Hi,

I've a very simple question for which I couldn't
find an answer by googling.

I have an Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX video card
and two monitors. Of course, one of the monitors
is set as primary and the other is set as secondary.

I would like to render different images to each
monitor from the same program. Normally, all the
rendering goes to the primary monitor.

Is there a way to render something else to the
secondary monitor? A quick note: I would like
both renderings to be full screen.

Thanks a lot.

oguzakyuz@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> I would like to render different images to each
> monitor from the same program. Normally, all the
> rendering goes to the primary monitor.
> 
> Is there a way to render something else to the
> secondary monitor? A quick note: I would like
> both renderings to be full screen.
> 

Open one window on each monitor.




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fungus wrote:
> oguzakyuz@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> Is there a way to render something else to the
>> secondary monitor? A quick note: I would like
>> both renderings to be full screen.
>>
> 
> Open one window on each monitor.
> 

Oh, you mean with GLUT!

I'm not sure this is possible with GLUT. Looks
like you've just outgrown it's limitations..


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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know
that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,'
and then they actually change their minds and you never
hear that old view from them again.  They really do it.
It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists
are human and change is sometimes painful.  But it happens
every day.  I cannot recall the last time something like
that happened in politics or religion.

- Carl Sagan, 1987 CSICOP keynote address

<oguzakyuz@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> I've a very simple question for which I couldn't
> find an answer by googling.
>
> I have an Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX video card
> and two monitors. Of course, one of the monitors
> is set as primary and the other is set as secondary.
>
> I would like to render different images to each
> monitor from the same program. Normally, all the
> rendering goes to the primary monitor.
>
> Is there a way to render something else to the
> secondary monitor? A quick note: I would like
> both renderings to be full screen.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>


glutCreateSubWindow with a position over on the 2nd head. ("span" mode 
NVIEW).

-jbw

But I think in span mode all the properties of
monitors such as the resolution and bit depth
should be the same isn't it?

In my case resolution is hugely different.

Thanks.

<oguzakyuz@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> But I think in span mode all the properties of
> monitors such as the resolution and bit depth
> should be the same isn't it?
>
> In my case resolution is hugely different.
>
> Thanks.
>


NVIEW supports a 2nd monitor with different display properties in span mode.
Just click on the 2nd monitor icon and adjust the res.

-jbw 

There is something called GLUMM (gfx library utility for multiple
monitors) which is based on top of GLUT and does multiple monitor
rendering. Have a look at it, it seems to have all what you need. Do a
google for keywords "GLUMM multiple monitors" to get more information
about it. 

Hope this helps.
- Vaibhav