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Desktop Background on Two monitors *Low Priority*


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SuperSam

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Hi all!

I have recently bought a second monitor, now I am using 2 monitors, I'm using one for my primary, and one for my extended desktop. I noticed that if you change the background in display properties, it changes the background on both screens to that. I'm not too bothered, I'm just pretty sure I have seen somebody before use 2 different backgrounds on either monitor, I'd like to do that too. Just want to know first if it is possible, if so... How?

Thanks :whistling:
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SuperSam

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I know its low priority but I would like to know...

Thx.
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Ithink it's done by joining the two desktops together in a graphics editing program and then using the finished grapic as the dektop background.
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Could you define that please?
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there's a method (sorry i don't know how exactly...but if you give me the make and model of graphix card...i'll try to find a manual) to have two completely seperate desktops instead of doing the extended desktop deal...i think it also ends up coming with multiple start menus as well...
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what Bazcor says makes sence, and its a quick way to do it.

His idea is to join both images you want into 1, so it'd be the size of , by example, for me, 2048*768 ( I also have 2 monitors, been using them scince early october )

The only thing I cant see though is how you'd make windows understand to display only 1 picture for both desktops
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