Monitor Layout

I am adding a third monitor to my G4.. How does that effect...

[aaronjf]

I am about to add a third 22" monitor to my G4. Is there a monitor layout utility in OS X? What will this end up like? Will my primary monitor (menue bar and dock) end up being the one on the left end or can I choose?

[Macguru]

Hi aaronjf,

If you choose to install multiple monitors in the Mac OS X environnement you must stick with the Multiple Monitors panel and forever forget the Monitors & Sound control panel.

The Multiple Monitors panel appears in the Computer Settings list of the Preferences & Settings window only when you have multiple monitors attached to your system. With the Multiple Monitors panel, you can arrange how the monitors are positioned relative to each other, and you can specify a main monitor. The main monitor is the monitor on which the login window and menu bar appear.

If you adjust the position of the monitors using the Multiple Monitors panel, you must not adjust the position of the monitors with the Monitors & Sound control panel in the Mac OS environment. Doing so will limit your mouse position to a single screen in the Mac OS environment.

If this ever happends you have to go at the Terminal and type:

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSEnableMultipleMonitors NO

I currently have a little wall of monitors running from a single box. ;)

[aaronjf]

Thanks Macguru....

Do you know of a company still making highend PCI cards. I wish Mac had but in two AGP ports.

[Macguru]

I am afraid I am a little outdated about video cards. It's been over a year since I last shopped around for them. You could try Apple's site to know about the list of cards compatible with OSX.

[guide.apple.com...]

I use an older twin ATI Radeon in the agp slot and the same brand in one pci slot. Never tried anything else, but I heard Nvidia cards are a lot better.

What kind of job are you doing with your G4?