pout mandare Display 1 Plug and Play Montor on NVIDIA GeForce MX 440 4405E Scteen resolution Use this device as the paimarty monitor Y
165. r tabs see Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties on page 60 2 Click the Info tab if you are not already there 157 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 3 Click the check box Enable nView Desktop Manager to enable the option 4 Click Show Advanced nView Controls to enable the option 5 Click Apply then click the Tools tab Figure 13 1 nView Desktop Manager Properties Tools Panel aA nView Desktop Manager Info Profiles Windows Appica ore Use Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Tools tab 2 Enable NVKeystone option in desktop menu Use the Hol key Lab to sel up a NVKepetone hot key Show Flat Pane Cabbration Screen 4 Tools panel Chick to display a calibestion screen lo use when suloscusting your flat panels H ary key to ext Windows Utes 4 Automatically aligi displays Display Quality The NVKeystone options in the Display Quality section Figure 13 1 lets you place your 2D windows desktop onto a 3D surface which you can then manipulate to compensate for image distortion caused by poor alignment of projection screens For more information on using NVKeystone see NVKeystone on page 160 later in this chapter Enable NVKeystone Display Correction Click this check box to enable or disable the anti keystone feature Note If this option is disabled NVKeystone menus and hot keys will not work NVIDIA Corpo
166. raphics card PC monitor with an analog connector Flat Panel with a DVI connector TV with an S Video connector For example you can have a system with the primary display as an analog PC monitor that supports up to 1600 x 1200 at 100 Hz refresh rate while the secondary display is connected to an NTSC TV that is limited to 800 x 600 at 60 Hz refresh rate The TV has less resolution and refresh rate than the monitor since the TV encoder on the graphics chip has fewer capabilities than the analog PC monitor NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Enabling nView Dualview Mode for the First Time Windows 2000 Note When you start Windows 2000 with an NVIDIA GPU based multi display graphics card or multiple NVIDIA GPU based graphics cards you are not yet in Dualview mode You can confirm this when you view the Windows Display Properties Settings panel and see only one monitor image in the display Note When you start Windows 2000 with an NVIDIA Quadro4 NVS GPU based card Dualview is the default mode of operation The NVIDIA Desktop Utilities settings panel contains an option that lets you enable Dualview mode under Windows 2000 Follow these steps to enable Dualview 1 Make sure you have a multi display NVIDIA GPU based graphics card or dual graphics cards properly installed in your computer and securely comnected to your display devices 2 Ensure that you have more than one display d
167. ration NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Note Several Desktop Manager functions such as performing operations on multiple windows within an application require Desktop Manager to be loaded before you start the application For this reason it is highly recommended that you enable nView Desktop Manager as explained in the section Enabling Desktop Manager from the Info Tab later in this chapter Enabling Desktop Manager from the Setup Wizard The Desktop Manager Setup Wizard is a series of dialog boxes that guides you in setting the most common global settings for window desktop and application management For details on using the Setup Wizard see Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard on page 72 Automatic Startup of Wizard If you are setup with a multi display configuration the first time you start Windows on your computer after the installation of the NVIDIA Windows Display Driver the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard starts automatically If you are setup with only a single monitor the first time you start Windows on your computer after the installation of the NVIDIA Windows Display Driver software the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard does not start automatically You can turn on nView Desktop Manager through the nView Info panel discussed later Note Under Windows 9x you only need to be running with an NVIDIA dual display GPU based card for the Wizard to start automatically multiple display devices need
168. ration 158 Chapter 13 159 Using Tools Options Enable NVKeystone Option in Desktop Menu Click this check box to place a NVKeystone option in the desktop right click menu Figure 13 2 for easy access to NVKeystone Note If you do not enable this option the NVKeystone option will not be placed in the desktop right click menu In this case the only way to turn NVKeystone on off is by using a Hot Key assignment For more information on using NVKeystone see NVKeystone on page 160 later in this chapter Figure 13 2 NVKeystone Option in Windows Desktop Properties Menu Kasang Toaf By Refresh New new Desktops gt niview Properties NiKeystons Activate Adjust Options Reset Show Flat Panel Calibration Screen This option Figure 13 1 when clicked displays a calibration screen on every monitor on the desktop This calibration screen has been designed to optimize calibration of analog flat panels when using auto calibrate or auto sync features available on most flat panels Note This calibration screen is not needed if you use analog monitors CRTs To use this option follow these steps 1 Click the Show Flat Panel Calibration Screen Each monitor will now display the nView calibration screen 2 For each analog flat panel select its auto calibrate or auto sync function Note This function varies for each flat panel manufacturer 3 After auto syncing each flat panel press
169. rming you of this change Enable nView Task Switcher When this option is enabled nView adds a desktop switcher in addition to the standard application tab switcher By default this additional switch desktop functionality is accessed through a Alt keystroke combination which you can change through options in the Hot Keys panel See Using Hot Keys on page 115 Windows and Applications Options About the nView Button Bar on an Application Title Bar Enabling options discussed in the next sections allows nView Desktop Manager to add a nView button bar Figure 11 2 to all windows in the system to allow for easy access to nView Desktop Manager features including the following e the nView options menu 125 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide a windows minimization collapse to title bar button and e desktop monitor maximizing commands max to desktop max to monitor In addition to allowing quick access to controls the nView button bar also provides status LEDs on each side On the left side of the nView button bar is a LED that is either off or red When the LED is off this means that the application does not have any nView Desktop Manager functions disabled for the window When the LED is red shown in Figure 11 2 then certain nView Desktop Manager functions for the application window are disabled Note To determine the Desktop Manager functions that are disabled
170. rties menu and then select Properties gt Settings tab to access the Display Properties Settings panel The Display field shows the name of your NVIDIA GPU based graphics card for example Monitor name on NVIDIA Quadro2 MXR EX 2 Click Advanced and the NVIDIA GPU tab 3 Verify that the Driver Version Information box lists the most recent versions of the NVIDIA driver files Scroll down to confirm that all files have the same version number If there s any discrepancy make sure you or your system administrator uninstalls the NVIDIA driver software according to the instructions in Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software on page 26 and then reinstall the software Note Make sure that the file nvdesk32 d11 does not appear on the Driver Version Information list of files This file is now obsolete and can result in inconsistencies If you see this file uninstall the NVIDIA Display Driver software and then re install a current version 71 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide USING THE DESKTOP MANAGER SETUP WIZARD This chapter contains the following major sections e About the Setup Wizard on page 72 e Starting the Setup Wizard on page 73 e Using the Setup Wizard on page 75 About the Setup Wizard The nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard is a series of dialog boxes that guides you in setting the most common global settings for window desktop and applic
171. s to system Menus to add the nView options to every application s system menu 2 Click Apply You can now use one of two methods to display the nView options menu Right click an application s title bar and click the nView options menu item Figure 11 4 or Right click the application icon in the Windows task bar and click nView options Figure 11 4 Figure 11 4 Using nView Options to Access the nView Desktop Manager Options NVIDIA Corporation Menu Click nView Options from the application s title bar as another way to display the nView Desktop Manager options menu ma XGame Move Se Minimiza Maximize Close a FS Mavormze to desktop Send window to Send appication to Always on top Vieble on al desktops Colapse to this desktop Individual settings Menu options About niview About this App Maximize to desktop Send window to Send appication to Alvanys on top Visible on all desktops Collapse to this desktop Individual settings Meru options About niew nView Options About this App XGame Right click the task bar and click nView Options to display the nView Desktop Manager options menu 128 Chapter 11 129 Using the User Interface Options Enable nView Menu Options Title Bar Button 1 To enable this option click to check the Enable nView menu options title bar button chec
172. shown in Figure 9 6 and Figure 9 7 e Centered on cursor e Magnifying glass e Frame Window NVIDIA Corporation 108 Chapter 9 Using Zoom Options Figure 9 6 Zoom Style Menu E Zoom Window Zoom Level Zoom Refresh PE v Centered on cursor Magrifying dass Frame Window Using Cursor Style Zoom When you click the Show Zoom Window option with the Centered on Cursor option enabled checked the cursor style zoom window appears Figure 9 8 Figure 9 7 Cursor Style Zoom Window 1 Zoom Window Seles Figure 9 8 Cursor Style Zoom Window 2 Zoom Window Zoom Level Zoom Refresh Zoom Style 109 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide To use the Cursor style zoom follow these steps 1 Move your mouse cursor to the area of your screen or open application that you want to zoom You will see the area magnified in the Zoom Window as shown in the bottom window in Figure 9 9 2 You can keep moving your mouse cursor to any area you want to zoom Figure 9 9 Cursor Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window Edt Wew Favottes Tool Hep a Back 0 p El 6 Pam ke Qei gr amp El ES 2 ht jn iia coms 459 SUPP fief 2 02 pd Y J Z a ORR The Wolfman s 61 Bone skeleton drives a skinned animation that affects em comcel shall layar oft model Each vertex of eva ajua ro gt ixin OTH E shell deforms every fram A Onm Figure 6 The Walfman s Bone Skelton 3 Adjust the zoom leve
173. splays Enabling nView Span Clone Modes Enabling nView Span Clone Modes Windows 2000 Note Under Windows 2000 switching between nView Span Clone and Dualview modes requires restarting your computer To disable Dualview mode and therefore make nView Span and Clone modes accessible follow these steps 1 2 3 4 al Click Properties gt Settings tab Be sure to click the display image 1 so that it is the selected display Click Advanced to display the NVIDIA GPU tab Click the NVIDIA GPU tab and then the Desktop Utilities option from the Media Center menu Click to uncheck the option Enable Dualview Treat multiple outputs 6 Click Apply and restart your computer 8 9 After the system starts up if the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard appears run through the Wizard by following the procedures in Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard on page 72 Right click to display the properties menu then select Properties gt Settings tab When you are in Windows 2000 non Dualview nView Span or Clone mode your Windows Display Properties Settings panel shows only one monitor image Figure 3 23 Click Advanced to display the NVIDIA GPU tab Figure 3 24 Click the NVIDIA GPU tab The Media Center menu appears Figure 3 25 10Click nView Display Mode to display the associated properties panel with 47 the Span and Clone mode options available Figure 3 26 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA
174. t that desktop Send application to e Monitor n A pop up menu displays the number n of active display devices in your setup Select a monitor number which will represent the monitor on which you want the application to move Desktop n A pop up menu displays each defined and active desktop name represented by n including selections for the default and current desktop Select a desktop The application will be sent to that desktop For an application that has more than one window e g Microsoft Outlook every NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide owned window of the active window or active window parent is moved to the selected desktop or monitor Transparent alpha blended Click this check box to toggle transparency on off for the window Always on top Click Always on top to toggle the option on off for the window When a window is marked as being always on top it will always be placed in front of any other window So you can use this settings on windows that you don t want to appear behind or obscured by other windows If two windows have the Always on top enabled and they are dragged on top of one another then the last active window is placed in the top position Visible on all desktops Click Visible on all desktops to toggle the visibility on off of the window on all desktops Enabling this option causes the window to appear on all desktops Collapse to desktop
175. terface Tab on page 124 General Options on page 125 Windows and Applications Options on page 125 Multiple Desktops Options on page 136 About User Interface Options The User Interface options let you control the nView Desktop Manager user interface and how it is applied to windows For example using the User Interface options you can control the following e Addition of button features to your Windows application title bars e Availability of options on the nView options menu e How nView notifies you of changes in your desktop state e How nView Desktop Manager is displayed on the Windows desktop 123 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Accessing the User Interface Tab User s Guide To access the Desktop Manager User Interface tab follow these steps 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel if you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager properties panel see Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties on page 60 Click the Info tab if you are not already there Click the check box Enable nView Desktop Manager to enable the option 2 3 4 Click Show Advanced nView Controls to enable the option 5 Click Apply and then click the User Interface tab Figure 11 1 nView Desktop Manager Properties User Interface Panel User Interface tab E nView Desktop Manager info Byttes Windows User Interface Effects Zoom Appli
176. th a second smaller zoom source window labeled Zoom Window Fixed Frame as shown in Figure 9 13 To use the Fixed Frame style zoom follow these steps 1 Confirm that the Zoom Style is set to Fixed Frame 2 Click Show Zoom Window In the Figure 9 13 example the small Zoom Window Fixed Frame zoom source window appears on the right and the resulting magnified area is shown in the larger Zoom Window 3 Move the small Zoom Window Fixed Frame window labeled in Figure 9 13 to another area of the desktop that you want to zoom NVIDIA Corporation 112 Chapter 9 Using Zoom Options Figure 9 13 Zoom Window Fixed Frame Window Zoom source Zoom Window Fixed Frame window can be moved to different areas on your desktop Large Zoom Window showing magnifica tion of the image in the Zoom Window Fixed Frame zoom source window shown on the right E nView Desktop Manager E Zoom Window OB E zoom Window ati fra Zoom Window Fixed fra 7 Pees O Fixed frame Use the mouse wheel lo change zoom levels nag down the folowing keys t Cul Pc in Zoom Window Sutomaticaly move Zoom Window to next s O Enable BiDirectional Ediing C Enable 200m of video playback disables ove Figure 9 14 Magnified Area in Zoom Window Zoom Window Fixed Frame Window is Hidden Click the Fixed Frame menu option to re display unhide the zoom source Zoom Window Fixe
177. there may be certain third party applications that are not compatible with certain features such as Transparency or the nView Desktop Manager menu options Using the Applications panel you can disable these features for applications that are not compatible with these features In addition to distinguishing between different applications nView Desktop Manager can also distinguish between different Window Classes NVIDIA Corporation 166 Chapter 14 167 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Window Class A Window Class is simply a type of window Often Window Classes are unique to an application For example in nView Desktop Manager several Window Classes are used for example a class called Zoom1 for the Zoom window a class called Child1 for the little white square inside the Zoom window and so on In addition to classes that are unique to an application there are certain global classes of windows that are used by every application An example is a dialog box that is a global class the name is 32768 class names are not always intuitive Using class names however allows you to more precisely target windows for which you want to disable features For example the Zoom1 window class can be set up not to support Transparency Therefore there is no need to turn off Transparency for all nView Desktop Manager windows Also if another application uses the Zooml window class the Transparency rule will still
178. to a maximum of 80 97 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Notes on Transparency Support Transparency is only supported on Windows 2000 XP e Transparency can take a lot of processing power If Desktop Manager detects that your system may be sluggish when dragging large transparent windows you will be given an option to disable transparent window dragging for windows larger than a certain size Transparency is disabled when a 3D or hardware overlay application is running e Some applications do not support transparency in which case an About this app menu choice is added to the nView Extension menu for that application Windows Color Keying Enable Windows Color Keying When you enable this option nView Desktop Manager colors the border of application windows according to Individual Application Settings if you have enabled this option see Individual Settings on page 132 or Individual Application Settings on page 169 or e Automatically assign colors option described below Manipulating Color Keyed Windows Using Hot Keys Color keyed windows can then be manipulated using Color Keyed hot keys that you can define using options on the Hot Key panel When you press a color hot key combination 1t will toggle the corresponding color keyed window to be brought to the forefront maximized and visible on all desktops In other words it allows for a window to be i
179. troke irfoemaion Please press the hot key keystroke that pou wert lo use Actor Open niview contiol parel Hot key stroke Alt Hot key stroke This text box lets you select the key or combination of keys you want to use to perform the selected action To use the text box follow these steps Click in the Hot Key stroke text box to display your cursor Press the key or keys you want to use for the selection action For example if you press the Ctrl key followed by the G key Ctrl G appears in the text box Properties Hot keys for certain actions require additional information to be entered in order to operate When these types of hot keys require additional information the information is requested in this Properties dialog box The information requested can be a display desktop profile or an application designation In the first three cases a list of numbered display devices named desktops or named profiles appear from which you can select your choice If Desktop Manager requires an application input e g for the Run application hot key action listed in Selecting an Action on page 117 a Browse button appears allowing you to browse for the application NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Also see Examples of Actions Requiring Additional Information on page 120 2 Click OK when you ve entered the key strokes The selected hot key action and keystroke com
180. tting will be saved and then restored when the application is opened again In other words the setting will be remembered e Restore window size and position when checked will cause nView to store the application window s size and position when it is closed and then restore the application to the same size and position when opened again Launch application on desktop lets you to set up a specific desktop to launch the application on You can select a specific desktop on which to always launch the application from the drop down list Two choices are always listed Active and Last If the Active desktop is chosen default the application will launch on your currently active desktop regardless of the desktop you are on If the Last desktop is chosen the desktop on which the application was located when it was closed will be remembered and when the application is relaunched it will open on that stored desktop the last desktop it was closed on Note If an application is set to open up on a desktop different than your current desktop when you launch that application you will be automatically taken to the desktop on which the application launches 171 NVIDIA Corporation
181. unctions Enable nView Desktop Management or just a subset of functions from the group of check boxes 3 Click OK when you have finished selecting functions to disable Individual Application Settings To set up individual application settings for an application click Individual Settings from the Applications panel Note You can also set up individual application settings using the nView options menu To edit individual settings for an application select Individual Settings gt Edit on an application s nView option menu When you select to set up Individual Settings for an application the Individual Application Settings dialog box appears Figure 14 4 From this dialog box you can set up both individual window settings as well as launch settings for the application 169 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Each window management or dialog management setting can have one of three states e On means that the feature is always enabled for this application and may be represented by a solid colored square a check mark as shown in the example in Figure 14 4 or other indicator depending on the application Off means that the feature is always disabled for this application and is represented by an empty square unchecked Global means that the application uses the standard nView Desktop Manager settings for the feature and may be represented by a check mark solid colored square as shown
182. ur Windows desktop you can choose to enable Show Advanced nView Controls Clicking this option on the Info panel Figure 1 3 displays additional tabs including Desktops User Interface Applications and Tools Note See individual chapters in this guide for details on using the features on these tabbed panels NVIDIA Corporation 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2 nView Desktop Manager Properties Info Panel default Info tab A nView Desktop Manager lt View Desktop Manager properties panel O Enable riview Desktop Manager C Show Advanced riview controls Wession Information Filename Description Verson NVIEW OLL Desktop manager hook li 6 73 10 3640 WWSHELL OLL Shel namespace libeay 6 1310 3540 DMCPL EXE Desktop manager control 6 13 10 3640 NwiZ EXE niew Configuration Wiz 6 13 10 3640 NVTUICPL CPL Control panel icon program 61310 3640 lt gt Figure 1 3 nVlew Desktop Manager Properties Info Panel After Enabling Desktop Manager nView Desktop Manager Tabs Info Profiles Windows into Profiles Windows Effects Zoom Hot Keps Effects Zoom and Hot Keys C Show Advanced riview contrat Wession Information Filename Desenption Verson NVIEW OLL Desklop manager hock li 6 1310 3640 WWSHELL OLL Shel namespace library 6 1310 3540 DMCPL EXE Desktop manager cortral 6 1310 23540 NWIZ EXE nView Configuration Wiz 6 13 10 3540 NVTUICPL CPL Control panelicon program 6 13 10 36
183. urther information on driver installation see Driver Installation And Uninstallation on page 24 Optional Software Internet Explorer You must have installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or later version in order to access the Desktop Explorer feature as well as specific nView Menu Options that are available for Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer Options on page 135 Optional System Administrator Access Privileges You can use Desktop Manager with or without System Administrator access privileges Note However certain Profiles features require System Administrator privileges under Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 XP Hardware Supported NVIDIA Products Table 1 2 lists the NVIDIA products supported by Desktop Manager Note Some Desktop Manager features support only certain NVIDIA GPUs which are noted in this table and where applicable in this guide Note The Desktop Manager transparency feature works best with NVIDIA GPUs that have higher performance than GeForce2 GTS NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Table 1 2 lists the NVIDIA products supported by the NVIDIA Display Driver software and the number of displays the GPU based card supports Table 1 2 Supported NVIDIA Products NVIDIA Desktop NVIDIA Workstation Number of Displays Products Products Supported Per Card nForce M2 2 applies to all GPUs in this category nForce 420 420D 1
184. use Wheel to Change Zoom Levels on page 105 e Show Cursor in Zoom Window on page 105 e Automatically Move Zoom Window to Next Screen on page 105 e Enable Bi Directional Editing on page 106 e Enable Zoom of Video Playback disables overlay on page 106 e Show Zoom Window on page 107 e Video Mirroring Options on page 114 About Zoom Options The Zoom feature of Desktop Manager provides dynamic zoom functionality on the desktop Zoom features can be used by both single display and multi display users Among the zoom features you can enable from the Zoom panel is a resizable zoom window to zoom in on areas of the desktop for easier reading or for fine editing Key benefits of using Zoom features are the following 101 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide e You don t have to change resolutions to view and or edit small graphics or text you can simply open up your zoom window e You can display a portion of your desktop on a second display without additional hardware Accessing the Zoom Tab To access the Desktop Manager Zoom panel follow these steps 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager Properties tabs see Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties on page 60 2 Click the Info tab if you are not already there 3 Click the check box Enable n
185. use wheel to change zoom levels while holding down the following keys fish en C Show cursor in Zoom Window Automabcely e m Winds 2 Enable BiDirectional Editing F Enable zoom of video playback disables overlay Show Zoom Window Video Mirroring Controls 103 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Zoom Features Display Properties vs Desktop Manager If you are using an NVIDIA multi display GPU based graphics card you have several zoom options available e If you just want a Windows tool that lets you zoom certain areas of the desktop in a window use the Zoom Window tool described in this section e Ifyou are specifically interested in zooming video playing back on your computer from a DVD or other video source it is recommended that you use the Overlay Video Mirroring controls described in the NVIDIA Display Properties User s Guide You can set up Video Mirroring to zoom and automatically display full screen video on your second display device Note The nView Desktop Manager Zoom panel contains the Video Mirror Controls Clicking this option will give you access to the Overlay Controls panel where you can set Video Mirror options Zoom Window Style This selection controls what type of Zoom window you want to open nView Desktop Manager supports three types of Zoom windows e Magnifying glass e Centered on cursor e Fixed frame Magnifying Glass This option creat
186. very time consuming when you have to hunt through several screens In addition using multiple displays results in additional issues such as the screen split between two displays windows that are placed on this screen split are extremely difficult to read So while larger desktop areas promise to dramatically increase your productivity there are user interface issues that can make it difficult to use at times A desktop manager manages your large desktop and takes care of many of the user interface issues that result from moving to a larger desktop area You can think of a desktop manager as being an extension of the windows user interface tailored for large desktops About nView Desktop Manager nView Desktop Manager supports both single display and multi display configurations running with single display multi display or multiple graphics cards based on NVIDIA GPUs Multi Display Support The Desktop Manager feature set primarily focuses on multi display use by workstation users in finance corporate digital content creation DCC and similar organizations as well as in the mobile laptop markets Therefore to take advantage of the full feature set of the Desktop Manager you need a multi 3 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide display configuration With multiple displays you can view a single application as a large window stretching across several displays or you can display differe
187. w only maximize to a single display device Conversely under Dualview mode where windows normally maximize to a single screen you can make applications maximize to the entire desktop NVIDIA Corporation 90 Chapter 7 Managing Windows Accessing the Windows Tab To access the nView Desktop Manager Windows tab follow these steps 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager properties panel If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager properties panel see Info Panel Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager Properties on page 60 2 Click the Info tab if you are not already there 3 Enable the check box Enable nView Desktop Manager and click Apply 4 Click the Windows tab to display the Windows panel Note Under nView Standard and Clone modes the options on the Windows panel will be disabled grayed out since these options do not apply in these modes Windows Management Options Figure 7 1 shows the nView Desktop Manager Windows tab when you are in Dualview mode i e nView Clone Span options are disabled Figure 7 1 nView Desktop Manager Properties Windows Panel Dualview mode nView Desktop Manager Uses Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys inlo Profiles om __ Applications A l BS WN Windows tab VIDIA Window Cortral re able window spanning across morutors This option appears under Enable chid pes sparring acioss monitors eee f A Show flidesidop masimize button on tile bar d
188. wOttExplorerPropertiest gif v 8 Go Folders x E Oesttop a My Documents e My Computer B E My Network Places 2 Recycle Bin 3 SP Desktop Explorer S lap Default mies Desktop Manager a Desktop Explorer 3 E Y Destop meke E Y Destepa G View Desktop Addto gt Desktop A E iy Desktop E Desktop B mew Desktop Msible on al desktops New Desktop Properties Accessing Other Application Settings from Desktop Explorer Using the Desktop Explorer you can access a few application specific settings as explained below Note If you enabled adding nView options on the User Interface panel you can also access these application specific options using the application s nView menu options See nView Menu Options on page 129 and nView Menu Description of Options on page 131 for details e Visible on all desktops To access this option follow these steps Right click an application in a desktop to display a properties menu as shown in Figure 12 12 Then click Visible on all desktops to check the option and enable it Notice that the application now appears under each of your desktops as shown in Figure 12 13 NVIDIA Corporation 152 Chapter 12 Managing Desktops Figure 12 13Desktop Explorer After Setting Visible on all desktops St Desktop Explorer DAER ay File Edt View Favorites Tool Help Qu O FF Oscar E Folders EJ address Ea Desktop
189. xample the text box correctly states that regedit has no Individual Settings but that some nView Desktop Manager functions are disabled for it Adding an Application 1 To add an application to the list box click Add App from the Applications panel to display a dialog box Figure 14 2 where you can browse for an application to add to the list box 2 To add a class to the list box click Add Class to display a dialog box where you can type in a class or use the Class Finder Tool to add a class to the list box Figure 14 2 nView Desktop Manager Properties Applications Add Class InviewAda Class for Individual Mant Either type in the name of the Window Class you wish to add below Class Or use the Window Class Finder tool by dragging it Finder Tool with the mouse over the window which has the class pou wish to individually manage and then release the mouse Note When you add a class or an application to the list box you still have not set any special settings for 1t In this case the icon for the class or application will be blank like the Notepad application or My Window Class as shown in Figure 14 1 earlier in this chapter If you close the Applications panel now and reopen these two list elements will be removed because they had no special settings applied to them Removing an Application To remove the application or class from the list and delete any Individual Application Settings Figure 14
190. y graphics card such as a GeForce FX but have only one display device connected such as a CRT you will see two monitor images on the Settings panel even though only one display device is connected You cannot enable the second display until you physically connect a second display device to the graphics card 5 To turn on enable the secondary display monitor image 2 go to the next section Enabling Turning on the Secondary Display Windows 9x on page 43 NVIDIA Corporation 42 Chapter 3 Using nView Multi Display Modes Dualview vs Span Clone Enabling Turning on the Secondary Display Windows 9x 1 Right click monitor image 2 Figure 3 18 and click Enabled to check the option Notice that the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor option becomes checked Figure 3 19 Note If you get a Compatibility Warning message read the message carefully and then click OK Figure 3 18 Enabling Dualview 1 Windows 9x Background Screen Saver Appearance Ettects Web Settings Drag the moritor icons to match the physical arangemert of your monfors Enabled farrery Gent Propesties Display as NEC MultiSyne E 200 on NVIDIA GeForce MX MX 400 al ine J ton TE Color 16 bit E I Extend my Windows desktop onto this morior oK 2 Click Apply 3 Be sure to click the display image 1 so that it is the selected display 4 Click Advanced and then click the NVIDIA GPU tab Figure 3
191. you NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide can customize your nView options menu to only show those features that you want to use The options that appear in this dialog box correspond to those available from the nView options menu that s available from your application as shown in Figure 11 4 and Figure 11 5 If you do not want to have all options available enable disable check uncheck one or more options as needed Note Once you disable uncheck an option you will no longer see the option in the nView Options submenu for that application Figure 11 6 nView Menu Options Dialog Box nView Menu Options Y Masimiza to desktop Send window to monitor n F Send application to moritor n Y Send window to desktop n Send applicaton to desktop n Transparent 2 Always on top Ev Visible on all desktops F Collapse to this desktop Add ANDTM 7 Individual settings Remove AIDTM Enable or disable one or more of the following options by clicking the check box next to each option to insert or remove the check mark Note For detailed descriptions of each of these options see nView Menu Options on page 129 e Maximize to desktop e Send windows to monitor n e Send application to monitor n e Send windows to desktop n e Send application to desktop n e Transparent e Always on top e Visible on all desktops NVIDIA Corporation 130 Chapter 11 131 Using the User
192. you always want to see For complete details on using Windows Management features see Managing Windows on page 90 Desktops Management Using the Desktops settings on your nView Desktop Manager properties panel you can do the following tasks e Create up to 32 different desktops each with its own background Open and move applications between different desktops and switch between desktops with a single keystroke Use multiple desktops to reduce the clutter on your desktop you can group similar applications on different desktops and quickly switch between them Show your desktops including a graphical birds eye view of each desktop within Windows Explorer Manage your desktop in several ways to suite your style You can access and therefore switch between desktops using various methods including Using hot keys Right clicking on any desktop Your folder tree in Windows Explorer Options from a Media Center icon on your Windows taskbar A desktop toolbar that can be floating or docked to the taskbar NV Task Switcher NVIDIA Corporation 12 Chapter 1 13 Introduction For complete details on using Desktops Management features see Managing Desktops on page 138 Application Management The application management functionality of Desktop Manager is available from several Desktop Manager tabs Using the User Interface Options on page 123 Managing Windows on page 90 and Managing A

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