Re: [APML] Virtual Desktop video

[Duncan <dmunro@sfu.ca>]

Hi, I know that ATI supports a virtual desktop ( on both the monitor and 
TV) when a TV is connected to the video card.  I'll check and see if it 
is supported on the monitor alone.

Duncan Munro

Jay LeBlanc wrote:

>I just built a new system using the XP os and also have a video card question!
>
>I am looking for an AGP 4x/8x card that supports a feature that used to be
>called 'Virtual Screen' or 'Virtual Desktop' for a _single monitor_.  This
>was common with many video adapters using Win95, rare under Win98, and
>seemingly non-existent under XP + AGP versions greater than 1.0.
>This extends the enlarged desktop off the monitor screen, and the mouse
>cursor repositions this virtual desktop by scrolling the viewport.  When
>working with a photo editing program, you can have a very large window open
>and still have extra room for palettes.
>  
>One example I use is a Win98 system with an AGP 1.0 Revolution#9 IV card,
>which supports a high color viewport of 1024x768, and a virtual desktop
>four times as large! 
>
>So far I've spent fruitless hours searching the net and talking with hard
>to reach video card manufacturers, so I'd be grateful for any leads!
>   -Jay-
>
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