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ForceWare Graphics Driver nView 3.5 Desktop Manager User's Guide

1. 130 Allow Title Bar Buttons 130 Allow Transparency and Draw atn 130 Enable Color Keying and Use 131 Reposition Dialog Boxes 131 Launch Settings scs s scassu rasa 131 Individual Settings Clear all 131 Individual Settings Other Methods of CISARING ss e SaR rada ada 132 MENU OPptiONS sico isossa 132 About this Application 132 Application Specific nView Menu Options 132 10 Using Effects About Effects 14000000 0 ad WES ROE AR 134 Accessing the Effects Page 135 Window Drawing Enhancements 135 Make Windows Minimize and Maximize Faster i ai EE 135 Make Windows Transparent When Dragged 135 Require Shift Key to be Held Down 136 Enable Taskbar Transparency 136 Transparency Level 136 Windows Color Keying se secs ese see a ars 137 Enable Windows Color Keying 137 Manipulating Color Keyed Windows Using HOUKSYS si 4s 4s ae ee eRe es 137 Automatically Assign Colors to Windows 137 Colored Application Window Borders 138 11 Using Zoom Options About Zoom OPtONS iia aaa 140 Accessing the Zoom Page 141 3 User s Guide Zoom Features Display Properties vs Desktop Manager 0s scmusaaia o a o da a BS 142 Zoom Window Styles 143 Magnifying GlaSS 143 Centered on Cursor 143 Fixed Frames ee goede ae eee ee wr oe a 143 Using the Mouse Wheel to C
2. Paste NVDisplay Analog Display 1 Analog Display 2 New d nview Desktops nview Properties NvKeystone Properties You can use these steps to open a separate desktop on each of the two displays 1 First add the nView Properties and nView Desktops options to your Windows desktop menu see Enable nView Options in the Windows Desktop Menu on page 109 2 To display the Default desktop on your Analog Display 1 right click your desktop on Analog Display to open the desktop menu click nView Desktops and Default The Default desktop is enabled on your Analog Display 1 Figure 8 9 NVIDIA Corporation 96 Chapter 8 97 Managing Desktops 3 To display the Content Creation desktop on Analog Display 2 right click your desktop on Analog Display 2 to open the desktop menu click nView Desktops and Content Creation The Content Creation desktop is enabled on your Analog Display 2 Figure 8 9 Figure 8 9 Opening Separate Desktops on Separate Display Screens RESTO Arrenge kens By gt Refresh Paste Display 2 Cefadt nS riview Properties Nuideptone P Content Creation Properties Reset Desktops to the Current Resolution Click Reset to reset all your desktops to the resolution of your current desktop Showing Desktops in Windows Explorer When you enable the Show desktop in Windows Explorer option you can view desktops in the Windows Explorer folder tree 1 Enable
3. Note Certain Profiles features require Power User access privileges under Windows 2000 XP NT 4 0 For details see Working With Profiles on page 67 25 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager Hardware Supported NVIDIA Products User s Guide Table 2 5 lists the NVIDIA products supported by the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver and the number of displays the GPU based graphics card supports Note Some Desktop Manager features support only certain NVIDIA GPU based graphics card as notes in this table and where applicable in this guide Note The Desktop Manager transparency feature works best with NVIDIA GPUs that have better performance than GeForce2 GTS Table 2 5 Supported NVIDIA GPUs Number of Displays NVIDIA Workstation Supported Per NVIDIA Desktop Products Products Card nForceTM2 S 2 applies to all GPUs nForce ST in this category nForce2 G nForce2 nForce 420 420D 1 applies to all GPUs nForce 220 220D in this category GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 2 applies to all GPUs in this category GeForce FX 5700 Ultra Quadro FX 1100 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce FX 5700 in this category GeForce FX Go5700 GeForce FX 5900 Quadro FX 3000 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce FX 5900 Ultra in this category GeForce FX 5950 GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Quadro FX 500 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce FX 5200 Quadro NVS 280 PCI in this category GeForce FX Go
4. Magnilving glass Centered on cursor Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels while holding down the following keys O Show cursor in zoom window LJ Enable bi directional editing C invert zoomed image colors DD Enable zoom of video playback dsables overlay 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 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 If you 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 page contains the Video Mirror Controls Clicking this option will give you access to the Overlay Controls page where you can set Video Mirror options NVIDIA Corporation 142 Chapter 11 Using Zoom Options Zoom Window Styles 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 cre
5. Feature Support e To access NVIDIA nView based features using the nView Desktop Manager driver you need a multi display graphics card based on any of the NVIDIA GPUs that support multiple displays on a single graphics card as indicated in Table 2 5 and at least two display devices connected to the card e Other non nView features are supported by either single display or multi display NVIDIA GPU based cards i e you can connect only one display device such as a monitor and access these features provided the NVIDIA GPU supports these features The options shown in the NVIDIA Display control panel may vary depending on the specific NVIDIA GPU based graphics cards you are using For example one or more options that are available for a specific GPU based card such as a GeForce FX may not be available on a GeForce4 and so on NVIDIA Corporation 20 Chapter 1 Introduction Multi Display Configuration Tips and Requirements When running Windows XP or Windows 2000 with more than two active displays using Dualview mode is strongly recommended e When running Windows with multiple cards i 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 ForceWare graphics display driver version must be installed for each card Note For details on using multi display modes see the Fo
6. 166 General Settings s sos oso ara 166 Enable Throw Window Actions 166 Jump Dead Screen Areas 166 4 Table of Contents Toggle Window Z Order with Middle Mouse BUM ar aaa ad naa zen 167 Automatically Activate Windows Under CUO aaa a a aa 167 Change Window Z order When Activating 167 Kinematics essa a A 167 Enable Mouse Gestures 167 Gesture Sensitivity ss ss sasaaa os 167 Require Shift Key to be Held Down 167 Operate on Window Under Cursor 167 Shake Mouse Horizontally 168 Shake Mouse Vertically 168 Rotate Mouse Clockwise 168 14 Using Tools Options About Tools OptiONS sa esses scese a eo 169 Accessing the Tools Page 169 About NVKGYSIONG s e seses Se we a acea 170 Enable NVKeystone Display Correction 171 Enable NVKeystone Option in Desktop Menu 171 Accessing NVKeystone 171 NVKeystone Men s 0000000300000 00000 e 172 NVKeystone Adjustment Screen 172 NVKeystone Options 172 Display Calibration 175 WindoWwsUtIlItIeS s a s beds dod cia 175 15 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Accessing the Applications Page 176 About the Applications Features 177 Adding an Application 179 Removing an Application 180 Globally Disable Individual Settings and Window MEMO arar e Se da ae dO 180 About Windows Classes
7. 6 181 Adding a Window Class 181 Disabling an nView Desktop Manager Function 183 Individual SettingSs s s sorei we Se Bee 183 Application Enhancements 184 Internet Explorer Options ss sses eses 185 Add Internet Explorer Double Right click and Shift left click Extension 185 Add Internet Explorer Popup Preventer EEXTS PSION ri yd eaten da de oie dae wa ce da 186 Add PowerPoint Slide Show Extension 189 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Table 1 1 Table 2 1 Table 2 2 Table 2 3 Table 2 4 Table 2 5 NVIDIA Corporation List of Tables Multi Display Mode and Feature Support e essa we oe ae oh Re rdw eR es Operating System Requirements ss sse oa llas E 4 a Gros Sw GR RRL 23 Hard Disk Space Requirements English 0 eee ee ee cree eens 24 Hard Disk Space Requirements Non English Languages 24 Hard Disk Space Requirements Full International Package 24 supported NVIDIA GPUS es saeco as ae a a a 26 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide List of Figures 0 Figure 1 1 Windows Control Panel with nView Desktop Manager Item lt lt oo oo Figure 1 2 nView Desktop Manager Control Panel Stand alone tabbed versus NVIDIA Display Menu Style 5 Figures Sample Profiles Bages ss aa ai ds See Sa a ei coe as eB Ee a 31 Fig re3 2 Save Profile Dialog Bo
8. Figure 9 20 Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Options Menu Click nView Options from the application s title bar as another way to display the nView Desktop Manager options menu xcel Samples File wu Tahle of Contents nview Options Send window to Sendepplcationto X Close Alt F4 Worksheet FURIES eee 4 4 A Table Of Contents Works Ready Always on top Visible on all desktops Individual settings b Meri options About nview Send randow to gt Serdagpicationto gt About on Lop Yeblo on al desitons Individual settings Right click the application name icon from the Windows task bar and click nView Options to display the nView Desktop Manager options menu Customizing 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 9 21 shows the dialog box that appears when you click 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 you can customize your nView options menu to only show those features that you want to use 125 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide The options that appear in this dialog box correspond to those available from the nView options menu available from yo
9. Show Title disabled and Show Text enabled Profiles menu with Show Title and Show Text disabled Removing Adding and Arranging Actions You can add remove and arrange the actions that appear on the Actions component of the nView toolbar 1 From the nView toolbar right click the Actions component to display its context menu 2 Click Customize Figure 9 6 to display the Customize Toolbar dialog box Figure 9 7 Figure 9 6 nView Toolbar Customize Option from the Actions Context Menu Actions maa 3 i suet Actions Hot Keys Desktoc Attach Y Show Text Toolbars gt v Show Title View gt Customize v Always On Top Transparent Loe oh joes nView Properties 113 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 9 7 nView Toolbar Customize Toolbar Dialog Box Customize Toolbar ig ono nent dapi ae A Cau Ey Toggle clone mode Remove m Toggle to TV output 3 For details on how to use the Customize Toolbar dialog box press F1 to display Windows context Help Locking and Unlocking the nView Toolbar Components Note When you lock the nView toolbar components into position they cannot be moved or rearranged inside the nView toolbar frame To lock the nView toolbar components 1 e the Profiles Desktop and or Actions bars depending on what is displayed on your nView toolbar into position follow these
10. 85 You can use the Desktop Manager Desktops options 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 clutter 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 or minimize maximize applications in order to navigate between them So NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide 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 based Desktop Explorer or even the NVIDIA Settings 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 Page 1 If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 2 Click the Desktops tab or menu option to display the nView Desktop Manager Desktops page Figure 8 1 Figure 8 1
11. Display Wizard Auto Launch vs Manual Launch If you are setup with a multi display configuration 1 e you have more than one display device connected the first time you start Windows on your computer after installing the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver the Wizard starts automatically Use these Display Wizard pages to enable and customize your multi display setup e Auto launch After a first time installation of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver when there are at least two display devices connected to your computer this Display Wizard will launch automatically NVIDIA Corporation 50 Chapter 5 1g the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Note This Wizard will not start automatically if you have only one display device connected to your computer e Manual launch On subsequent sessions to manually launch this Wizard click Display Wizard from the Desktop Management panel Note Based on your display device configuration and the options you choose on a Wizard page the subsequent Wizard pages you will see may differ slightly from the examples given in this section Figure 5 1 Auto Launch Wizard Welcome Page NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Welcome to the NVIDIA nView Multi Display Setup Wizard This wizard will help you enable and customize your multindisplay setup To continue click Next 51 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 2 Auto Launch Wizard S
12. Mouse Tools O Show notification messages on taskbar Y Enable niView task switcher C Enable new loolbar 4 Enable display gidines Tile bar buttors User Interface Page Options nView Desktop Manager Desktop Managemert Profiles Windows Applications Desktops Userlntetface Ellects Zoom Hol Keys Mouse Tools AVIDIA General V Enable niew option in the Windows desktop right click menu O Show notification messages on taskbar 7 Enable nView task switcher C Enable niew toolbar IV Enable display gidines Edi Gidines Y rivien options 7 Ful desktop marin Y Ney display V Collapse to tile bar j Windows system menu V Add niew options gt Ss 4 Collapse to tile bar Windows system menu 4 Add niew options to system menus These nView button icons_represent application title bar buttons that appear on your application based on the corresponding check boxes that you have enabled Each button represents an enabled check box Full desktop maximize option is available under nView Single Clone and Dualview modes NVIDIA Corporation Single display maximize option is available under nView Span modes Click Options to open the nView Menu Options dialog box 108 Chapter 9 Using the User Interface Options Enable nView Options in the Windows Desktop Menu The option Enable nView option in the Wi
13. NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide Display Mode Actions e Switch to next display device is functional only in single display mode when more than one display device is connected In this case your video display will switch to the next device Note Note that this hot key only works when your display card is running in single display mode Toggle TV output toggles TV output on if TV is connected and you are running in nView single display mode e Toggle LCD scaling turns LCD scaling on off if you are using a flat panel display Toggle Clone mode When running in nView single display mode this action will toggle Clone mode on and off and will cycle through display devices Note This hot key is only available with Windows XP and only works when you are in single display or nView Clone mode Rotate display allows you to rotate display devices or desktops with a hot key to the same modes available on the NVIDIA display properties NVRotate page Landscape Portrait Inverted Landscape Inverted Portrait Display Settings Actions e Show display scheme menu shows the Display Scheme Configuration menu Figure 12 2 that you can use to add delete and configure schemes To add a display scheme to the menu on the left press the Ins Insert key To delete a display scheme from the menu on the left press the Del Delete key and select an item from the list on right sid
14. Windows Utilities e Align displays Enable this option if you want nView Desktop Manager to automatically align your displays and remove small pixel gaps when you change your display mode e Move to display Click this option to move your WIndows icons and taskbar to a specified display 175 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide MANAGING APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCED USERS This chapter contains the following major sections Accessing the Applications Page on page 176 About the Applications Features on page 177 Adding an Application on page 179 Removing an Application on page 180 Globally Disable Individual Settings and Window Memory on page 180 About Windows Classes on page 181 Adding a Window Class on page 181 Disabling an nView Desktop Manager Function on page 183 Individual Settings on page 183 Application Enhancements on page 184 Accessing the Applications Page 1 If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 Click the Applications tab or menu option to display the nView Desktop Manager Applications page Figure 15 2 NVIDIA Corporation 176 Chapter 15 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Figure 15 1 Applications Page Options nView Desktop Manager 2 X Uses Interttoce Elfects Zoom HotKeys Mou
15. is the only choice when only one display device is connected 1 and 2 are choices when two display devices are connected 1 2 and 3 are choices when three display devices are connected and so on Once you set this option on a primary Internet Explorer window as shown in the example in Figure 15 8 when you Shift 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 this option NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Note If you want the links to open on a different display after already creating a link window you must first close the current link window and then create a different link window Figure 15 8 Internet Explorer Specific nView Menu Options A SC Move ja Size Ll nee 3 _ Minimize O Maximize iad ERA Vee eT X Close Alt F4 Maximize to grid Maximize to desktop Send window to Send application to b Always on top Visible on all desktops Collapse to this desktop ing Indvidal settings d Menu options 2 About this App Create the link window on display ax Internet Explorer popup prevention gt Add Internet Explorer Popup Preventer Extension When you enable this option a new menu item labeled Internet Explorer popup prevention is added to the nView options menu Figure 15 8 To set the Internet Explorer pop up preventer extensions for additional sessions of
16. 1 From the Application page select the application or class for which you want to disable a function Note 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 option 2 Click Disable to display the Disable nView Functions dialog box Figure 15 5 Figure 15 5 Disable nView Desktop Manager Functions Disable nView Functions Disable niew Desktop Manager functions by unchecking the check boxes below In onder lor any changes you make on the dialog box to take effect click OK ot Apply from the main Application panel Application explores Y Enable transparency and always on top Enable niew tile bar buttons and options menu Enable niew vandow repositioning V Enable niew maximizing Enable vandow state save and restore By default all functions are enabled You can chose to disable all functions 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 Settings 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 1 To set individual nView Desktop Manager window management and launch settings for an application click the application in the list to highlight it 2 Click I
17. 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 page click Add A Hot Keys Add properties dialog box appears Figure 12 3 shows two examples that lets you set the hot key keystroke and set any additional information the hot key needs to operate Figure 12 3 Hot Keys Properties Dialog Box Examples Hot Key Properties Hot Key Properties 5 5 Desktop Tips on adding properties Tips on adding properties TETERA The hot key thet you ere adding requires keystroke The hot key that you are adding infomation Please press the keystroke combination thal needs additional information you want to use Please select from the list on the right Actor Mox Flestoce vandow Acin Hot keystroke Activale deskon a e E Cul M HONRA Alt F6 Apply action to window under cursor 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 161 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide 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
18. Introduction keystoning NVKeystone Keystoning 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 169 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 can move a modal dialog box but cannot reposition it behind other application windows You cannot make a modal dialog box inactive You can only close the dialog box by clicking one of its buttons modeless dialog box You can move a modeless dialog box make it inactive and active again and close it multiple graphics 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
19. Using Zoom Options Using Magnifying Glass Style Zoom 1 Enable Magnifying glass zoom style either from the Zoom page shown in Figure 11 1 or if you already have the zoom window open from the Zoom menu Figure 11 5 2 If you enabled the option from the Zoom page when you click the Show Zoom Window option from the Zoom page with the Magnifying glass option enabled checked the magnifying glass style zoom window appears with a white square inside the window Figure 11 8 Figure 11 8 Magnifying Glass Style Zoom Window Zoom Window DER Zoom Level Zoom Refresh Zoom Style To use the Magnifying Glass style zoom follow these steps 1 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 2 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 11 9 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 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 11 10 shows the result of a magnifying glass zoom Using Fixed Fra
20. Virtually every action from toggling a window to be transparent to jumping to a different desktop can be assigned to a hot key e For NVIDIA Quadro based cards the color keying feature allows you to color windows with different borders which is most useful with individual application settings and hot keys For details on using the above features see the following chapters as appropriate Using Zoom Options on page 140 Using Effects on page 134 Using Hot Keys on page 154 Mouse Features The Mouse page of the nView Desktop Manager control panel lets you configure a variety of mouse related actions for easier navigation A few key features are described here e The throw window action allows you the throw a window to a screen edge using your mouse Throw Sensitivity can be adjusted using a slider e The Jump dead screen areas option will cause the mouse to jump dead areas in non rectangular multi display configurations as long as you are moving your mouse at a reasonable speed Toggle window Z order with middle mouse button option does the same as the hot key only with the mouse and to the window that contains the cursor NVIDIA Corporation 18 Chapter 1 Introduction e Auto activate windows under cursor does just that Kinematics and gestures features allow you to Assign mouse movements to trigger different actions same actions as hot keys Adjust the gestures with a Gesture Sens
21. check 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 Figure 8 10 Figure 8 10 Desktop Explorer Prompt xi You must log off in order to enable or disable the Desktop Explorer Press Yes to log off now No to ignore your change A el 3 Click Yes to log off for the change to take effect or No to ignore your change NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide 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 view is shown in Figure 8 11 Figure 8 11 Desktop Explorer Nodes in Windows Explorer J Ele gdt yew Favorites Joos Help amp PASEA Desktop Que y Jo Seach gt Folders WE Explorer Address fea Desktop Explorer Ed GO parent node Folders x Mame fask a Desktop S E My Documents ia Y My Computer Desktop B Desktop m My Network Places Explorer F Recyde Bin child nodes gt OPT CTE GQ faat LI Desktop Explorer Internet Checkers El Desktop A C Desktop Explorer x Jasc Paint Shop Pro Windows Media Player E a Desktop B E Desktop Explorer a Welcome to MSN com Microsoft Internet Explorer T Untrled Windows Movie Maker new If you disabled the Desktop Manager Explorer extension
22. 12 6 Active Hot Keys List nView Desktop Manager Info Profiles Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Effects Zoom Het Keys Tools TER AVIDIA i Select an Action Open Mew control panel Run application Locale cursor Gather all windows to Mont Togge zoom window Load peofile Move window to morior a Active hot keys Actions Keys Open niew control panel AlteO Toggle always on top CubT Show Color Keyed window ChK Show nView options menu hN S k Changes to hot keys take effect immediately NVIDIA Corporation Active Hot Keys List 164 Chapter 13 Configuring Mouse Effects 13 CONFIGURING MOUSE EFFECTS This chapter discusses the following major topics e About Mouse Effects on page 165 e Accessing the Mouse Page on page 166 e General Settings on page 166 e Kinematics on page 167 About Mouse Effects Mouse features include the following e Throw window allows you to use your mouse to throw a window to a screen edge Sensitivity can be adjusted by the slider Jump dead screen areas allows you to use your mouse to jump dead areas in non rectangular multi display environments mouse has to be moving at a reasonable velocity e Toggle window z order with middle mouse button performs the same function as the hot key but with the mouse and to the window that is under your mouse pointer Auto activate windows under the cursor allow
23. Applications page Note Transparency percentage values are limited to a maximum of 80 NVIDIA Corporation 136 10 Using Effects 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 application menu choice is added to the nView Extension menu for that application Windows Color Keying 137 Note Color Keying options are available only when using NVIDIA Quadro based GPUs Enable Windows Color Keying When you enable this option nView Desktop Manager colors the border of application windows according to e Individual Application Settings if you have enabled this option see Individual Settings on page 128 and or Individual Settings on page 183 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 page When you press a color keyed hot key combination it will toggle the correspon
24. BA Table of Contents M 4 gt M Sheeti Sheet2 Sheet3 Tes Dae if Collapse to Title Bar Click the collapse to title bar button to toggle between shrinking the application window to just its title bar or the smallest size possible for the window AND restoring the window to its former size 1 Click the Collapse to title bar check box and click Apply to enable the option Figure 9 1 The nView collapse to title bar button shown in Figure 9 1 and Figure 9 17 is added to the title bars on all application windows 2 When you click the collapse to title bar button shown in Figure 9 18 the application window shrinks in size to just its title bar or the smallest size possible for the window as shown in Figure 9 17 3 When you click the button again the window is restored to its former size also shown in Figure 9 17 121 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 9 17 nView Title Bar Button Collapse to Title Bar 1 Click the Collapse to title bar button to cae the ida window to only its title bar as shown in the image below ES Microsoft Excel TestBook1 xls ES Fie gdt View Insert Format Tools Data Window Hep E Arial 8 B 7 U Table of Contents M 4 mi Sheet1 Sheet2 Sheet3 jejum Ready 2 On the collapsed title bar click the same button ugain to restore the application window to its original size as shown in the above image
25. Desktops 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 8 16 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 Figure 8 16 nVlew Desktop Explorer Send to es n Application Settings S Desktop Explorer Jasc Paint Shop Pro nViewDMExpl E Fle Edt view Favorkes Tools Help OQ E P semen fs Folders 233 Address ka Jasc Paint Shop Pro nviewOttExplorerPropertiest gf x t B My Documents t y My Computer Es My Network Places 2 Recyde Bin 3 YP Desktop Explorer S Default E niew Desktop Manager E Desktop Explorer g E iF Desktop A SAPEN Y estopa El nview Desttop Addto Desktop A i amp Desktop E Desktop B O nview Desktop C yishie an 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 ena
26. Desktops Page a nView Desktop Manager 5 User Interface Elfects Zoom Hot Keys Mouse Tools Desktop Mamagemert Profiles Windows Applications Desktops y Available desktops 5 Default F Content Creation Multiple desktops Enable multiple desktops 4 Changes to desktops lake effect immediately NVIDIA Corporation 86 Chapter 8 Managing Desktops Notes Before You Begin Desktop options Add Properties Rename and Remove take immediate effect when clicked e 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 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 91 Desktops List The Desktops list box displays a list of all currently available desktops Desktop Manager maintains a minimum of one desktop and a maximum of 32 desktops By default there is always one desktop named Default this is the desktop on which you start up e 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 Creating Desk
27. Ea El Microsoft Excel TestBook1 xls a dl a s S BIR About the Title Bar Buttons LED Status Indicators In addition to allowing quick access to controls the nView button bar also provides status LEDs on each side e 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 9 18 then certain nView Desktop Manager functions for the application window are disabled Note To determine the Desktop Manager functions that are disabled open the nView options menu for the application and select About this 33 app NVIDIA Corporation 122 Chapter 9 Using the User Interface Options Figure 9 18 nView Title Bar Button LED Indicator Red and white LED indicators Ed Microsoft Excel TestBook1 xIs E D DAR G Ele Edt Wew Insert Format Tools Data Window Heb thep X fel Aid 8 u Sig Sx E gt fe Macro code to demonstrate how to transfer array contents to a worksheet Table of Contents Ele Edt Forma wiew Help LED indicator off means global nView Desktop Manager settings are in effect On the right side of the nView button bar is a LED that is either off or white shown in Figure 9 18 When LED is off the window uses global nView settings When LED is white the application has individual appl
28. Figure 9 24 Sample About this Application Information Box lt lt o o o 133 Figure 10 1 Effects Page for NVIDIA GeForce based Graphics Cards o oooooo ooo oo ooo 135 Figure 10 2 Effects Page for NVIDIA Quadro based Graphics Cards o oo ooo ooo ooo 136 Figure 10 3 Color Key Prop rtieSe ceea palace aer de CA aa Sais 138 Figure 10 4 Sample Colored Application Window Borders o ooo ooo oo o 139 Figure 11 1 Zoom Page for Magnifying Glass and Center on cursor Zoom Styles o o 141 Figure 11 2 Zoom Page for Fixed Frame Zoom Style oo o o oo ooo o oooo oooo ooo 142 Fis ure11 3 Zoom Level Memi uo e E A a ne a 146 Fig re 11 4 Zoom Refresh Menu o as a e iia da as oia aa a as 147 Fisureths Zoom Style Men siria Sc Sah A AA ADA AA 147 Figure 11 6 Cursor Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window 1 6 ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ws 148 Figure 11 7 Cursor Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window 2 0 0 eee ee ee ee ee ee ee 148 Figure 11 8 Magnifying Glass Style Zoom Window 2 ee cc ee o ee we 149 Figure 11 9 Magnifying Glass Style Zoom Window Over Zoom Area 2 ee ee ee ee ee ee 150 Figure 11 10 Magnifying Glass Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window 1 1 ee ee ee ee ee ee 150 NVIDIA Corporation User s Guide List of Figures Figure 11 11 Magnifying Glass Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window 2 lt lt ooo oo o 151 Figure 11 12
29. Menu 1 ooo ooo o o 99 Fig re 8 13 Ent ringa Desktop Name ai ta a Wiis werd Brae li a iae Sia ia a ias 100 Figure 8 14 nView Desktop Explorer Desktop Context Menu ooooooo o ooo oooo o 100 Figure 8 15 nView Desktop Explorer nView Desktop Thumbnails Styles 102 Figure 8 16 nVlew Desktop Explorer Send to Desktop n Application Settings 103 Figure 8 17 nView Desktop Explorer After Setting Visible on all desktops 104 Figure 8 18 nView Desktop Explorer Collapse to Desktop n Application Setting 105 NVIDIA Corporation 2 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 8 19 nView Desktop Explorer After Setting Collapse to Desktop n o o oooo o 106 Figure 9 1 User Interface Page Options acerca a ee Oe om Ss 108 Figure 9 2 nView Properties and nView Desktops as Options on the Desktop Menu 109 Figure 9 3 nView Toolbar Actions and Desktops Components Enabled oo 111 Figure 9 4 nView Toolbar Profiles Component Enabled oooooooooo ooo ooo 112 Figure 9 5 nView Toolbar Show Title and Show Text Options o ooo o o 113 Figure 9 6 nView Toolbar Customize Option from the Actions Context Menu 113 Figure 9 7 nView Toolbar Customize Toolbar Dialog BOX lt lt o o 114 Figu
30. Please select from the list on the right Action Move window to display Hot keystroke Alt M Apply action to window under cursor NVIDIA Corporation 162 Chapter 12 163 Using Hot Keys Toggle Color Keyed Window Another example of an action requiring addition information is Show color keyed window available in the Display Settings category of actions Before you can add a hot key 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 page but the Automatically assign colors to windows option is disabled unchecked For details see Enable Windows Color Keying on page 137 Set up a color for a particular application in the Individual Application Settings dialog box Then set up the Show Color Keyed window hot key for the corresponding color by following these steps Double click the Color Key number shown in the Properties dialog box for the hot key Figure 12 5 Edit the color as explained in Using the Color Key table on page 138 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 acti
31. Saving a Profile Note Under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 you must have at least Power User access privileges in order to save a profile 1 If you want to overwrite the current profile with modified nView Desktop Manager and or NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver settings click Save from the Profiles page The Save Profile dialog box appears Figure 6 5 Notice that a warning message indicates that you are about to overwrite the selected profile NVIDIA Corporation 76 Chapter 6 Working With Profiles Figure 6 5 Save Profile Dialog Box Save Profile You ara about lo overvaite the profile do you si want to save the cuen sailings to the peolle Profile name des Desctipticer NVIDIA display diwes options C Save desktop colours C Save pertormance and quality settings 1e013D sell Unec 9 C Save vai end ee Bending sethings C Save oveilay and ful screen setting Desktop managemert options C Save open application state V Save desktop management settings CI Save display mode nriomalian bar n the depla 2 Ifyou are an advanced user and want to customize certain settings in the saved profile click Advanced lt lt to expand the dialog box Figure 6 5 To customize the settings you can clear or check enable any of the check boxes that correspond to the settings For Help on the options click the icon Figure 6 4 move it to the option for which you want Help and click to disp
32. When these types of hot keys require additional information the information 1s 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 156 a Browse button appears allowing you to browse for the application Also see Examples of Actions Requiring Additional Information on page 162 2 Click OK when you ve entered the key strokes the selected hot key action and keystroke combination 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 display An example of an action requiring addition information is the Move window to display action Before a hot key can be added for this action you must use the Hot Keys Properties dialog box Figure 12 5 to enter the monitor display device on which you want the hot key to move windows Figure 12 4 Hot Keys Properties for Move window to display Action Hot Key Properties 3 s Displa Tips on adding properties pS eae 1 The hot key that you are adding needs additional information
33. Zoom Window Fixed Frame Window oo o o 151 Figure 11 13 Magnified Area in Zoom Window Zoom Window o o o o 152 Figure 121 HotKeys Page rca is o a A ARA Bom Gre 155 Figure 12 2 Display Schemes Configuration a da A ws 159 Figure 12 3 Hot Keys Properties Dialog Box Examples o oo ee ee ee ee 161 Figure 12 4 Hot Keys Properties for Move window to display Action 2 2 00 02 eee eeee 162 Figure 12 5 Hot Key Properties Toggle Color Keyed Window Action 0202 00 ee oo 163 Figure 12 6 Active Hot Keys List caras Ge dew lbw ll ee a ia a 164 Fig re 13 1 Mouse Page Options ss cs esasa ssaa a A a da a a a gw 166 Figure 14 1 Tools Page ODPUONS 4 sirena il Bed asl aa aa ads 170 Figure 14 2 NVKeystone Option in Windows Desktop Menu lt lt ooo oo o 171 Figure 14 3 NVKeystone Adjustment Screen ooo ooo ooo 173 Figure 144 NVKeystone Options seis siie ai s a a a a RANA AAA 174 Fisg re 15 Applications Page Opn ons s e aiaa i Se A A A EARS ots 177 Figure 15 2 Add Application Dialog Boxes L e 0 aeia aane aaa asia as ah Goi ista ie Breas ar es 179 Figure 15 3 Add Application Dialog Boxes 2 2 1 eee ee ee iamma ee ee ee eens 180 Figure 15 4 Add Class Dialog Boxes l e pus ei E A aw Bi wee ee Ries a es 182 Figure 15 5 Disable nView Desktop Manager Functions o oo ee ee 183 Fi
34. and Enabling nView Desktop Manager from the Windows Control Panel 40 Enabling and Accessing Desktop Manager from the NVIDIA Display Menu 42 Using nView Desktop Manager from the Windows Taskbar lt a a a Se de Troubleshooting scs ea aa ia re dc sa as a 47 Accessing nView Desktop Manager Control Panel and Desktops from the Windows Desktop Menu 47 5 Using the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard About the Wizards s se 4 4 64 649 444 sasas 49 About Using the Wizards 50 Notes Before You Begin 50 Display Wizard Auto Launch vs Manual Launch 50 Setup Wizards a ica a ae a ds 60 6 Working With Profiles ABOU Promesa 67 NVIDIA Graphics Display Driver Information 68 nView Desktop Manager Information 68 Open Application State 69 Desktop Management 69 Display Mode 0 00000 02m 69 Benefits of Using ProfileS 44664 646006 70 Accessing the Profiles Page 71 List of Profiles s sa sea dead ee edie ed dais 71 CurrentProfile adds aa eta 73 Loading a POG sce se wea are err aa dls 74 Creating a Profile lt 5a so sc se ee wee 75 SAVING a Profile soss asa Sew Ges a gr ase 76 Deleting a Profiles es sas aia aa aa aa 78 IMPOMING a Profile ss aad a hordes ad 78 Exporting a Profiles s lt lt 604 soe os bea eal 79 7 Managing Windows Table of Contents About Windows Options 80 Accessing the Windows Page 81 Win
35. any computer that you want Note The profile file is not updated as you change nView Desktop Manager settings Use the Save option to update the profile with your current new nView Desktop Manager and or NVIDIA graphics display driver settings Note Under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 you must have at least Power User access privileges in order to create save delete import and export profiles NVIDIA Graphics Display Driver Information NVIDIA graphics display driver information in a profile can include e Desktop colors brightness contrast gamma Digital Vibrance image sharpening etc e OpenGL and Direct3D e Performance and quality e Overlay and full screen e Overlap and edge blending includes NVKeystone settings e Screen resolution and refresh rate and more nView Desktop Manager Information nView Desktop Manager information in a profile can include the following categories of information e Open Application State on page 69 e Desktop Management on page 69 e Display Mode on page 69 NVIDIA Corporation 68 Chapter 6 69 Working With Profiles Open Application State Open application states refers to saving the information about a set of applications to launch when a profile is loaded When you save a profile with the open application states option enabled the open application s on your desktop s are recorded and stored in the profile you are sav
36. 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 176 Features and Benefits 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 NVIDIA Corporation 12 Chapter 1 13 Introduction For details on these 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
37. enable the Enable gridlines option from the User Interface page you can define grids on each of your displays The grids function as sub monitors for repositioning and maximizing dialog boxes Under NVIDIA GeForce based graphics cards you can define up to four 4 grids e Under NVIDIA Quadro based graphics cards you can define up to nine 9 grids Follow these steps to create grid lines 1 From the User Interface page select the Enable display gridlines check box and click Apply 2 Then click Edit Gridlines The Edit Display Gridlines dialog box appears Figure 9 10 Figure 9 10 Edit Display Gridlines Edit Display Gridlines Choose the display which you want to edit l OK Disp E NVIDIA Corporation 116 Chapter 9 Using the User Interface Options 3 Click the list and select the display on which you want to set up your gridlines Then click OK The Grid Settings screen appears over the darkened desktop Figure 9 11 Figure 9 11 Grid Settings Main Menu Grid Settings 4 To create a grid line on the darkened desktop simply click on a point where you want the line to appear and drag vertically or horizontally depending on whether you want a horizontal or vertical line Release the mouse and the line is drawn automatically Figure 9 12 shows a desktop with one horizontal gridline and one vertical gridline used to create three sub display regions Note You can create from two 2 to a maximum o
38. features cick Disable im Desktop Manager wizard To easily set up commonly used niView features click Setup Wizard Display properties 3 To view or modily display properties not specific to View ciek Fropeitiss Display Wizard ____ nView Desktop Manager control panel stand alone style with tabs to access individual pages nView Desktop Manager control panel NVIDIA Display menu style with menu options to access the individual pages 2 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Temperaliso Sette A Refrach Rate Oven Changs Resohitiorr nView Desktop Manager klop Management GB Totun ctf al the riview Desktop Manager features cick control panel integrated Profiles Disable in the NVIDIA Display menu Windows pay Applications Disable R oa niew Desktop Manager wizard re e To easily set up commonly used riview features click Setup Elects 4 El Weard Zoom nie Desktop Manager Display properties Setup Wizard To view or moditp display properties not speciic to nView cick Display Wizard E NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide In the current Release 55 NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver the nView Desktop Manager control panel can be opened as a standalone user interface and accessed from the NVIDIA display properties menu because the Desktop Manager control panel options have also been integrated into the NVIDIA display properties contro
39. including the fly out NVIDIA menu control panel nView Desktop Manager The nView Desktop Manager control panel refers to the entire nView Desktop Manager properties window shown in Figure 1 2 from which you configure nView Desktop Manager settings Note nView Desktop Manager is also clickable icon in the Windows Control Panel group of icons When you click this icon the nView Desktop Manager control panel appears 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 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 Supported NVIDIA GPUs on page 26 NVIDIA Corporation 10 Chapter 1 11
40. multi display NVIDIA 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 single display configuration A setup where only one display device is connected to the NVIDIA GPU based graphics card in your computer NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide skin A file that customizes the look and feel of the Windows graphical user interface tab Individual Desktop Manager tabs 1 e Profiles Effects Windows Hot Keys and Desktops are available from the nView Desktop Manager control 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 transparent or force them always to be on top of other windows 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
41. opens the nView Desktop Manager control 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 Toggle zoom window shows and hides the zoom window Toggle zoom type toggles the zoom window between different types e Load profile loads a saved profile Save profile saves the current or newly created profile e nView task switcher Toggle desktop applications lets you switch between applications on the currently selected desktop The default hot key is Alt Tab nView task switcher Toggle all applications lets you switch between applications on all of your desktops NVIDIA Corporation 160 Chapter 12 Using Hot Keys e nView task switcher Toggle desktops lets you switch between desktops e Save workspace state lets you save the current display desktop management and open application states e Restore workspace state lets you restore a saved workspace state including the display desktop management and open application states Toggle nView toolbar lets you toggle the nView toolbar on and off Adding a Hot Key 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
42. profile tvp file you want to import Tip You may want to search the following locations on the system s from which you are importing the profile s Windows nView Documents and Settings All Users Application Data nView Profiles 3 Click Open You are returned to the Profiles page which now displays the profile you just import 4 To load this profile click Load Refer to Loading a Profile on page 74 if you need help NVIDIA Corporation 78 Chapter 6 Working With Profiles Exporting a Profile 79 Note Under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 you must have at least Power User access privileges in order to export a profile Use the Export option to copy a profile from your current computer to another location 1 From the Profiles page click the profile you want to export in order to select and highlight it 2 Click Export 3 Change directory folder as needed Tip You may want to specify the following locations on the system to which you are exporting the profile s especially if you want the profile s to quickly appear on the target computers nView Desktop Manager Profiles page Windows nView Documents and Settings All Users Application Data nView Profiles 4 Click OK to copy the profile tvp file to that folder You are returned to the Profiles page NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide MANAGING WINDOWS This chapter discusses the following major topics e Abou
43. steps 1 Right click the nView toolbar and click Lock the Toolbars Figure 9 8 Figure 9 8 nView Toolbar Lock the Toolbars Enabled Attach Actions gt Open nView Desktop Manager contri Toolbars Desktops amp Default T sy T JE Y Always On Top Transparent Y Lock the Toolbars Auto Hide nView Properties Close 2 To disable the option click Lock the Toolbars again to clear the check mark NVIDIA Corporation 114 Chapter 9 Using the User Interface Options 3 You can now drag any of the nView toolbar component bars i e the Profiles Desktop and or Actions bars depending on what is displayed on your nView toolbar to a different area within the nView toolbar frame Docking and Undocking the nView Toolbar You can dock and undock your nView toolbar by choosing respectively to attach or detach the toolbar to from the top bottom left or right edges of your Windows desktop If you have a multi display setup and want to dock your nView toolbar you can move the nView toolbar to a different display 1 Right click the nView toolbar and then click Attach Figure 9 10 2 From the context menu choose any one of these tasks Select Top Bottom Left or Right if your nView toolbar is not yet docked and you want to dock it to one of these edges of your desktop Select Detach to undock your nView toolbar from one of the docked positions Select a Display ch
44. to all GPUs GeForce2 MX400 Quadro2 EX in this category GeForce2 MX200 Quadro2 Go GeForce2 MX100 GeForce2 Go GeForce 256 Quadro 1 applies to all GPUs in this category NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Ultra NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Pro NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 NVIDIA Vanta NVIDIA Vanta LT 1 applies to all GPUs in this category NVIDIA RIVA TNT 1 applies to all GPUs in this category NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Supported Languages The following languages are supported by the NVIDIA Display control panel and the nView Desktop Manager control panel English USA German Portuguese Brazil English UK Greek Portuguese Euro Iberian Arabic Hebrew Russian Chinese Simplified Hungarian Slovak Chinese Traditional Italian Slovenian Czech Japanese Spanish Danish Korean Spanish Latin America Dutch Norwegian Swedish Finnish Polish Thai French Turkish NVIDIA Corporation 28 Chapter 3 ForceWare Drive on and NVIDIA Display Menu Access FORCEWARE DRIVER INSTALLATION AND NVIDIA DISPLAY MENU ACCESS This chapter contains the following major sections e e Before You Begin on page 29 About NVIDIA Driver Installation on page 30 Uninstalling the NVIDIA Driver on page 33 Accessing the NVIDIA Display Properties Control Panel on page 34 Using the NVIDIA Display Menu and Control Panel on page 36 Using the N
45. to prevent windows from opening off the screen Limit Taskbar to a Single Display Note This option is available only when your nView Display Mode page is set to nView Horizontal or Vertical Span mode When this option is enabled you can limit displaying the Windows taskbar to a single display instead of having it stretched across displays Allow Taskbar to Span Multiple Displays Note This option is available when using graphics cards based on one of the Quadro series of GPUs and nView display mode is not set to Horizontal or Vertical Span mode When this option is enabled the Windows taskbar spans multiple display devices that are connected and active Enable Window Spanning Across Multiple 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 Enable Child Window Spanning Across 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 Default Option is enabled checked This means that child windows can span displays Open Windows On By enabling this option you can set the display device on which you want applications to open by default To select the display on which you want to open application windows click
46. wizard To easily set up commonly used riView features click Setup Wizard ea Setup Wizard Display propertes To view or modiy display properties not specific to riview cick Properties or Display Wizard Dania Wied About Enabling and Accessing Desktop Manager from the NVIDIA Display Menu Beginning with the Release 50 NVIDIA driver the nView display properties and the nView Desktop Manager options have been consolidated into one NVIDIA Display menu Therefore another way to access the nView Desktop Manager control panel is from the NVIDIA Display menu 1 Right click on your Windows desktop and choose the option for your display device NVDisplay gt Analog Display Digital Display or TV 2 When the NVIDIA Display menu opens click the Desktop Management menu option to display the Desktop Management page Figure 4 4 NVIDIA Corporation 42 Chapter 4 Enabling and Acce View Desktop Manager Control Panel Figure 4 4 Desktop Management Page on NVIDIA Display Menu Before Enabling Desktop se 2 x iew Display Moc a Performance Qu AVIDIA OpenGL Settir View Desktop Manager Additional i To luin on all the riView Desklop Manage features click Colour Correction Enable rane Fulscieen Video f N riView Desktop Manager wizard k To easily set up commonly used iew features click Setup Temperature Settir Wizard Refresh Rate Over Change Resolutior Desktop Ovellap lt Deskto
47. 15 11 Internet Explorer Dialog Box Internet Popup Window E IV Block popup windows for this instance of Microsoft Internal When a popup vandow is blocked for this instance of Intemet Explores V Briefly change the mouse cursor V Play a sound V Biely peeview the popup Fade out after previewing Changes made here vell ordy affect this Intemet Explorer window To change the default options for all new Internet Explores windows cick Properties To use the default options for this window click Use Defaults Propetties Use Defauits OK Cancel NVIDIA Corporation 188 Chapter 15 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Add PowerPoint Slide Show Extension When you enable the option Add PowerPoint Side Show Extension on the Application Enhancements dialog box Figure 15 7 a new menu item labeled Show slides on display n where n represents the display device is added to the nView Desktop Manager options menu when you open the Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 or PowerPoint 2002 application Figure 15 12 Figure 15 12Microsoft PowerPoint Specific nView Menu Options Craw autoshepes gt DOM Slide 1 0f1 Dofauit Design Always on top Visible on all desktops Collapse to this desktop Indridua settings Note Once you select a display on which to show slides future slide shows started from Microsoft PowerPoint will be shown on that display 189 NVIDIA Corporation
48. 5100 GeForce FX Go5200 GeForce FX 5600 Ultra Quadro FX Go700 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce FX 5600 in this category GeForce FX 5600 SE GeForce FX Go5600 GeForce FX 5800 Ultra Quadro FX 2000 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce FX 5800 Quadro FX 1000 in this category NVIDIA Corporation 26 Chapter 2 27 Table 2 5 Supported NVIDIA GPUs continued System Requirements Number of Displays NVIDIA Workstation Supported Per NVIDIA Desktop Products Products Card GeForce4 Ti 4800 Quadro4 980 XGL 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE Quadro4 780 XGL in this category GeForce4 Ti 4200 Quadro4 Go700 GeForce4 4200Go GeForce4 Ti 4600 Quadro4 900 XGL 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce4 Ti 4400 Quadro4 750 XGL in this category GeForce4 Ti 4200 Quadro4 700 XGL GeForce4 440 Go GeForce4 420 Go GeForce4 410 Go GeForce3 Quadro DCC 1 applies to all GPUs GeForce3 Ti 500 in this category GeForce3 Ti 200 GeForce4 MX 440 Quadro4 580 XGL 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce4 MX 440 SE Quadro NVS 280 in this category GeForce4 MX 420 x Quadro4 380 XGL GeForce4 MX 460 Quadro4 550 XGL 2 applies to all GPUs GeForce4 MX 440 Quadro NVS 200 in this category GeForce4 MX 440 SE GeForce4 MX 420 Quadro NVS 400 4 applies to all GPUs in this category GeForce2 Ti Quadro2 Pro 1 applies to all GPUs GeForce2 Ultra in this category GeForce2 Pro GeForce2 GTS GeForce2 MX Quadro2 MXR 2 applies
49. A Settings icon Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Icon for NVIDIA Settings Utility on the Windows Taskbar ESE 9 23 PM NVIDIA Settings icon Windows taskbar 4 Click NVIDIA Display Figure 3 5 and then select a display type that appears Based on the number and type of display devices that are connected to your computer you will see one or more of these options Analog display Digital display TV Figure 3 5 NVIDIA Settings Icon Sample Menu Options MA ri ew Desktop Manager EY GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Display 2 E GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Display 1 Trouper y Tv E NvDisplay E Analog Display About NVIDIA settings Ext The NVIDIA Display menu with control panel appears Figure 3 6 Note The NVIDIA Settings utility also gives you direct access to other NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver settings For complete details see the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User s Guide Release 55 driver version Windows Display Properties Setting Access Y ou can still access the NVIDIA Display control panel through the Microsoft Display Properties Settings gt Advanced option if needed 1 Right click from your Windows desktop to open the desktop menu 2 Select Properties and then the Settings tab NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 3 Click Advanced and then click the NVIDIA GPU tab The NVIDIA Display control panel with menu appears Figure 3 6 Using the NVIDIA Display Menu an
50. Apply An nView Desktop Manager options menu button is added to every application window s title bar an example is shown in Figure 9 19 Figure 9 19 nView Title Bar Button nView Options Click the nView options menu button from the application s title bar to display the nView options menu 2 Google Microsoft Internet Explorer Maximize gid Ele ER Sew Favorites 1058 Ep Eara ranile to desktop Oer O NAA Psewch yerri Queda O 2 3 ma _Sewncowh 3 Ba Transparent Always on top E Porso tice Giedra indvidual settings Mer opticos About this App Create the link window on display 2 Now you can click the green nView options menu button from the application s title bar to display the nView options menu Figure 9 19 Adding nView Options to Application System Menus Another way to access the same nView options menu is by adding the menu item nView Options to an application s system menu Follow these steps to do so 1 From the User Interface page enable the option check box Add nView options to system menus 2 Click Apply 3 You can now use one of two methods to display the nView options menu NVIDIA Corporation 124 Chapter 9 Using the User Interface Options Right click an application s title bar and click the nView options menu item Figure 9 20 or right click the minimized application icon in the Windows taskbar and click the nView options menu item Figure 9 20
51. Color Consortium Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel DirectX Microsoft Microsoft Internet Explorer logo Outlook PowerPoint 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 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Table of Contents amp 1 Introduction Aboutthis Guides sss sereme ae ears aa 1 Other Related Documentation 2 NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Managers ast ack kus a r SS o a 2 Why Do Need Desktop Management 3 About nView Desktop Manager 4 Multi Display Support 4 Single Display Support 4 nView Desktop Manager Control Panel Access 4 Release 55 Current New Features and Support 6 nView Desktop Manager 6 Release 50 New Features and Support 7 Release 50 Performance Improvements and Enhancements ss sica a ara wb os T Release 40 Features and Enhancements 8 Feature Enhancements 8 New Features sosa ira aca a 8 Key Terms and Concepts s ese sa ese s saes 9 applicalON 2 seg 6 a 4G a oS aw as 9 Chid WINKOW s s ee ee oo e ra 9 Control Pane
52. D ng A oa gt A F A O ug Screen resolution 1280 x 1024 pues vw O ag Color quality Y bi v Figure 5 9 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Span Mode Example 2 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Display Settings Select an arrangement option for your displays and adjust their appearance Select a display arrangement Adjust display appearance CRT CRT oa Screen resolution O ia 1280 x 1024 pixels Y Colour quality 32 bit v 55 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 10 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Span Mode Example 3 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Display Settings Select an arangement option for pour displays and adjust ther appearance Select a display arangement Adust display appearance LCD Tv v os a O ug Screen resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels o Bu Color qua ty 32 be v Figure 5 11 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Span Mode Example 4 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Display Settings Select an anangament option for yow displays and adiust ther appearance Select a display arangemer Adust display appearance CRT TV owe uu O ua Screen resolution 1280 x 1024 pels O 4 Calor quality 32 ba Y NVIDIA Corporation 56 Chapter 5 1g the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Figure 5 12 Auto Launch Wizard Multi Display Mode Clone Mode Selected NVIDIA nVie
53. Disable tiview Desktop Manager wizard To easily set up commonly used rivView features click Setup Wizard Setup Wizard Display properbes To view or modiy display properties not specific to riview cick Propeities os Display Wizard Dania Wad Setup Wizard The Wizard pages in this section are available when you click the Setup Wizard option from the Desktop Management panel Figure 5 18 Note If the Setup Wizard option is disabled grayed click Enable and Apply to enable nView Desktop Manager The Setup Wizard will now be enabled for use Note Based on your display device configuration and the options you choose on a Wizard page the Wizard pages you will see may differ from the examples given in this section NVIDIA Corporation 60 Chapter 5 1g the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Figure 5 19 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Welcome Page NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Welcome to the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard This wizard vell help pou set up niew Desktop Manager The riView Desktop Manager makes pour multi dsplay setup even more usable wath these features Window repositioning e Dialog box repositioning Window tlansparency And more To contre click Next NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Profiles A profile i a collection of rView display settings Select a profile from the fist to load the settings for that profile Avelable profiles W
54. New Desktop on page 102 e Accessing Other Application Settings from Desktop Explorer on page 103 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 8 12 2 Click New Desktop to display a dialog box to enter the desktop name 3 Type the new desktop name Figure 8 13 and click OK The new desktop appears as a new desktop under Desktop Explorer Figure 8 12 nView Desktop Explorer Main Context Menu amp Desktop Explorer Ck DER Fle Edt Mew Favorites Tools Help Que gt e po Seach Es Folders En Address H Desktop Explorer H a My Documents e 3 Iy Computer GH E my Network Places Desktop Explorer main pop up menu New Desktop Switch to Properties NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide Figure 8 13 Entering a Desktop Name New Desktop 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 8 14 2 Click one of these options Activate This option immediately switches you over to the selected desktop Delete lets you delete the selected desktop Figure 8 14 nView Desktop Explorer Desktop Context Menu 2 Des
55. Setting means that when the application is closed the current setting will be saved and then restored when the application is opened again In other words the setting will be remembered e Open windows on display For details see Open Windows On on page 82 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 list If you select the Active desktop default the application will launch on your currently active desktop If you select the Last desktop 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 same desktop that is the last desktop on which it was closed 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 Keep system active while application is open When enabled this option prevents screen savers and stand by or other power schemes from activating while the application is open For example if you are giving a presentation using Microsoft Excel and you do not want the screen saver to appear during the presentation your can specify the use of this setting with Excel Individual Settings Clear all Clear all displays the message in Figu
56. VIDIA Display Menu Help and Tool Tips on page 38 Before You Begin 29 In order to access the NVIDIA Display control panel the latest version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display drive for your Windows operating system must be installed on your computer e 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 the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver software on your computer This chapter discusses the installation process but does not provide step by step instructions on how to perform an actual installation NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide About NVIDIA Driver Installation NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver installation provides both an inf file based installation method and an InstallShield setup exe Wizard based installation method Note Under Windows 2000 the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver is installed in Span mode If you are running under Windows 2000 you will need to follow additional steps to install and uninstall nView Dualview mode For details refer to the chapter on Using Multi Display Modes in the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User s Guide Release 55 driver version File Locations e The installation process copies all necessary files for operation into the appropriate directories The nView system fil
57. ame of the current desktop 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 Previous desktop switches the display to the previous desktop Window Management Actions Send all windows to display Gathers all windows on the desktop and cascades them on the selected display device e Toggle color keyed windows lets you easily control color keyed windows so that a window can be immediately accessible with a single keystroke no matter where on the desktop s the window is located Note This option is available only when using a graphics card based on one of the NVIDIA Quadro based GPUs After you define a hot key corresponding to a color for details see Examples of Actions Requiring Additional Information on page 162 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 Press the hot key again and the window will be sent back to its original position Collapse all windows collapses all windows on the desktop to their title bars If all windows are already collapsed this action restores all windows to original size
58. anagement Move window to display amp Window Manager Move window to next display amp Display Mode Move window to desktop amp Display Settings Max Restore window Gl Mise NVMax Restore window Add RemoveAll Add RemoveAll Active hot keys Active hot keys REN Actions Keys Prope Actions Keys nView task switcher toggle deskt Alte niew task switcher toggle deskt Alt nview task switcher Toggle des Alt Tab nview task switcher Toggle des Alt Tab Prope lt il la il Changes to hot keys take effect immediately Changes to hot keys take effect immediately 155 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide Selecting an Action The Select an Action list box Figure 12 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 Select an action by clicking it 2 Use the scroll bar to access the complete list of actions The actions and their descriptions are listed below 3 Go to the section Adding a Hot Key on page 161 to assign the hot key to the selected action Windows and Applications Actions Move window to display moves the active window to a user specified display Move window to next display moves the window to the next monitor on your system Move window to desktop moves the active window to a us
59. anel on page 40 Enabling and Accessing Desktop Manager from the NVIDIA Display Menu on page 42 e Using nView Desktop Manager from the Windows Taskbar on page 44 e Troubleshooting on page 47 e Accessing nView Desktop Manager Control Panel and Desktops from the Windows Desktop Menu on page 47 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 Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager 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 NVIDIA Corporation 40 Chapter 4 Enabling and Acce View Desktop Manager Control Panel 2 From the Name column double click NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Figure 4 1 to display the nView Desktop Manager control panel Figure 4 2 Figure 4 1 Windows Control Panel With NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Program Control Panel 2 EOX ar File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Bad O Search Folders Address Control Panel Go 5 Name Comment iV Control Panel X Broadcom Control Suite Broadcom E Switch to Category D RealPlayer Configures View Dell Modem on Hold Dell Moder A seem Configure Sigmatel Audio See Also lt M nView Desktop Mana
60. ant to modify nView Desktop Manager application specific extensions click Enhancements from the Application page The Application Enhancements dialog box appears Figure 15 7 NVIDIA Corporation 184 Chapter 15 185 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Internet Explorer Options Note You must have Internet Explorer 6 0 at minimum installed on your desktop to access the nView Desktop Manager based Internet Explorer options on the Application Extensions dialog box Figure 15 7 explained in this section Figure 15 7 Application Extensions Dialog Box Application Enhancements 12 Internet Explorer Add Intemet Explorer double right and Shifbleft click extension Opens links in a new window on the display of your choice Add Intemet Explorer popup preventer extension Prevents Internet Explorer popup windows from opening Office Add PosyerPoint side show extension Allows you to redrect the display device for slideshow viering Extensions can be accessed from the application s view Options menu Right cick on the applicaton s title bar Add Internet Explorer Double Right click and Shift left click Extension When you enable this option Figure 15 7 anew menu item labeled Create the link window on display Figure 15 8 on your Internet Explorer 6 0 browser where n represents your display device This option allow you to open links on a new window on the display of your choice For example 1
61. are features that have been added to the new version of NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager e nView task switcher When enabled nView adds a desktop switcher in NVIDIA Corporation 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 Key page See Enable nView Task Switcher on page 110 Color keyed windows allows the user to color key windows for easy identification when activating them on the desktop See Enable Windows Color Keying on page 137 Chapter 1 Introduction NVKeystone allows real time image correction on portable projectors and heads up displays NVKeystone is not supported on graphics cards based on the TNT TNT2 or Vanta product families 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 171 Taskbar and Menu Transparency See Using Effects on page 134 e New window actions such as Collapse e New applications settings including a full set of application launch and disable settings See Managing Applications For Advanced Users on page 176 Key Terms and Concepts Desktop Manager can manage and control many items on your desktop Generall
62. asing 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 that Speed up maximizing minimizing restoring and opening windows e Making a window transparent effectively gives you more space on your desktop NVIDIA Corporation 134 10 Using Effects Accessing the Effects Page 1 If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 2 Click the Effects tab or menu option to display the nView Desktop Manager Effects page Figure 10 1 and Figure 10 2 Figure 10 1 Effects Page for NVIDIA GeForce based Graphics Cards nVicw Desktop Manager Desktop Management Profle Windows Applcalions Desktops Uses Intestace Effects Zoom Hot Keys Mouse Tools ee gt VIDIA Y Make windows lranspererk when dragged Require Shit key to be held down 7 Enable taskbar transparency Transparency level of 50 percent Window Drawing Enhancements Make Windows Minimize and Maximize Faster This option accelerates opening maximizing and restoring application windows Make Windows Transparent When Dragged This option enables window transparency when windows are dragged Windows become transparent as you hold down the mouse option
63. askba postor E Load taskbay position pater po Disabled options are not avaiable in this profile Disabled options are not avaiable in this profile Current Profile The Current profile heading shown in Figure 6 1 and Figure 6 3 simply displays the name of the current profile that is loaded or saved Notice that the current profile is also shown in bold in the profiles list 73 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Loading a Profile Note You may see additional profiles set up specifically for your company or organization if your Administrator has set up custom profiles and or if you are using an NVIDIA Quadro GPU based graphics card 1 To load a profile select a profile from the list and click Load The Load Profile dialog box appears Figure 6 2 indicating that your current profile settings will be overwritten by the profile settings you are about to load 2 If you are an advanced user click Advanced gt gt to expand the dialog box as shown in Figure 6 2 To customize any of the settings you can clear or check enable any of the check boxes that correspond to the settings The enabled and disabled grayed settings vary based on the type of profile how it was saved its access settings etc For Help on the options click the icon Figure 6 2 move it to the option for which you want Help and click to display the Help Or you can refer to the following sections earlier in this c
64. ates 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 149 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 148 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 149 Using the Mouse Wheel to Change Zoom Levels e To use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels when a zoom window is active enable the Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels option Note 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 146 To use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels while holding down one of the following keys Shift or Ctrl follow these steps Click the Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels check box to enable the option 143 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Then click Shift and or Ctrl Click Apply Showing the Cursor in a Zoom Window Note This option doesn t apply under Magnifyin
65. ays 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 owned window of the active window or active window parent is moved to the selected desktop or monitor NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 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 This Desktop Enabling Collapse to desktop moves the active application window to the cu
66. bled adding nView options on the User Interface page you can also access these application specific options using the application s nView menu options See Customizing nView Menu Options on page 125 and nView Menu Options Description on page 127 for details 103 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide 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 8 16 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 8 17 Figure 8 17 nView Desktop Explorer After Setting Visible on all desktops Sa Desktop Explorer CI E JE File Edt View Favorites Tools Help ay Quo amp x JO search Fotis gt v Go X Desktop Sap Defauk D My Documents Desktop A BY My Computer Se Desktop B Ed My Network Places Sy Desktop C Recycle Bin 5 WP Desktop Explorer 3 hp Defaut E Desktop Explorer Jasc Pairt Shop Pro niviewONExplot Jast Paint Shop Pro nViewOrExpheer Visible 3 Y Desktopa IR desc Paint Shop Pro rviewOMExplorer sendi amp Desktops A desc Paint Shop Pro MEQE xpkrer Visible amp Desktop E a Jasc Paint Shop Pro mvewOnExplon a ner Address EJI Desktop Explorer e Collapse to lt desktop name gt Once you enable the Visible on all desktops opt
67. 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 107 Examples of Incompatible Applications Examples of application windows that do not support certain Desktop Manager features include 19 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide e Command prompt DOS window under all operating systems All desktop management features are disabled 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 Adding Title Bar Buttons on page 119 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 Adding nView Options to Application System Menus on page 124 Notes on Feature and Configuration Support
68. ck Finish your new multi display settings will be applied You can further customize your setup using the Desktop Manager control panel To close this wizard click Finish NVIDIA Corporation 58 Chapter 5 1g the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Figure 5 16 Auto Launch Wizard Enabling nView Desktop Manager 1 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Desktop Manager You can choose to enable the nView Desktop Manager The riview Desktop Manager makes yout muli display setup even more usable wilh these features Window repositioning Dialog box repositioning Window transparency And more would you like lo enable the niview Desktop Manager No finish setup now Figure 5 17 Wizard Completion NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Completing the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Multi Display Setup Wizard When you click Finish pour new multi display settings will be applied You can further customize your setup using the Desktop Manager control panel unch the niew Desktop Manager control panel To close this wizard click Finish 59 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 18 nView Desktop Manager Control Panel Launched 5 nView Desktop Menager User interface Ellects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Took Desktop Managemert Proffes Windows Applications Desktops BVIDIA niview Desktop Manager g To tuin off al the nView Desktop Manager features chck
69. cult to manage Once simple operations such as finding your mouse cursor or even a window can become 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 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 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 nView 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 display configuration With multiple displays you can view a si
70. d Class for Individual Mana x Either type in the name of the window class you want to add below Class j Finder tool or use the window class Finder tool shown on the right by dragging it with the mouse over the window that has the class you want to individually manage and then release the mouse Add Class for Individual Mana ES Either type in the name of the window class pou want to add below Class WABBrowseView E z Finder tool or use the window class Finder tool shown on the right by dragging it with the mouse over the window that has the class you want to individually manage and then release the mouse Add Individual Application and o X nView Desktop Manager settings can be customized for particular applications and disabled for any combination of applications and or window classes Note that individual nView settings can only be applied to applications but not classes Class WABBrowseView Using this tool you can add an application a window class or a combination of both to your customized settings list Either type in the application and or class name directly or use the Find or Browse tools NVIDIA Corporation 182 Chapter 15 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Disabling an nView Desktop Manager Function To disable one or more nView Desktop Manager functions for a particular application or class of windows follow these steps
71. d Control Panel From the NVIDIA Display menu you can access all the NVIDIA Display control panel pages where you can configure the NVIDIA features listed below e To see the entire content of the longer menu names in on the NVIDIA Display menu you can use the scroll bar or use the tool tip feature See Tool Tips on page 38 and Figure 3 6 To toggle between hiding and showing the menu click the green button on the NVIDIA menu as shown in Figure 3 6 To view any of these pages simply click a menu option from the NVIDIA Display menu Note Desktop Management features are explained in this user s guide All other display properties features listed here are described in the NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User s Guide Release 55 driver version nView Display Mode This option does not appear if you have only one display device connected It appears only when you have more than one display device connected Performance and Quality Settings Overlay Controls Full Screen Video Troubleshooting NVRotate Temperature Settings This option is available on graphics cards based on GeForce FX and certain older GPUs Refresh Rate Override Change Resolution Desktop Manager the topic of this user s guide Screen Menus NVIDIA Corporation 36 Chapter 3 ForceWare Drivel on and NVIDIA Display Menu Access Figure 3 6 NVIDIA Control Panel and Display Menu Expanded and Hidden To view the full name
72. d a class or an application to the list box you still have not set any special settings for it In this case the icon for the class or application will be blank as in the Notepad application or My Window Class as shown in Figure 15 1 If you close the Applications page now and then re open it these two list elements will be removed because they had no special settings applied to them Note In the section titled Selected application s settings a text description of the selected item in the list is also provided For the Wordpad application example the text box correctly states that wordpad has no Individual Settings but that some nView Desktop Manager functions are disabled for it NVIDIA Corporation 178 Chapter 15 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Adding an Application Use the Add option to add an application to the individually managed list box on the Applications page Note If you do not set Individual Settings for the application the application will be removed from the list when you close the nView Desktop Manager control panel 1 To add an application click Add to display a dialog box Figure 15 2 where you can use the Find or Browse option to locate an application to add to the list box Figure 15 2 Add Application Dialog Boxes 1 a Add Individual Application and o X nView Desktop Manager settings can be customized for particular applications and disabled for any combination of applica
73. ded profile can also include turning on or off an external display connected to your notebook computer 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 Accessing the Profiles Page 1 If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 2 Click the Profiles tab or menu option to display the nView Desktop Manager Profiles page Sample Profiles pages are shown in Figure 6 1 and Figure 6 3 Note Under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 you must have at least Power User access privileges in order to create save delete import and export profiles Note If you are using an NVIDIA Quadro GPU based graphics card additional pre defined profiles are provided by NVIDIA and viewable on the Profiles page as shown in Figure 6 1 List of Profiles 71 The Profiles page display a list of profiles available for loading as shown in the examples in Figure 6 1 and Figure 6 3 If you are using an NVIDIA Quadro GPU based graphic
74. dialog box again Click the Enable the color key check box to insert the check mark Click OK 4 To edit the color to be used with the Color Keyed window follow these steps From the Effects page 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 5 Click OK Notice the new color for the number is reflected in the Color Key table on the Effects page Colored Application Window Borders Figure 10 4 shows sample applications with colored window borders NVIDIA Corporation 138 10 Using Effects Figure 10 4 Sample Colored Application Window Borders PE w Fle Edt Wew Favores Took Melo O i a G Psh groves MI gt so MSN Home ang an AutoCAD LT 2000 AutoCAD 2000 formal generating model 139 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 11 USING ZOOM OPTIONS This chapter contains the following sections About Zoom Options on page 140 Accessing the Zoom Page on page 141 Zoom Features Display Properties vs Desktop Manager on page 142 Zoom Window Styles on page 143 Using the Mouse Wheel to Change Zoom Levels on page 143 Showing the Cursor in a Zoom Window on page 144 Automatically Moving Z
75. ding 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 For details see Using Hot Keys on page 154 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 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 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 Using the Color Key table To enable disable or edit any of the colors in the Color Key table shown in Figure 10 1 follow these steps 1 Double click any of the colors to display the Color Key Properties dialog box shown in Figure 10 3 Figure 10 3 Color Key Properties Color Key Properties Current Color ME Edt Color 2 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 page 3 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
76. display Use dobal setting X Launch application on desktop Active X diz stay on display on which they oper states RENE ai I Keep system active while application is open tool Cancel Help Enable Window Spanning For details on functionality see Enable Window Spanning Across Multiple Displays on page 82 Allow Title Bar Buttons For details on functionality see Enable nView Options in the Windows Desktop Menu on page 109 Allow Transparency and Draw at n 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 NVIDIA Corporation 130 Chapter 9 131 Using the User Interface Options Enable Color Keying and Use For details on functionality see Windows Color Keying on page 137 Reposition Dialog Boxes For details on functionality see relevant sections in Managing Windows on page 80 Launch Settings Launch settings are applied only 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 that the feature is always enabled when this application starts Off means that the feature is always disabled when this application starts and is always represented by an empty square unchecked Last
77. dow Control Opti0NS 82 Prevent Windows from Opening Off Screen 82 Limit Taskbar to a Single Display 82 Allow Taskbar to Span Multiple Displays 82 Enable Window Spanning Across Multiple DISPIAYVS isis a as e e Gi aes 82 Enable Child Window Spanning Across Displays a 5 se Sew rad 82 Open Windows On 82 Snap Window Edges By 83 Dialog Box Repositioning Options 83 No Repositioning 83 Move to Display T sis eek ee ears 83 Move to Cursor Display 83 Move to Application Display 83 Move to grid Nims a ao a aes 83 Center Dialog Box on Display 84 Identify DisplayS 84 8 Managing Desktops About Desktops Options 85 Accessing the Desktops Page 86 Notes Before You Begin 87 Desktops LISE s ccoo cod iaa dei io ada 87 Creating Desktops ser caca A we 87 Using the Add Option 87 Activating or Switching Desktops 89 Activating Desktops from the NVIDIA Settings ICON a e a Bae Re HS OR SR ARS 90 Activating Desktops From the Windows Desktop Properties Menu 90 Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer91 Activating Desktops With Hot Keys 91 Renaming Desktops 91 REMOVING Desktops ss ss ssoi de eet e i 91 Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons 91 Selecting a Background for the Desktop 92 Selecting Separate Backgro
78. e monitor otherwise operation is redirected to the software OpenGL support mode Examples in this Guide For example purposes the NVIDIA Display control panel pages show a specific NVIDIA GPU based graphics card You may be using a different NVIDIA GPU based graphics card in which case you will see the exact name of the GPU you are using reflected in the NVIDIA GPU tab e As noted earlier the current NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver allows access to the nView Desktop Manager control panel as a tabbed standalone user interface as well as menu options in the NVIDIA Display menu Figure 1 2 The example nView Desktop Manager control panel pages in this guide will generally show the tabbed version of the control panel instead of the NVIDIA Display menu version See Figure 1 2 nView Desktop Manager Control Panel Stand alone tabbed versus NVIDIA Display Menu Style on page 5 e The Windows XP pages shown in this document apply also to Windows 2000 functionality unless noted otherwise e The Windows Me pages shown in this document also apply also to Windows 98 95 functionality unless noted otherwise NVIDIA Corporation 22 Chapter 2 System Requirements SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS This chapter contains discusses the following topics e Operating Systems on page 23 e Minimum Hard Disk Space on page 24 e Software NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver o
79. e controls your system s power management For desktop systems this is almost always the Always On profile but for mobile notebook computers this can be Long Life Extremely Long Life Performance and other which can include many manufacturer specific profiles Show This Profile in the Display Scheme Menu If this option is enabled the profile being saved will appear in the nView Display Scheme menu which is available through an assigned nView hot key For details see Display Settings Actions on page 158 Benefits of Using Profiles 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 You can use profiles to quickly switch your system configuration depending on your needs For example if you have a notebook computer that is sometimes docked with an extra display device and sometimes undocked you may want to have dialog boxes pop up on the notebook computer s screen while undocked but while docked have dialog boxes appear on the extra display device In this case you can set up two profiles on your system a docked version and an undocked NVIDIA Corporation 70 Chapter 6 Working With Profiles version with different settings When you switch configuration i e dock or undock your notebook computer you can load your configuration with a single keystroke Note The loa
80. e nView Desktop Manager Profiles page just as it can from your original computer Uninstalling the NVIDIA Driver 33 Note It is strongly recommended that you follow the steps in this section to completely uninstall the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver before installing a new version of the driver To uninstall the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver follow these steps 1 a kk WO N From the Windows taskbar click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel to open the Control Panel window Double click the Add Remove Programs item Click the NVIDIA Display Driver item from the list Click Change Remove Click Yes to continue A prompt appears asking whether you want to delete all of the saved nView profiles If you click Yes all of the nView software and all of your saved profiles will be deleted If you click No the nView software is removed but the profile file are saved in the Windows nView directory on your hard disk Your system now restarts If you click Yes all of the nView software and all of your saved profiles will be deleted If you click No the nView software is removed but the profile file are saved in the Windows nView directory on your hard disk Your system now restarts NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Accessing the NVIDIA Display Properties Control Panel Once your NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver is installed you can easily access the dri
81. e of the Display Scheme Configuration dialog box You can also rearrange the order of the menu by dragging and dropping menu items The order of display schemes on the menu list also depends on the frequency with which the display schemes are applied NVIDIA Corporation 158 Chapter 12 Using Hot Keys Figure 12 2 Display Schemes Configuration Display Scheme Configuration CRT CRT CRT Clone mode l CRT CRT H Span mode CRT CRT H Span mode ERT CRT Owalview modo This frequency has higher priority than the order in which you may have configured through drag and drop For example let s say that you have created display scheme 1 DS1 through display scheme 5 DS5 on the menu list in the order of 1 through 5 initially Then display scheme 2 DS2 was applied twice display scheme 1 DS1 was only applied once and the remaining display schemes were not applied at all In this case when the menu is next opened DS2 will be the first item on the list and DS1 will be the second on the list So for example if you now drag and drop the items to the following order DS2 DS3 DS1 DS5 DS4 the menu list will appear as DS2 DS1 DS3 DS5 DS4 reverting to the frequency with which the display schemes have been applied instead of the user configured order When the list has more than six items scroll button s are available The list scrolls when the mouse is over the scroll button When
82. eed 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 icon in the dialog box as shown in Figure 8 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 page or continue to the next section if 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 display option to enable check it and click Apply 2 As shown in Figure 8 6 click the monitor icon 1 or 2 for which you want to change the Wallpaper click Browse and proceed according to the steps shown in the previous section 3 To change the Wallpaper for the second display repeat the previous step 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 ico
83. end application to desktop n Transparent Always on top Visible on all desktops Collapse to this desktop NVIDIA Corporation 126 Chapter 9 127 Using the User Interface Options Individual settings Click Enable All Options if you want to enable all of the above options Click Disable All Options if you want to disable all of the above options Click Enable Multi Desktop Options if you want to add only the multiple desktop specific options Click Disable Multi Desktop Options if you want to remove only the multiple desktop specific options nView Menu Options Description This section explains the nView options that are available from an application s nView options menu and part of the configurable nView Menu Options dialog box Figure 9 21 nView Maximize This option performs the same action as the nView max restore title bar button as explained in Full Desktop Maximize on page 120 and Single Display Maximize on page 120 Send window to Display 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 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 sent that desktop Send application to e Display n A pop up menu displ
84. er 1 beginning with the current Release 55 NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver when an option is disabled grayed out on any NVIDIA Display control panel page you can place the mouse pointer on the disabled option for a couple of seconds to see tool tip help describing the reason it is disabled etc An example of this kind of tool tip Help is shown in Figure 3 8 Figure 3 8 NVIDIA Display Page Displaying Tool Tip for Disabled Options This control is disabled because you are hot currenth operating in Clone display GeForce FX 5900 Uira mode with a parnable Secondary display Screen Adjustment devio 4 Display Timing Performance amp Qualy f j Panning is automatically activated for the Coke Conection f Secondary display when the virtual Overlay Controls i resolution requested for that display is Troubleshooting 9 greater than the maximum physical NyRotate z resolution supported by the attached y Temperature Settings Retesh Rate Ovenide Changs Resolution Desktop Management j Screen Menus Hide modes thal this meritor cannet support Custom resolutions and refresh rates lt 7 0 Oriy show custom modes Last attempted mode 1280560 32 bit 60 Hertz NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide ENABLING AND ACCESSING THE NVIEW DESKTOP MANAGER CONTROL PANEL This chapter contain the following major sections e Accessing and Enabling nView Desktop Manager from the Windows Control P
85. er specified desktop Max Restore window toggles a Windows maximize restore function for the current window NVMax Restore window toggles an nView maximize restore function maximize restore function for the current window This functionality is explained in Minimize Restore window minimizes a window to the taskbar and restore if the window still selected Collapse Restore window toggles between collapsing the application window to its title bar and restoring the window to its former size Toggle window Z order moves the window to the top if it is not at the top Moves window all the way to back if it is on top but it does not change activation state of window Toggle transparency toggles the active window between being transparent and opaque Toggle always on top toggles the active window between being always on top or not being on top Toggle show all desktops forces the window to appear on all desktops NVIDIA Corporation 156 Chapter 12 157 Using Hot Keys Toggle show on all desktops toggles the active window between showing on all desktops or on a single desktop Collapse to desktop causes the active window to appear on only the current desktop and turns off the Show on all desktops functionality Show nView options menu displays the nView options menu for the currently active window Desktop Management Actions Show desktop name brings up the desktop n
86. es are copied to your Windows System directory e nView Desktop Manager profile tvp files are saved in the Windows nView directory See Preserving Settings Before Upgrading Your Software on page 30 Note Depending on the version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver previously installed profiles may also be located in the Documents and Settings All Users Application Data nView Profiles directory e As part of the installation process an uninstall is registered in your system Preserving Settings Before Upgrading Your Software Before uninstalling or installing software your can preserve your nView Desktop Manager and or NVIDIA Display properties settings by using the nView Desktop Manager Profiles features Note Follow the steps below and or refer to the nView Desktop Manager 3 5 User s Guide for details Under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 you must have at least Power User access privileges in order to create or save a profile Refer to Windows Help if you need an explanation of Power User access rights Follow the steps below and or refer to Creating a Profile on page 75 or Saving a Profile on page 76 for details 1 Open the nView Desktop Manager Profiles page Figure 3 1 NVIDIA Corporation 30 Chapter 3 ForceWare Drive on and NVIDIA Display Menu Access 2 To preserve your current settings you can use either the Save or the New option from the nView Desktop Manager Pr
87. et Showing the Zoom Window 145 This option when checked opens a Zoom Window that can display a magnification of a selected area of your screen using the zoom style you have selected i e Magnifying Glass Centered on Cursor or Fixed Frame style zooming e 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 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Zoom Window Menus The following topics are discussed in this section e Zoom Level on page 146 e Zoom Refresh on page 146 e Zoom Style on page 147 e Using Cursor Style Zoom on page 148 e Using Magnifying Glass Style Zoom on page 149 e Using Fixed Frame Zoom on page 149 Zoom Level Zoom Level can be set from 1x to 10x Figure 11 3 Note You can also change zoom levels with the mouse wheel by itself or in combination with the Ctrl and or Shift keys if you selected this option in the Zoom page Figure 11 3 Zoom Level Menu E Zoom Window Da 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 11 4 Note Higher refresh rates require more processing
88. etup Option Typical Setup Selected NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Setup Options Select between these two setup options Set up pour muli display environmert quickly in the least amount of steps Custom setup Gives you more control in customizing your mul display environment NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Display Settings Take a moment to look over these seltings to make sure youre satislied NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra 1152 x 854 pinels Coloe quality 32 bu NVIDIA Corporation 52 Chapter 5 53 1g the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Figure 5 4 Auto Launch Wizard Setup Options Custom Setup Selected NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Setup Options Select between thase two setup options Choose a selup option Typical setup recommended Setup pour muli display environmert quickly in the least amount of steps Gives pou more control in customizing your mubedisplay environment Figure 5 5 Auto Launch Wizard Multi Display Mode With Dualview Mode Selected NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Multi Display Mode Multi display modes define how your two displays work together Select a multi display mode Dualview O Span O Clone Single display mode Native multi display mode Each display has its own resolution colour depth and refresh rate Displays are combined to create one virtual display Your desktop span
89. eviews OYes a i O No restict t to one display LA Lull Figure 5 24 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management 2 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management Customize dialog bosss so they appear where you wart them to Wher using muliple displays dalog boxes may be spit between displays or appear on an unexpected display Would you like to reposition dialog boxes Yer ONo Where woud pou like dialog boxes to appear Preview OHovelo dsplag 1 vw Move to display where cursor appears T Move to display where application appears AA Carterad on display 63 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 25 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management Page 3 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management Customize dialog bowes so they appear where you wart them bo When using mulliple displays dalog boxes may be spit between displays or appear on an unexpected display Would you like to reposition dialog boras Yes O No Where would pou like dalog boxes to appear Move to display 1 Move to display where application appears Cerkered on display Figure 5 26 nVlew Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Enabling the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel NVIDIA nView Setup Wizard nView Desktop Manager Access nView Desktop Manager quickly and easly Would you ike lo enable nview menus OYes ONo Would po
90. f nine 9 such sub display regions when using Quadro GPU based graphics cards or up to nine 9 such regions when using GeForce GPU based graphics cards 5 Use the Grid Settings main menu options to create and work with gridlines 6 To display the grid number click Show Grid Names from the Grid Settings main menu Figure 9 13 shows grid numbers displayed 7 Use the Grid Settings main menu options to create and work with gridlines 117 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 9 12 Gridlines Drawn and Displayed O Wievor Grid Settings E Show Gnd Nemes Options Ext Figure 9 13 Grid Names Displayed 8 To set up other grid controls click Options The Grid Settings Options menu appears Figure 9 14 NVIDIA Corporation 118 Chapter 9 Using the User Interface Options Figure 9 14 Grid Settings Options Menu Grid Settings Options 9 Click Back when done to return to the previous screen the Grid Settings main menu 10Click Exit to return to the desktop Adding Title Bar Buttons Adding nView Desktop Manager title bar buttons to application windows as explained in the sections below provides easy access to nView Desktop Manager features including the following e the nView options menu a windows minimization collapse to title bar button and e desktop monitor maximizing commands max to desktop max to monitor nView Options When you enable the nView opt
91. ferent wallpapers graphics files When using multiple display devices choose separate wallpapers for each display device NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide Figure 8 6 Changing Properties for Multiple Displays Create a new desktop Desktop name MyNewDesktop Select a display on which you want to Display 1 wallpaper a change the wallpaper Multi display options __You can optionally choose separate wallpapers for each of your display devices Allow different wallpapers per display Choose how the wallpaper appears on the desktop Stretch You can choose how you want the wallpaper to appear on the Dili la i gia dla aos lc WINNT Web Wallpaper Purple flower jpa Desktop icon CAWINNT system32 SHELL32 dl You can assign the desktop a unique icon Set the wallpaper style tiled centered stretched Set set the desktop icon Selecting a Background for the Desktop 1 To assign a background to the desktop click Browse 2 Select a graphics file to use Note 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 NVIDIA Corporation 92 Chapter 8 Managing Desktops Type of Desktop Background Fastest to Slowest Desktop Switching Sp
92. for them on the nView options menu Note that when an application has special nView Desktop Manager features enabled the About this application option will be displayed on the nView options menu and will provide a brief description as to how to use the feature NVIDIA Corporation 132 Chapter 9 133 Using the User Interface Options Figure 9 24 Sample About this Application Information Box About this App rundis2 This application does not support application position memory properly Application position memory has been disabled for this application Transparency is temporarily disabled because an application that uses DirectX or 3D hardware features is currently running For detailed information on how to enable custom nView options for Microsoft Internet Explorer and PowerPoint see Application Enhancements on page 184 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 10 USING EFFECTS The following major topics are discussed in this chapter e About Effects on page 134 e Accessing the Effects Page on page 135 e Window Drawing Enhancements on page 135 e Windows Color Keying on page 137 About Effects The Desktop Manager Effects page 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 page is incre
93. g 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 Moving Zoom Window to the Next Screen Note The option Automatically Moving Zoom Window to the Next Screen does not apply 1f Magnifying Glass or Fixed Frame zoom window style is enabled When the option Automatically Moving Zoom Window to the Next Screen is enabled and the zoom window is maximized nView Desktop Manager will automatically move the window to the next screen if your cursor moves onto the Zoom window Enabling Bi Directional Editing Note The Enable bi directional editing option applies only to the Magnifying Glass and Fixed Frame style zoom windows and cursor related functions but not text editing When you enable the Enable bi directional editing option you can 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 steps 1 Open the Zoom window see Showing the Zoom Window on page 145 f
94. ger 0 control panel __ gt EN nm Pre ws gt nt Profes Windows Avpications Deskico wee Desktop Manageme SA vans UN r ia Desktop Manage To tumn on al the rie Desktop Manager features click Enable iew Desktop Manage vazad To easily sel up commorly used rivies features chek Setup Options as tabs VIDIA Wizard Display properties To view or modly display properties not specific to niewe click Propertias ot Display Wizard 3 From the Desktop Management page click Enable The feature tabs are now all enabled as shown in Figure 4 3 4 Itis strongly recommended that you follow an additional step here to add some nView Desktop Manager menu options to your Windows desktop menu for the quickest access to your nView Desktop Manager control panel 41 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide and multiple desktops you may have created See Accessing nView Desktop Manager Control Panel and Desktops from the Windows Desktop Menu on page 47 Figure 4 3 nView Desktop Management Page After Enabling Features nView Desktop Manager nView Desktop Manager control panel y User interface Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Took Desktop Managemert Proffes Windows Appicalions Desktops Tabs are enabled ore l eS RVIDIA riview Desktop Manager q To tuin off al the nView Desktop Manager features chck Disable term Desktop Manager
95. guide Desktop Management Features When you first launch nView Desktop Manager the Desktop Management page appears It provides the following information and features e nView Desktop Manager file name description and version information e Lets you toggle between enabling and disabling nView Desktop Manager e Gives you quick access to the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard e Gives you quick access to the Windows Display Properties Settings page Window Management Features The window management features are available on the Windows page of nView Desktop Manager control panel Multi display features allow you to 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 e and much more For complete details on using Windows Management features see Managing Windows on page 80 Desktops Features Using the Desktops page of the nView Desktop Manager control panel you can perform the following tasks e Create up to 32 different desktops each with its own background Use multiple desktops to reduce the clutter on your desktop you can group similar applications on different desktops and quickly switch between them Open and move applications between different desktops and switch between desktops with a single keystroke NVIDIA Corporatio
96. gure 15 6 Individual Application Settings ee ee eee ee te 184 Figure 15 7 Application Extensions Dialog BOX js seis e a ww ese a 185 Figure 15 8 Internet Explorer Specific nView Menu Options 1 2 ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 186 Figure 15 9 Popup Prevention Settings Settings and Allow Pages 1 ee ee eee ee eee ee eee 187 Figure 15 10 Popup Prevention Settings History Page 1 eee ee ee ee eee ee 187 Figure 15 11 internet Explorer Dialog B ke e 4 2c das e E bred es aes ere RR 188 Figure 15 12 Microsoft PowerPoint Specific nView Menu Options 2 6 ee eee ee eee ee ee 189 NVIDIA Corporation 4 Chapter 1 Introduction INTRODUCTION The following major topics are discussed in this chapter About this Guide on page 1 NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager on page 2 Why Do I Need Desktop Management on page 3 About nView Desktop Manager on page 4 Key Terms and Concepts on page 9 Features and Benefits on page 12 Application Compatibility on page 19 Notes on Feature and Configuration Support on page 20 Examples in this Guide on page 22 About this Guide This is a user s guide addressed to end users of the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager application which is a component of the NVIDIA Force WareTM graphics display driver nView Desktop Manager is a desktop and application management tool that runs on Windows operating syste
97. gure 5 16 Auto Launch Wizard Enabling nView Desktop Manager l o oo 59 Fig re 5 17 Wizard Completion ceiisixis senda a a as a AAA 59 NVIDIA Corporation 1 User s Guide List of Figures Figure 5 18 nView Desktop Manager Control Panel Launched ooooo ooo ooo oo oo 60 Figure 5 19 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Welcome Page o o oooo ooo ooo 61 Figure 5 20 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Selecting a Profile 61 Figure 5 21 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Selecting a Profile When Using a Quadro based Graphics Card s aaa ca si a aa a o ey A is A a dos 62 Figure 5 22 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management 1 62 Figure 5 23 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management Options When Using a Quadro based Graphics Card cai SEA in O A dl Os 63 Figure 5 24 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management 2 63 Figure 5 25 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management Page 3 64 Figure 5 26 nVlew Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Enabling the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel 64 Figure 5 27 nVlew Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Transparency o ooo o 65 Figure 5 28 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Completion 1 2 eee ooo 65 Figure 5 29 nView Desktop Manager Control Panel Launched 0 oo oooo ooooooo ooo 66 Figu
98. hange Zoom Levels 143 Showing the Cursor ina Zoom Window 144 Automatically Moving Zoom Window to the Next SEO ri a Baas a 144 Enabling Bi Directional Editing 144 Inverting the Colors of the Zoomed Image 145 Zooming Video Playback disables overlay 145 Showing the Zoom Window 145 Zoom Window Menus 146 ZOOM LEVEL sx 669 69 So 6 sw SS a 146 ZOOM REMES 6 0 4 0004 a 4 4 Get 48 146 ZOOM SIYE 00 aioe a ww a Gee a cal 147 Using Cursor Style Zoom 148 Using Magnifying Glass Style Zoom 149 Using Fixed Frame Zoom 149 Full Screen Video ZooM 6 e o oe ees osa 153 12 Using Hot Keys About Hot Key Options 154 Accessing the Hot Keys Page 155 Selecting an ACO s s s es ese sese a ass 156 Windows and Applications Actions 156 Desktop Management Actions 157 Window Management Actions 157 Display Mode Actions 158 Display Settings Actions 158 Miscellaneous Acti0NS 160 Adding a Hot KeY esca aaa 161 Examples of Actions Requiring Additional INTORMAtION 23 ot wed ew ass 162 Move window to display 162 Toggle Color Keyed Window 163 Removing a Hot Key 2002 see oe wale 164 Removing All Hot Keys 164 Active Hot Keys List i 4 00 lt s006s4444 164 13 Configuring Mouse Effects About Mouse Effects o ss ssa 80 arera 165 Accessing the Mouse Page
99. hapter NVIDIA Graphics Display Driver Information on page 68 nView Desktop Manager Information on page 68 Note If you have checked the Load display mode information but nView Desktop Manager cannot locate the hardware to support the display 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 Management settings in the profile will be loaded 3 To complete loading the new profile click Load You are returned to the Profiles page which displays the name of the loaded profile in bold in the profiles list and as the Current profile Figure 6 3 NVIDIA Corporation 74 Chapter 6 Working With Profiles Figure 6 3 Profiles Page After Loading the dec Profile nView Desktop Manager User Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Mouse Took El A i Desktop Mansgemert Piolies Windows Appicalions Desktops Try RVIDIA Quuert polle dec F Bsomot to save changes before loading new profile J Orly users with Power User privileges can create save delete import and expert prolies ox tec Creating a Profile Note Under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 you must have at least Power User access privileges in order to create a profile 1 To create name and add a ne
100. hat are not compatible with certain features such as Transparency or the nView Desktop Manager menu options Using the Applications page you can disable these features for applications that are not compatible with these features 177 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide In addition to distinguishing between different applications nView Desktop Manager can also distinguish between different window classes The Applications page Figure 15 1 displays a list of applications and window classes that have been added and then set up for Individual Settings and or to have nView Desktop Manager functions disabled for it 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 If there is a green check mark on the icon this means the application has Individual Settings If there is a yellow on the icon this means that some nView Desktop Manager functions are disabled 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 15 1shows the following e e e The CicMarshalWndClass has all nView functions disabled The Notepad application has no special settings The Regedit application has some nView functions disabled My Window Class has no special settings The Explorer application has Individual Settings Note When you ad
101. he Desktop Menu 48 Figure 5 1 Auto Launch Wizard Welcome Page s s so caca ew we ee ee 51 Figure 5 2 Auto Launch Wizard Setup Option Typical Setup Selected ooooooo ooo 52 Figure 5 3 Auto Launch Wizard Setup Option Display Settings for Typical Setup 52 Figure 5 4 Auto Launch Wizard Setup Options Custom Setup Selected o oooooooooo o 53 Figure 5 5 Auto Launch Wizard Multi Display Mode With Dualview Mode Selected 53 Figure 5 6 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Dualview Mode 2 CRT Example 54 Figure 5 7 Auto Launch Wizard Multi Display Mode Span Mode Selected o ooo 54 Figure 5 8 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Span Mode Example 1 o 55 Figure 5 9 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Span Mode Example 2 o o 55 Figure 5 10 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Span Mode Example 3 56 Figure 5 11 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Span Mode Example 4 o 56 Figure 5 12 Auto Launch Wizard Multi Display Mode Clone Mode Selected o o 57 Figure 5 13 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Clone Mode 2 CRT Example 57 Figure 5 14 Auto Launch Wizard NOT Enabling Desktop Manager lt lt ooo o 58 Figure 5 15 Auto Launch Wizard Completion Without Enabling nView Desktop Manager 58 Fi
102. he NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver and then re install a current version Accessing nView Desktop Manager Control Panel and Desktops from the Windows Desktop Menu After you enable Desktop Manager following the instructions in this chapter it is strongly recommended that you add the menu options nView Properties and nView Desktops if you have created and enabled multiple desktop to your Windows desktop menu Note Using the Windows desktop menu is the quickest way to access multiple desktops and the nView Desktop Manager control panel 1 To add the nView Properties and nView Desktops option to your Windows desktop menu enable the first option check box on the User Interface page and click Apply For details see Enable nView Options in the Windows Desktop Menu on page 109 47 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide 2 Then right click on your Windows desktop to display the desktop menu Figure 4 9 Notice that nView Properties and if you have created and enabled multiple desktop nView Desktops have been added as options on the menu Figure 4 9 nView Properties and nView Desktops as Options on the Desktop Menu sires Arrange Icons By Refresh 2 Undo Rename NvDisplay New Ctrl Z nView Desktops nview Properties 3 Click nView Properties to open the nView Desktop Manager control panel which will open on the Desktop Management page as shown in Figure 4 4 and Figu
103. he Windows taskbar as shown in Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 NVIDIA Settings Icon on the Windows Taskbar a 9 23 PM NVIDIA Settings icon Windows Taskbar 5 From the Windows taskbar click the NVIDIA Settings icon and then select nView Desktop Manager Figure 4 8 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide Figure 4 8 NVIDIA Settings Utility Menu nView Desktop Manager Options nview Desktops gt ni Profiles gt NYKeystone niew Desktop Manager Screen Resolution E Screen Refresh Rate MI Color Quality e niview Display Mode If Performance amp Qualty Settings Y Custom Color Settings 2 Rotation Settings BD Desktop color controls D Analog Cisplay About NVIDIA settings Send Windows to Show niew Toolbar Show Zoom Window Edk Display Grids niew Properties o 6 Then select any of the options that appears For example you can open the nView Desktop Manager control panel by clicking nView Properties view saved profiles with nView Profiles open the nView toolbar by clicking Show nView toolbar view desktops you ve created by clicking nView Desktops and many more Desktop Manager tasks 7 At this point you still may want to consider following an additional step to add some nView Desktop Manager menu options to your Windows desktop menu for the quickest access to your nView Desktop Manager control panel and multiple desk
104. ication settings defined for it Accessing nView Menu Options 123 Using the nView options menu you can quickly and easily access nView Desktop Manager features from any application The nView menu options are described in nView Menu Options Description on page 127 You can also access nView application specific options from the nView options menu For example with certain applications such as Internet Explorer minimum version 6 0 you can create links between two Internet Explorer windows There are two basic ways you can access nView menu options from your application you can enable one or more of these methods at any given time e You can enable the nView options menu title bar button and then click the button to open the nView options menu For details see Enabling the nView Options Title Bar Button on page 124 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide e Another way to access the same nView options menu is by adding the menu item nView Options to an application s system menu Every window has a system menu for basic tasks such as moving or resizing the window For details see Adding nView Options to Application System Menus on page 124 Enabling the nView Options Title Bar Button 1 To enable nView options title bar button first select the nView options check box and click Apply Figure 9 1 To clear the check box click it again and click
105. ick the check box until it is cleared and click Apply e On If you click in an empty check box for any option in the Individual Application Settings dialog box a solid ungrayed marker as explained earlier this marker can be a check mark Figure 9 22 solid colored square or other indicator depending on the application appears in the check box This style of marker indicates On which means that the feature is always enabled for this application Also notice that the text means disable for this application is now replaced by means enable for this application Click Apply to enable On NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 9 22 Individual Application Settings Dialog Box Individual Application Settings Eg Individual settings for explore Change niview window and launch settings for this appication only Click any of these e settings to toggle y Window control between global 7 Enable window spanning acioss displays on and off IV Enote chid window spanning act plas gt T Allow title bar buttons 7 Allow transparency and draw at 50 TV Enable colour keying and use y Dialog box control Repostion dialog boxes orc Use global setting JT Center daleg box on display Launch settings Transparency On Off Last Selling Always on top On Off Last Setting Visible on all desktops C On E Off Last Setting Open windows on
106. ifying glass and Centered on cursor zoom styles Figure 11 1 Zoom Page for Magnifying Glass and Center on cursor Zoom Styles nViev Desktop Manager Desktop Managermert Profiles Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Elfects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools 141 MVIDIA A Zoom window settings Zoom window style O Magnilying glass Centered on cursor Fixed frame Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels while holding down the following keys C Show cursee in 200m window Automatically move zoom window to next screen Dinvert zoomed image colors Enable zoom of video playback disables overlay E nViev Desktop Manager Desktop Managemert Profiles Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Elfects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools E MVIDIA pe Zoom vendow settings Centered on cursor O Fined frame Use the mouse wheel to change zoom levels while holding down the following keys C Enable bithectional editing invert zoomed image colors C Enable zoom of video playback disables overlay NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 11 2 shows options specific to Fixed Frame zoom styles Figure 11 2 Zoom Page for Fixed Frame Zoom Style nView Desktop Manager Desktop Managemert Profiles Windows Applications Desktops User Intestoce Elfects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools MVIDIA Zoom vandow settings Zoom window style
107. iles and Desktop Options 111 Viewing the Descriptions of nView Toolbar BU ONS 220 disc wre ta a 112 Removing Adding and Arranging Actions 113 Locking and Unlocking the nView Toolbar Componentsoe esas aaa acta 114 Docking and Undocking the nView Toolbar 115 Auto Hiding the nView Toolbar 115 Keeping the nView Toolbar on Top of Other WINdOWS a as at 116 Enabling and Using Display Gridlines 116 Adding Title Bar Buttons 119 NView OPUONS ses or as 119 Full Desktop Maximize 120 Single Display Maximize 120 Next Displays suis sai o SS a 121 Collapse to Title Bar ss sss 36 3 5 ea 121 About the Title Bar Buttons LED Status Indicators ae se 6 9 HS Bs as 122 Accessing nView Menu Options 123 NVIDIA Corporation Table of Contents Enabling the nView Options Title Bar Button 124 Adding nView Options to Application System Menus aca a iras aa 124 Customizing nView Menu Options 125 nView Menu Options Description 127 AView Maximize e s se scs 000 000 Sw ove 127 Send WINAOW t c as s a oS a a 127 Send application tO 6 66 6 be es 127 Transparent alpha blended 128 Always ontop o o oooo ooo 128 Visible on All Desktops 128 Collapse to This Desktop 128 Individual SettingS s s i 0 sesame es Bose a 128 Individual Applications Settings 129 Enable Window Spanning
108. in such as way that either its main window or more commonly their child windows do not support an nView Desktop Manager feature such as transparency or else they do not support a user making changes to their size and or position In these cases you can disable nView Desktop Manager functions only for the particular window s that may have support issues A 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 432768 class names are not always intuitive Note 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 the transparency feature 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 operate When a class is selected in the list the Individual Settings option is disabled Classes cannot have Individual Settings enabled they can onl
109. ing When you load the profile those same application s are reopened Note Open application state saving is an avallable feature with both NVIDIA GeForce based and Quadro based graphics cards but with a limitation When using GeForce based cards up to eight applications states can be saved and loaded NVIDIA When using Quadro based graphics cards there is no such limitation The following is the mechanism for saving open application states A snapshot of all running applications on the system is taken including size position window state and desktop When this profile is loaded all of these applications are restored to their proper positions e Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows Explorer Office and Exceed applications can also have their data state saved when a profile is saved and restored when the profile is loaded including the file URL Unix application with which the application may have been working Note If you save with four Internet Explorer windows open and restore while you have two Internet Explorer windows open only two new Internet Explorer windows will load Desktop Management Desktop management information can include e Multiple desktops and their backgrounds e Individual application settings e Windows and dialog box positioning e User interface settings and other effects such as window and taskbar transparency settings Mouse and zoom settings Hot key settings Display Mode D
110. ion 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 8 18 NVIDIA Corporation 104 Chapter 8 Managing Desktops Notice that the application is removed from all desktops except the one under which you wanted the application to remain as shown in Figure 8 19 Properties Click Properties Figure 8 18 to open the Applications page For details on using the Applications settings see Managing Applications For Advanced Users on page 176 Figure 8 18 nView Desktop Explorer Collapse to Desktop n Application Setting S Desktop Explorer Desktop Explorer L Fle Edt Yew Favorites Took Help Address Desktop Explorer Jase Paint Shop Pro Images Folders B Desktop t a My Documents E Y My Computer E E My Network Places 2 Recycle En 3 S Desktop Explorer E Sy Default E Desktop Explorer Jasc Paint Shop Pro niewOMexplor 3 Jasc Part Shop Pro Image9 E Y DesttopA A E E A E amp veskteps Expand Click Collapse to E descPaint Shop Pro 0 desktop n to remove E amp Desktop Add to the application from E desc Part Shop Pro other desktops new Collapse to Desktop A v Vieble
111. ions check box Figure 9 1 an nView Desktop Manager options menu button is added to every application window s title bar For addition details see Enabling the nView Options Title Bar Button on page 124 119 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Full Desktop Maximize Note This option is displayed if you are in nView single display Dualview or Clone mode Figure 9 1 When you enable this option the nView full desktop maximize button is added to title bars on all application windows 1 When in nView single display Clone or Dualview mode click the Full desktop maximize check box and click Apply to enable the option The nView full desktop maximize button square button shown in Figure 9 1 and Figure 9 15 below is added to title bars on all application windows Figure 9 15 nView Title Bar Button Full Desktop Single Display Maximize Full desktop single display maximize button EA Microsoft Excel TestBook1 xls ES Fie Edt View Insert Format Tools Dota Window Hebb X E i Arid 8 u SoS r E 2 A worksheet ft Excel Samples Filo Table of Contents M 4 gt M Sheetl Sheet2 Z Sheets lle Ready 2 Click this square button to toggle between a custom maximized state the application window maximizes to the full desktop and a restored state Single Display Maximize Note This option is displayed if you are in nView Span Horizontal or Vertical mode u
112. isplay mode information can include the number and position of each of your enabled display device each display device s refresh rate resolution color depth and so on NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Note However unlike desktop management settings display mode settings depend on the hardware in your computer and thus may not work when transferred between computers 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 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 Taskbar Position When saving a profile if you have enabled the Display mode option check box and you also want to save to later restore the Windows taskbar position then enable the Taskbar position option check box Computer Power State When saving a profile if you have enabled the Display mode option check box and you also want to save to later restore your computer s power state then enable the Computer power state option check box Y our computer is always running a particular power profile To access your power profile open the Windows Control Panel and open the Power program You will notice that your system is set up to use a particular power profile The power profil
113. isplays Press escape or space to ext the screen Windows ulities riview can automalically align your displays for you when you change your display mode Align dsplays You can move your Windows Icons and Taskbar to a specific display About NVKeystone The NVKeystone options Figure 14 1 allow you to 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 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 entire 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 It is recommended that you disable NVKeystone when you are playing games or using a 3D program NVIDIA Corporation 170 Chapter 14 171 Using Tools Options Enable NVKeystone Display Correction Click this check box to toggle enabling disabling the anti keystone feature Note If this option is disabled NVKeystone menus and hot keys will not work Enable NVKeystone Option in Desktop Menu Enable this check box to add an NVKeystone menu option in your desktop right click menu Figure 14 2 for eas
114. itching speed has increased by 40 Integrated control panel The nView Desktop Manager control panel is now consolidated with the NVIDIA Display properties control panel New nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard includes mode set support for nView Standard Clone Spanning and Dualview modes NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Driver independence allows nView Desktop Manager to be installed independently of the graphics display driver with no version interdependencies Release 40 Features and Enhancements Feature Enhancements The following features have been enhanced in the previous Release 40 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Operating system support includes 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 contains the following new features Support for multi display wallpaper selection See Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons on page 91 Graphical display in Windows Explorer shell extension Support for icons to represent desktops Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons on page 91 Support for arbitrary positioning of windows on the desktops Zoom support includes New fixed frame zoom See Fixed Frame on page 143 Bi directional zoom editing capability See Enabling Bi Directional Editing on page 144 New Features The following
115. ition of enabled display device each display device s refresh rate resolution color depth etc For details see Types of Data Saved and Restored by a Profile below Note Beginning with the NVIDIA Release 50 driver under NVIDIA Quadro based graphics cards profiles can also save and load more than eight open application states This number is limited to eight under NVIDIA non Quadro based graphics cards 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 Note If you are using an NVIDIA Quadro based graphics card the nView Desktop Manager installation 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 Types of Data Saved and Restored by a Profile Specific types of NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver and display mode settings that can be saved in a profile are e Graphics Driver Settings Desktop colors Performance and quality settings including OpenGL and Direct3D NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Overlap and edge blending settings applies to Quadro FX based graphics cards Overlay and full
116. itivity slider Use a key press to control these actions Setup Wizard and Online Help 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 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
117. ktop Explorer Default i aAA ae Fle Edt Yew Favorkes Tool Hel Q sea y gt y JO search Es Folders E Address 5 Defadt OoOo a Go x lt niew Desktop Manager B Y My Computer B A My Network Places E Recyck Bin a2 Desktop Explorer E SY Defadt E nView Desktop Manager a Desktop Explorer ER Jace Pant Shop Pro Desktopadd gf E Desktopa EE riview Desktop Manager Desktop Explorer desktop pop up Artzako menu Delete Rename Properties NVIDIA Corporation 100 Chapter 8 101 Managing Desktops 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 page 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 Sc
118. l Windows 10 control panel NVIDIA Display Properties 10 control panel nView Desktop Manager 10 GESKMOPs 0000 o Aw ee 10 dual card configuration 10 GPU rs aa a anal a 10 keystoning NVKeystone 11 modal dialog DOK seas aa as ara 11 modeless dialog DOX 3 40825 sa eas 11 multiple graphics card configuration 11 multi display configuration 11 parent WwindOW ases 11 single display configuration 11 Sil is is he ow aa 12 A Soe Ga dw ES 12 WIDOW s Se eS em whe a wh Se ee BH al al 12 WINDOW ClASS see oracle 12 Features and BenefitS s lt s 0 lt lt 12 Desktop Management Features 13 Window Management Features 13 Desktops Features 13 Application Management 14 Profiles Features 0000000 a 15 NVIDIA Corporation Types of Data Saved and Restored by a Prol py ap so St Se std cap et aa 15 Saving Profiles for Different Operating Modes 16 User Interface Features lt 6 ci sce ee es 16 Tools Features so s aos esa ras 17 ZOOM Features e ai ai ss We ace ke eee eee a 17 Hot Keys and Effects Features 18 MOUSE Features ee ues wee is rd 18 Setup Wizard and Online Help 19 Application Compatibility 19 Examples of Incompatible Applications 19 Skinning Utilities Known Issues 20 Notes on Feature and Configuration Support 20 Feature Support 6 ccc ce we eee 20 Mu
119. l panel menu Figure 1 2 Once nView Desktop Manager is enabled its control panel is easily accessible from a variety of areas on your desktop as explained in Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 When you first open the nView Desktop Manager control panel the default Desktop Management tab is displayed Once you enable the Enable nView Desktop Manager option the remaining tabs or menu items are available and configurable as described in Features and Benefits on page 12 Note Individual chapters in this guide describe the various categories of features to configure Release 55 Current New Features and Support nView Desktop Manager Basic Changes e Seamless nView support for both 32 bit and 64 bit processes Hot key only mode e Dual NVKeystone support for independent keystone trapezoids under nView Spanning modes Edge blending luma compensation independent of NVKeystone e Per display desktop management desktops can be switched for each display independently Feature Changes e Improved Windows Internet Explorer popup preventer e Window snapping to display edges as well as other windows e Support for dragging maximized windows between displays e nView toolbar updated to support per display instances Improved display gridlines user interface and functionality Anchor point targets allow dialog repositioning to user specified coordinates NVIDIA Corporatio
120. lay the Help Or you can refer to the following sections earlier in this chapter NVIDIA Graphics Display Driver Information on page 68 nView Desktop Manager Information on page 68 3 Click Save to complete saving the profile otherwise click Cancel Predefined nView Desktop Manager profile tvp files are saved in the following directory on your computer Windows nView 77 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Deleting a Profile Note Under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 you must have at least Power User access privileges in order to delete a profile 1 From the Profiles page select the profile you want to delete 2 Click Delete A warning message Figure 6 6 indicates that you are about to lose all the settings in the selected profile you are about to delete Figure 6 6 Deleting a Profile Delete profile The selected profile blue will be deleted You will lose all the settings in the profile Do you want to continue 3 Click Yes to continue with the deletion process otherwise click No Importing a Profile Note Under Windows XP 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 you must have at least Power User access privileges in order to import a profile Use the Import option to copy a profile from another location or computer to your current computer You can load the file after you import it 1 From the Profiles page click Import 2 Change directory if needed to locate the
121. ll 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 NVIDIA Corporation 14 Chapter 1 15 Introduction 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 6 0 have additional nView menu options allowing you to be more productive with the application Profiles Features You can quickly set up the Desktop Manager using the Profiles page on the nView Desktop Manager control panel Desktop Manager lets you save a snapshot of all desktop management settings to the disk including all individual application NVKeystone and other settings to a data file called a profile In addition profiles can save and restore display mode system power profile and Windows taskbar location Display mode information includes the number and pos
122. low History View the popup windows this extension has blocked or configure the history settings Blocked popup vindows Number of blocked popup windows Web Site Aubomatic removal Automatically remove tams from the list Alte 1 day 187 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 4 Configure the settings in each of the pages by enabling options etc as you need 5 Be sure to click Apply after making changes to the pages 6 Click OK to return to the Application Enhancements page Note These settings will now apply to any Internet Explorer session you open on your desktop To apply settings to the current session of Internet Explorer while the window remains open follow these steps 1 From the Internet Explorer window click the application title bar to access the nView options menu If you don t see the nView options menu that means you haven t yet added the nView options menu to your application title bar and or system menus To do so see Accessing nView Menu Options on page 123 1 Enable the Internet Explorer popup preventer extension option on the Applications Enhancements dialog box Figure 15 7 2 Again from the Internet Explorer window click the title bar to access the nView options menu 3 Click Internet Explorer popup prevention and click Edit to open the Internet Popup Window dialog box Figure 15 11 4 Enable the settings you want and click OK Figure
123. lti Display Configuration Tips and Requirements 6 06 wicwn ws comerta 21 Multi Display Mode and Feature Support 21 Examples in this Guide 22 2 System Requirements Operating Systems e cis ia Sirs iii is ore 23 Minimum Hard Disk Space 24 Software NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display DVEF 05 tarada e eat ii awh 25 Optional Software Internet Explorer 25 Optional Power User Access Privileges 25 Hardware Supported NVIDIA Products 26 Supported Languages 28 3 ForceWare Driver Installation and NVIDIA Display Menu Access Before YOU Begins es e e ie ii 8 29 About NVIDIA Driver Installation 30 Fil LOCATONS ecce a sis Gow 6 as 30 Preserving Settings Before Upgrading Your SoftWare a iss Gs ip oral oS Gow ore Bos isa 30 About Using Saved Profiles in Another Computer si sek a see ata ainia 33 Uninstalling the NVIDIA Driver 33 Accessing the NVIDIA Display Properties Control Panel i ce dates vs ds e eke Bio Sk Wear 34 Desktop ACCESS ea a nmn an a ee es 34 NVIDIA Settings Utility Access 35 Windows Display Properties Setting Access 35 User s Guide Using the NVIDIA Display Menu and Control Panel 36 Using the NVIDIA Display Menu Help and Tool Tips 38 Context RIGID necio ata ros aa 38 TOO TIPS seed ria ds 38 Tool Tips for Disabled Options 39 4 Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel Accessing
124. m the Multiple 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 102 NVIDIA Corporation 88 Chapter 8 Managing Desktops Figure 8 3 Viewing the Added Desktop nView Desktop Manager UserInterface Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools pp Desktop Management Profile Windows Applications Desktops rr py NN C BVIDIA Viewing the added desktop Desi LOPS RUANO Default o DEES Enable multiple desktops Note that changes to desktops take effect immediately 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 91 You can also use a variety of other methods to switch between desktops as discussed in these sections e Activating Desktops from the NVIDIA Settings icon on page 90 e Activating Desktops From the Windows Desktop Properties Menu on page 90 e Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 91 89 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide e Activating Desktops With Ho
125. me Zoom When you click Show Zoom Window from the Zoom page with the Fixed Frame option enabled checked the Zoom Window opens along with a second smaller zoom source window labeled Zoom Window Fixed Frame as shown in Figure 11 12 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 11 9 Magnifying Glass Style Zoom Window Over Zoom Area a O a Cra tall merda comidos of LSS SUPP ARE 02 pr oia amp Der OR ia 4 gt pt Figure 6 The Wolfman s Bone Skeleton One of he renga pespentica of etrarabed mantil wach ax des ard fur e rhat it se fects kgh rece ia wore rections Mant sihen Tes is hocan a Sania ti Itong ad is compulabnnally esposa w eepeodace The nfi wFX I engine bas abrace piul ahalen diat help the GeForees GPUs der SP more par formare hun de GeFueve3 Those unpeoverrents afew the GPUs to deliver atesorropsc org 0 de Wolfman white man teng fir imme es indai sises of hax and porches of See react based on Phe postion and tho memity of dee behn and the aege thar the light sara rhe fue Figue shoas the fully nencknod Welfiran n2 pm esxtin Ols W i Figure 11 10Magnifying Glass Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window 1 iat zoceso Yer s Ss E Zoe Zom dreh Zone Style Mike Wibod iria s E Eere hoe beto diries a she lira ved aan iran thait aiies eaeh penner e sheli Lanper af ive model Eadh werbex oii energ lo er Tienes NVIDIA Corporatio
126. ms and graphics cards based on NVIDIA graphics processing units GPUs Note Supported NVIDIA GPUs are listed in Table 2 5 For technical details on the features and benefits of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver refer to the NVIDIA Web page www nvidia com NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Other Related Documentation If you are primarily using the display properties components of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display drivers with NVIDIA GeForce based graphics cards see the following user s guide NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User s Guide Release 55 driver version If you are primarily using the display properties components of the NVIDIA ForceWare driver with NVIDIA Quadro based graphics cards see the following user s guide NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Quadro Workstation User s Guide Release 55 driver version The documents titled NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver Release Notes Release 55 driver version describe performance improvements and software fixes in the ForceWare graphics display drivers These documents enable add in card AIC producers and original equipment manufacturers OEMs to monitor performance improvements and bug fixes in the driver NVIDIA Display Properties and nView Desktop Manager The NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver software includes two user interface based components NVIDIA display properties and nView De
127. n nView Desktop Manager User s Guide e Configure multiple desktop options including Set per desktop resolutions Show the desktop name while switching desktops Show your desktops including a graphical birds eye view of each desktop within Windows Explorer e Manage your desktop in several ways to suite your style You can access and therefore switch between desktops using various methods including Hot keys Right clicking on a desktop Desktop Explorer a folder tree in Windows Explorer Menu options from an NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar A desktop nView toolbar enabled from the User Interface page that can be floated or docked to your Windows taskbar nView task switcher enabled from the User Interface page For complete details on using Desktops Management features see Managing Desktops on page 85 Application Management The application management functionality of nView Desktop Manager is available from the Applications page You can use the options on the Applications page to do the following tasks e Perform operations on entire applications such as moving an entire application to a desktop or to a monitor e 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 a
128. n 150 Chapter 11 Using Zoom Options Figure 11 11 Magnifying Glass Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window 2 Zoom Window ET Secs ZoomLevel ZoomRefresh Zoom Style 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 11 12 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 Figure 11 12Z0om 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 nView Desktop Manager E Zoom Window DE R ENA E zoom w Zoom Window Fixed fra Zoom Selbngs oom Window Shile Mag O Centered on cursor Fixed frame C Use the mouse wheel lo change zoom levels holding down the folowing keys oom Settings Zoom Window Style Mag C Show curser in Zoom Window C Enable Bi Directional Editing C Enable 200m of video playback disables ove 151 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 3 Move the small Zoom Window Fixed Frame window labeled in Figure 11 12 to another area of the desktop that you want to zoom Note Now that you have adjusted the position of the Zoom Wi
129. n 6 Chapter 1 Introduction User Interface Changes e New window caption button for moving windows to the next display nView Desktop Manager icon on the Windows system tray indicates the active desktop and allows desktop switching Display Schemes Configuration menu which is a customizable display configuration user interface Release 50 New Features and Support nView toolbar lets you dock hot keys and other actions such as desktop switching mode switching and profile loading on a toolbar for easy access Profiles can store and load the open application state Kinematic mouse actions such as switching to the next or previous desktop can be accomplished by specific mouse movements such as shakes or circular motions Mouse features also include throw action detection for a more interactive movie style user interface Resolution per desktop support allows each desktop can be set to a different resolution Microsoft Internet Explorer pop up prevention Monitor grids allows display devices to be divided into subgrids which for the purposes of geometric operations such as application window maximizing act as separate display devices NVKeystone luma compensation Application display exclusions and inclusions allows the user to set up applications to always launch on a specified monitor or never launch on a specified monitor Release 50 Performance Improvements and Enhancements Desktop sw
130. n Figure 9 22 solid colored square or other indicator depending on the application Each window management or dialog box management setting can have one of three states Global Off or On You can click to toggle among the three states e Global In the example in Figure 9 22 the first check box icon is in the Global state the grayed check mark appears and is followed by the text means use global settings Global means that the application uses the standard nView Desktop Manager settings for the feature and may be represented by a check mark as in the example in Figure 9 22 solid colored square or other indicator depending on the application To apply a global setting to any other option check box on this Individual Application Settings dialog box simply click the check box until the global grayed marker in this Figure 9 22 example a grayed check mark appears Then click Apply e Off After you click the global settings checked box notice that the box is now completely cleared of the grayed global marker Also notice that the text means use global settings is now replaced by means disable for this application Clearing a check box setting means Off indicating that the feature is always disabled for this application as represented by an empty unchecked square To apply this off setting to any other option check box on this Individual Application Settings dialog box simply cl
131. n is immediately reflected by the icon image as shown in the example in Figure 8 6 93 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide 3 If you want to completely remove the icon click Clear 4 Click OK to return to the Desktops page Multiple Desktop Global Options To display the Multiple Desktop Global Options dialog box Figure 8 7 click Options from the Desktops page Figure 8 7 Multiple Desktop Global Options Multiple Desktop Global Opti 2 X 2 Show desktop name when switching 2 Show desktope in Windows Explorer Show active desktop in the system bay C Maimee desktop switching speed lorces the current background to be used on al desktops and disables diferent resolutions per desktop Show command prompt windows on all desktops V Force desktop to redraw in one step slightly lowers desktop switch speed This option is available Y Allow desktops to use different resolutions ag only when using a 2 Allow displays to show different desktops graphics card based on one of the NVIDIA To recat desktops to the current resoluton click Reset Quadro series of GPUs Multiple Desktop Global Opti 12 Show desktop name when switching Show desktope in windows Explorer Show active desktop in the system bay Mesamee desktop switching speed lorces the current background to be used on all desktops and disables diferent resolutions per desktop Show command prompt vando
132. n page 25 e Optional Software Internet Explorer on page 25 e Optional Power User Access Privileges on page 25 Operating Systems 23 This release of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver is designed for the Microsoft Windows operating systems listed in Table 2 1 Table 2 11 Operating System Requirements Operating System Minimum Requirements Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows XP Media Center Edition Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Windows Server 2003 SP1 for 64 Bit Extended Systems Windows XP 2003 64 Bit Edition for 64 Bit Extended Systems Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 6 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Table 2 11 Operating System Requirements continued Operating System Minimum Requirements Windows Me Windows 98 Microsoft DirectX 5 Windows 95 OSR2 OEM Service Release 2 with USB supplement for AGP support Microsoft OPENGL32 DLL Microsoft DirectX 5 Note Windows 95 98 and Me are collectively called Windows 9x in this guide Minimum Hard Disk Space The minimum hard disk space requirements for each operating system are listed in Table 2 2 Table 2 3 and Table 2 4 Table 2 2 Hard Disk Space Requirements English Operating System Minimum Disk Space Required Windows XP 21 1 MB Windows 2000 19 2 MB Windows NT 15 0 MB Windows Me 18 7 MB Windows 98 19 3 MB Windows 95 19 3 MB Table 2 3 Hard Disk Space Re
133. nable mouse gestures option Click the check box and click Apply Gesture Sensitivity Use the Gesture Sensitivity slider to adjust the sensitivity of the mouse gestures listed on this page to which you may have assigned actions Require Shift Key to be Held Down If you want to hold down the Shift key while performing any of the mouse gestures listed on this page enable the Require Shift key to be held down option Operate on Window Under Cursor Enable the Operate on window under cursor option if you want to perform any of the mouse gestures on the window that appears under you cursor instead of the active window NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Shake Mouse Horizontally 1 To assign an action to the Shake mouse horizontally option click the list and select the action you want to assign 2 Click Apply 3 When you shake the mouse horizontally the action you just assigned is automatically performed Shake Mouse Vertically 1 To assign an action to the Shake mouse vertically option click the list and select the action you want to assign 2 Click Apply 3 When you shake the mouse vertically the action you just assigned is automatically performed Rotate Mouse Clockwise 1 To assign an action to the Rotate mouse clockwise option click the list and select the action you want to assign 2 Click Apply 3 When you rotate the mouse clockwise the action you just assigned is automatically perf
134. nder Windows 2000 XP Figure 9 1 When you enable this option the nView single display maximize button is added to title bars on all application windows 1 When in nView Horizontal or Vertical Span mode click the Single display maximize check box and click Apply to enable the option The nView single display maximize button square button shown in Figure 9 1 and Figure 9 15 previously is added to title bars on all application windows NVIDIA Corporation 120 Chapter 9 Using the User Interface Options 2 Click this square button to toggle between a custom maximized state the application window maximizes to the entire screen of the display device on which the application is located and a restored state Next Display Click the Next display nView title bar button to move the application window to the next display 1 From the User Interface page enable the Next display check box 2 Click Apply The next display button is added to the nView title bar button as shown in Figure 9 15 Figure 9 16 nView Title Bar Button Next Display Click this next display button to move the application window to your next display device ES Microsoft Excel TestBook1 xls ES Fie Edt View Insert Format Tools Dota Window Hep pe a question For x E arial 28 gt B71 E 5 9 lt P 2 A fe Macro code to demonstrate how to transfer array contents to a MESA worksheet 1 uy 3 2 oft Excel Samples Fil 3
135. ndividual Settings from the Applications page The Individual Application Settings dialog box appears Figure 15 6 183 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 15 6 Individual Application Settings Individual Application Settings X Individual settings for explorer Change riView window and launch settings for this application only NOTE E means use global settings Window control E Enable window spanning across displays 10 W acro eplay Enable chid vardo 2 Allow title bar buttons E Allow transparency and draw of 50 lt E Enable colour keying and use Dialog box contel Reposition dialog boxes on Use global selling dialo Launch setlings Transparency On Off O Last Setting Always on top O 0n Olt O Last Setting Visible on all desktops O 0n Off O Last Setting Open windows on display Use global selling v Launch application on desktop Active B Keep system active while application is open From this dialog box you can set up both individual window settings as well as launch settings for the application For details on using this dialog box see Individual Applications Settings on page 129 Application Enhancements Use the Enhancements option to add useful features such as browser pop up blocking miscellaneous Internet Explorer specific and PowerPoint specific extensions for customized use of these applications and much more If you w
136. ndow Fixed Frame zoom source window it is automatically hidden while the magnified contents are displayed in the large Zoom Windows as shown in Figure 11 13 Figure 11 13Magnified Area in Zoom Window Zoom Window Click the Fixed Frame menu to re display unhide the zoom source Zoom Window Fixed Frame window Zoom Window E Dx Zoom Level Zoom Refresh Zoom Stydi Ene proesa 1 Hot Keys 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 11 13 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 NVIDIA Corporation 152 Chapter 11 Using Zoom Options Note Yo
137. ndows desktop right click menu controls whether the nView Properties and nView Desktop menu choices appear in your Windows desktop right click menu 1 To quickly access the nView Desktop Manager control panel and multi desktops from your Windows desktop right click menu enable this option Enable nView option in the Windows desktop right click menu Note It is recommended that you keep this option enabled 2 Click Apply 3 From your Windows desktop right click to display the desktop menu Figure 9 2 Figure 9 2 nView Properties and nView Desktops as Options on the Desktop Menu Arrange Icons By Refresh Ctrl Z Unde Rename NWDisplay New nView Desktops nView Properties NVKeystone Properties Notice that nView Properties and nView Desktops appears only if you have created and enabled multiple desktops from the Desktops page appear as options on the menu 4 Click nView Properties to display the nView Desktop Manager control panel 5 Click nView Desktops to access your nView desktops If you disable clear the check box Enable nView option in the Windows desktop right click menu and click Apply the nView Properties and nView Desktops entries are also cleared from the Windows desktop menu 109 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Note It is recommended that you keep this option enabled for the most convenient access to the nView Desktop Manager co
138. nes on page 116 if you enabled the feature for dialog box repositioning you can access the above option Normally the convention for identifying a display device is a number n as in display n or display 1 display 2 etc NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide When grids are enabled each display device can have grid areas Grid 1 2 means display 1 grid 2 Grid 2 1 means display 2 grid 1 and so on Center Dialog Box on Display Enable this option check box to force dialog boxes to be centered on their target display Identify Displays Click this option show the display number on each monitor that is connected and turned on Note These numbers should match those on the Windows Display Properties Settings page monitor icons and match the numbers that appear when you click Identify from the same Settings page NVIDIA Corporation 84 Chapter 8 Managing Desktops MANAGING DESKTOPS The following major topics are discussed in this chapter About Desktops Options on page 85 Accessing the Desktops Page on page 86 Notes Before You Begin on page 87 Desktops List on page 87 Creating Desktops on page 87 Activating or Switching Desktops on page 89 Renaming Desktops on page 91 Removing Desktops on page 91 Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons on page 91 Multiple Desktop Global Options on page 94 About Desktops Options
139. ngle application as a large window stretching across several displays or you can display different 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 nView 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 Control Panel Access Beginning with Release 50 of the ForceWare graphics display driver the nView Desktop Manager control panel is available as a tabbed stand alone interface and also integrated with the NVIDIA Display menu as shown in features accessible from the nView Desktop Manager control panel are also accessible from the NVIDIA Display menu shown in Figure 1 2 NVIDIA Corporation 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2 nView Desktop Manager Control Panel Stand alone tabbed versus NVIDIA Display Menu Style nView Desktop Manager User Interface Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Took Desktop Mariagemert Profiles Windows Appicelions Desktops iew Desktop Manager g To tuin off al the nView Desktop Manager
140. ntrol panel and multi desktops Show Notification Messages on Taskbar 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 informing you of this change Enable nView Task Switcher When this option is enabled nView enhances the standard Windows application task switcher By default you can access this enhanced task switcher functionality through a Alt keystroke combination which you can change through options in the Hot Keys page See Using Hot Keys on page 154 The nView Desktop Manager task switcher performs the following functions e Indicates the desktop on which your selected application is located e Allows you to switch among desktops Allows you to switch among applications on a specific desktop Enable nView Toolbar When enabled the nView Desktop Manager toolbar lets you place commonly used nView Desktop Manager Actions as well as Profiles and Desktops on a dockable toolbar from which you can access these features quickly with a single click of a button To enable and use the nView toolbar follow these steps 1 F
141. oard Customize your keyboard settings such as the c Br Sitch to Category view Mouse Customize your mouse settings such as the butt network Connections Conmects to other computers networks and th A a NVIDIA new UI control panel properties Lo Phone and Modem Options Configure pour telephone dalng rules and mode 2a Power Options Corfigure energy saving settings for your comp Ey Printers and Faxes Shows installed printers and fax peinters and hel Recional ard i anmiana Ortinns Cishamine lt ettines For the dicey nf lanenianes j 1 Note There are several additional ways to enable the nView Desktop Manager control panel to configure its various features For complete details see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 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 for single display users which allow you to place your applications on multiple displays 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 diffi
142. of any obscured long menu menu rest your mouse pointer on the name Moritor Troubleshoot GeForce FX 5900 Ultta Color Conection Overlay Controls Ful Screen Video A Troublashoniing Adapter intomeation NvRotate E e Tespesature Settings emos Refresh Rate Ovenida System information Change Resoktors System peocestor AMD AlNon lm lt P 2500 Desktop Management Direct version Direct 9 0 ot bettar Screen Menus Diivat version information Filename Desorption Version A re4k_disp dll Display diver 6 14 10 5630 a gt rd_orinisys Display diver miriport 6 14 10 55630 meogridl OpenGL installable chent diver 6 14 10 5630 rercol dil Display Properbes extension 614105630 Plug and Play Monitor and N IDIA Geforce FX 3900 Click the green button to hide the NVIDIA Display menu Gensel Adapter Morilor Troubleshoot Color Management GeForce FX 5909 Ulia Click this green el a Additional Properties MVIDIA button to display the del NVIDIA Display AGP aX menu 2 256 MB AMD Athlon tm lt P 2500 Direct 3 0 o bette Version Display diver 6 14 10 5630 rwd_mirecys Display diver mripat 6 14 10 5630 nwogntdl OpenGL installable client driver 14 10 5630 nvcol dl Display Properties extension 6 14 10 5630 RVIDIAonthelntemet gt gt on the intemal gt gt 37 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager U
143. ofiles page Figure 3 1 Sample Profiles Page nView Desktop Monager User interface Ellects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Took Desktop Management Prolles windows Appicelions Desktops 7 ey Cumert polle dalat af generic 2 Prompt to save changes begore loading new profile JD Orly users with Power User privileges can create save delete impot ang export polies If you want to overwrite the currently loaded profile with your changed settings use the Save option Notice that a warning message indicates that you are about to overwrite the selected profile If you want to retain the currently loaded profile and want to save your changed settings to a new file click the New option Enter a name and description of the profile in the New Profile dialog box For example you can name this profile My Settings 3 If you are an advanced user and want to customize certain settings in the saved profile click Advanced lt lt to expand the dialog box Figure 3 2 4 To customize the settings you can select or clear any of the settings check boxes 5 Click Save to return to the main Profiles page If you created a new profile you will see the name of the newly created profile in the profiles list 31 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide If you overwrote a current profile the same profile name is retained in the list Note nView Desktop Manager profile tvp files are generally sa
144. oice if you have a multiple display setup and want to move your nView toolbar to a specified display Figure 9 9 shows an nView toolbar docked to the Bottom edge of a Windows desktop Figure 9 9 nView Toolbar Docked to the Bottom of the Windows Desktop re E Open nview Desktop Manager control pene FS Toggle zoom window 29 Toggle always on top Ei Toos rereperency Activate res FP e MMM AAA Auto Hiding the nView Toolbar Note The nView toolbar must be attached in order to access the Auto Hide option You cannot access the Auto Hide option if your nView toolbar is detached 115 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 1 To hide the nView toolbar right click the nView toolbar and click Auto Hide from the context menu Figure 9 9 2 To re display the taskbar point to the area of your screen where the nView toolbar is located Note If you want to be sure that the nView toolbar will be visible whenever you point to it select the Always on top of other windows check box see Keeping the nView Toolbar on Top of Other Windows and also select the Auto hide the taskbar check box Keeping the nView Toolbar on Top of Other Windows Right click the nView toolbar and click Always on Top from the context menu if you want to ensure that the nView toolbar is always visible even when you run a program in a maximized full screen window Enabling and Using Display Gridlines When you
145. on all desktops Properties Click Properties to open the Applications page 105 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide gt Figure 8 19 nView Desktop Explorer After Setting Collapse to Desktop n S Desktop Explorer Jasc Paint Shop Pro CREA DAR Ele Edt View Favores Took Help a Q wx T JO seach E Fetes E Address Jasc Pairt Shop Pro Image xij So x 2 L my Documents 3 Y My Computer m E my Network Places 2 Recycle Bin Ju Desktop Explorer a S Default LI Desktop Explorer Jasc Paint Shap Pro nvievOtExplo Desktop 4 Jasc Paint Shop Pro ntiewOMExpiorerSendTo gf Applications collapsed to selected desktop and removed from other desktops Advanced Options e 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 Using the Remove from desktop option you can remove an application from an individual desktop NVIDIA Corporation 106 Chapter 9 Using the User Interface Options USING THE USER INTERFACE OPTIONS This chapter contains the following major sections e About User Interface Options on page 107 e Accessing
146. once you log back in it will be removed from your Windows Explorer window Note nView 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 For details on using the Desktop Explorer see Using nView Desktop Explorer on page 98 Using nView Desktop Explorer Activating the Enable Desktop Explorer adds a new Desktop Explorer node in the Windows Explorer tree Figure 8 12 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 NVIDIA Corporation 98 Chapter 8 99 Managing Desktops The active applications are displayed as leaves of each corresponding desktop node allowing drag and drop and other common Explorer functionality The following topics are discussed in this section e Creating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 99 e Renaming Deleting and Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 100 e Enhancing the Desktop Explorer Thumbnails View on page 101 e Using the Thumbnail Styles on page 101 e Moving Applications Between Desktops or to a
147. oom Window to the Next Screen on page 144 Enabling Bi Directional Editing on page 144 Inverting the Colors of the Zoomed Image on page 145 Zooming Video Playback disables overlay on page 145 Showing the Zoom Window on page 145 Full Screen Video Zoom on page 153 About Zoom Options Zoom window shows you a user definable zoom area of your desktop 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 page is a resizable zoom window to zoom in on areas of the desktop for easier reading NVIDIA Corporation 140 Chapter 11 Using Zoom Options or for fine editing The zoom window shows you a user definable zoom area of your desktop Key benefits of using zoom features are the following 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 Page a 1 If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 2 Click the Zoom tab or menu option to display the nView Desktop Manager Zoom page Figure 11 1 shows options specific to Magn
148. op Note If you enabled adding nView options on the User Interface page you can also move applications between desktops using the application s nView menu options See Customizing nView Menu Options on page 125 and nView Menu Options Description on page 127 for details You can use any of the following methods to move or add applications from one desktop to another e To move applications from one desktop to another you can use your mouse to drag and drop applications from one desktop to another Figure 8 15 nView Desktop Explorer nView Desktop Thumbnails Styles File Edt view Favorites Tools Help O rs Q A Search E Folders Eii Address Links Folders x B Q moHaa OII 6 A H E Powerttizer on MFang dtt Y H E main on M sng del 2 E GB Control Panel Refresh Thumbnail 1 D Shared Documents E E my Network Places lo zop A g Recyde Bin i 5 a O so 5 Dolai Properties e Dofauk E VPsarkar 20 SHARED pve Large 4 C Documents and Setting L Defeuk Disabled Y C Documents and Setting Walpaper 2 C iPocuments and Setting Desktop B e Screenshot WP dase Paint Shop Pro OML Geometry T Display Properties T madtiple Montors and NY 34 Desktop A 1 niew Desktop Manager D Display Properties D Multiple Monters and NY 3 Desktop B vsr Desktop Manager U Display Properties T multiple Mantors and NY gt a NVIDIA Corporation 102 Chapter 8 Managing
149. or details and place the Magnifying Glass or Fixed Frame zoom window over the Paint window so that the drawing buttons as well as some of the paint area is being magnified NVIDIA Corporation 144 Chapter 11 Using Zoom Options 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 Inverting the Colors of the Zoomed Image Enable the Invert zoomed image option to invert the colors of your zoomed image To use the option click the option to insert a check mark in the check box and click Apply Zooming 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 s
150. ormed NVIDIA Corporation 168 Chapter 14 Using Tools Options USING TOOLS OPTIONS This chapter contains the following major sections e About Tools Options on page 169 e Accessing the Tools Page on page 169 e Display Calibration on page 175 About Tools Options The nView Desktop Manager Tools page 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 Page 1 If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 2 Click the Tools tab or menu option to display the nView Desktop Manager Tools page Figure 14 1 169 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 14 1 Tools Page Options nView Desktop Manager 2 X Desktop Management Profiles Windows Applications Desktops User Intedace Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools r rr yy MVIDIA C Enable NVKeystone option in desklop nghi clck menu Use the Hot Key panel to set up a NVKeystone hot key Display cabbestion You can display a calibration screen to use when autoadiusting your llat panel d
151. ould you like to lad the selected profile This wil overamte your existing settings OYes O No continue with existing settings 61 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 21 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Selecting a Profile When Using a Quadro based Graphics Card NVIDIA nView Setup Wizard Profiles A prolle a colechon of riview display settings Select a profile from the list to load the settings for that profile Available profiles Admin advanced C d dec defaut hnance Would pou ike to bad the selected profile This wil overnaite your existing settings OYes No continue with existing settings Ce Figure 5 22 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management 1 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management Customize the way application windows and the taskbar appear on pour displays woud you like windows lo span displays OXes O No move them to one display LE 0 Preview NVIDIA Corporation 62 Chapter 5 1g the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Figure 5 23 nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Management Options When Using a Quadro based Graphics Card 1 NVIDIA nView Setup Wizard Window Management Customize the wey application windows and the laskbar appear on pour displays Would you Ske windows to span displays Preview O Yes F O No move Ihem to one display LEA Would you like the taskbar to span displays Pr
152. p Management Display properties Screen Menus v To view or modify display properties not specific to riView click AS Display Weard lt i gt o Display Wizard 3 Click Enable and click Apply Figure 4 5 shows a sample Desktop Management page after enabling nVlew Desktop Manager features 4 Itis strongly recommended that you follow an additional step here to add some nView Desktop Manager menu options to your Windows desktop menu for the quickest access to your nView Desktop Manager control panel and multiple desktops you may have created See Accessing nView Desktop Manager Control Panel and Desktops from the Windows Desktop Menu on page 47 43 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide Figure 4 5 Desktop Management Page on NVIDIA Display Menu After Enabling Desktop Manager TS NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra Tempesaliae Settir A Refresh Rate Oven Change Resokstiorr niew Desktop Manager o Desktop Manegemert To tun off al the riview Desktop Manager features cick Profiles Disable pra Applications Desklops riview Desktop Manager wizard User Irtetlece To casiy set up commonly used riview features click Selup Effects Weard Zoom Hot Keys Setup Wizard Mouse Tool Display properties Screen Menus To view or modiy display properties not spectic to riview cick d Display Weard LS Using nView Desktop Manager from the Windows Taskbar The NVIDIA Settings utili
153. p in Dualview Clone and Single Display mode or a single display screen in nView Horizontal or Vertical Span mode The nView options menu on each application window let you access nView options features which can also be customized for individual applications NVIDIA Corporation 16 Chapter 1 17 Introduction The User Interface features are discussed in Using the User Interface Options on page 107 Tools Features For details on using the Tools features see Using Tools Options on page 169 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 page contains the following key features 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 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 e Automatically align displays will snap multiple displays into alignment if they are slightly misaligned This also fixes certain Windows is
154. pS NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver nView 3 5 Desktop Manager User s Guide gt NVIDIA Corporation March 2004 NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Driver User s Guide Published by NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara CA 95050 Copyright O 2004 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 Digital Vibrance Control ForceWare GeForce nForce nView NVKeystone PowerMizer Quadro RIVA TNT TNT2 TwinView and Vanta are registered trademarks or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and or other countries International Color Consortium and the ICC logo are registered trademarks of the International
155. page 172 for details e Reset resets NVKeystone to its default settings that is warping is disabled NVKeystone Adjustment Screen The Adjustment Screen Figure 14 3 lets you adjust the warping of the display You can grab each of the red hot spots 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 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 172 for details 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 The following options can be set Enable video overlay while NVKeystone is running allows video to play back correctly when NVKeystone is active Note It is recommended that this option remain enabled checked NVIDIA Corporation 172 Cha
156. play lets you to change the display device on which NVKeystone appears Note If you are running in nView Span or Clone mode both displays will have NVKeystone applied However if you are running in Dualview mode you will have the option to choose a display for NVKeystone e Change NVKeystone modes with lets you change or assign a hot key to toggle the keystone 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 154 NVIDIA Corporation 174 Chapter 14 Using Tools Options Display Calibration You can display a calibration screen to use when auto adjusting your flat panel displays Note This calibration screen is not needed if you use analog display monitors CRTs 1 Click Calibration Screen from the Tools Page Figure 14 1 Each of your display screens will now display the nView calibration screen This calibration screen has been designed to optimize calibration of analog flat panels when using auto calibrate or auto synchronization features available on most flat panels 2 For each analog flat panel select its auto calibrate or auto synchronization function Note This function varies for each flat panel manufacturer 3 After auto synchronizing each flat panel press any key to close the flat panel calibration screens Your display flat panels should now be calibrated to their optimum settings
157. ple Wizard pages 49 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide About Using the Wizards The figures in this section show a few examples of the step by step Wizard pages 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 Wizard page which serves as a quick overview of key Desktop Manager features and lets you enable disable certain key features by clicking an option Ifyou enable a feature note that you can change this setting later through the Desktop Manager control panel tabs or menu options e If you do not want to enable one or more features in a given window click Next to go to the next window Notes Before You Begin There may be some variation in the number and type of Wizard pages that appear depending on your configuration 1 e whether you are running Windows Me 9x limited Desktop Manager features multiple displays or single display connected and so on e For example if your system only has one display device connected and no gridlines defined Window Management Wizard pages e g Figure 5 22 through Figure 5 25 will not appear Also note that because transparency is not a supported feature under Windows 9x or Windows NT 4 0 the Wizard page containing this option Figure 5 27 will not be available under those operating systems
158. power NVIDIA Corporation 146 Chapter 11 Using Zoom Options Figure 11 4 Zoom Refresh Menu EA Deax Zoom Level Paisa Zoom Style 5 frames sec 10 frames sec v 15 frames sec 20 frames sec 25 frames sec 30 frames sec 3 000M Zoom Style Zoom Style can be set to any one of the following settings as shown in Figure 11 1 and Figure 11 5 e Centered on cursor e Magnifying glass e Frame Window Figure 11 5 Zoom Style Menu Zoom Window Cak Zoom Level Zoom Refresh Eemi sE v Centered on Cursor Magnifying Glass Mm Wit Frame Window v Invert zoomed image v Invert zoomed image Enable zoom of video pl 147 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Using Cursor Style Zoom 1 To use the Cursor style zoom move your mouse cursor to the area of your screen or open application that you want to zoom 2 You will see the area magnified in the zoom window as shown in Figure 11 6 Figure 11 6 Cursor Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window 1 ATO Y as Zoom Window Cree Eat Mew sPevortes loos tee Zoom Level Zoom Refresh Zoom V8 EKAP Search aie etn Aree E Q sl tog each OL ine eigni ayers Figure 6 The Wolfman s Bone Skeleton Another cursor style zoom window is shown in Figure 11 7 below Figure 11 7 Cursor Style Zoomed Area in Zoom Window 2 Zoom Window dela pt E f Zoom Level Zoom Refresh Zoom Style NVIDIA Corporation 148 Chapter 11 149
159. pt Windows on All Desktops When your enable this option every command prompt window shows on every desktop When you disable this option command prompt windows only appear on the desktop on which they were opened Force Desktop to Redraw in One Step When you enable this option desktops are redrawn in one step when you switch desktops However this action may slow down the desktop switching speed NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide Allow Desktops to Use Different Resolutions When you enable this option you can set different screen resolutions for each of your desktops Note You cannot enable both this option and the Maximize desktop switching speed options at the same time because of memory constraints that can affect performance of both features Allow Displays to Show Different Desktops When you enable this option you can assign each active display to a separate desktop This means you can conveniently view more than one desktop one on each display simultaneously instead of viewing only one desktop at a time In the following example there are two connected displays in this example Analog Display 1 and Analog Display 2 to determine your displays right click on your desktop to open the desktop menu and click NV Display as shown in Figure 8 8 and two desktops named Default and Content Creation Figure 8 8 NVDisplay Indicating Connected Display Devices Arrange Icons By Refresh
160. pter 14 Using Tools Options e 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 1 e the Activate option is not checked in the NVKeystone menu NVKeystone is still present in your computer s memory however This allows you to quickly turn on NVKeystone again if needed Figure 14 3 NVKeystone Adjustment Screen 1 LE 3 173 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 14 4 NVKeystone Options NVKeystone Options KAEA Y Disable hardware video overlay while NVKeystone is sunring NOTE that this only affects applications started after NVKeystone is active 4 Autoensticaly turn NVkeystone olf if disabled for more then 30 seconds Use sticky mouse clicks when editing Apply NViReystone to montor fi Change NVKepstone modes vath te kK OK Cancel Disable hardware video overlay while NVKeystone is running Note Enabling this option only affects applications started after NVKeystone is activated e Use sticky mouse clicks when editing turns on 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 dis
161. pter discusses the following topics e About Profiles on page 67 e Benefits of Using Profiles on page 70 e Accessing the Profiles Page on page 71 e List of Profiles on page 71 e Load Profile Dialog Box on page 73 e Loading a Profile on page 74 e Creating a Profile on page 75 e Saving a Profile on page 76 e Deleting a Profile on page 78 Importing a Profile on page 78 Exporting a Profile on page 79 About Profiles Profiles features can be used on both single display and multi display computer setups Using profiles features you can save your nView Desktop Manager settings as well as your NVIDIA graphics display driver 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 using the Load option from the Profiles page 67 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Profile are a snapshot of your NVIDIA graphics display driver and nView Desktop Manager settings There is never an active profile instead you can reload your Desktop Manager settings snapshot and then edit 1t if you need to modify the settings any time in the future For example 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
162. quirements Non English Languages Operating System Minimum Requirements Windows XP 24 9 MB Windows 2000 24 9 MB Windows NT 24 8 MB Windows Me 24 8 MB Windows 98 24 8 MB Windows 95 24 8 MB Table 2 4 Hard Disk Space Requirements Full International Package Operating System Minimum Requirements Windows XP 34 2 MB Windows 2000 34 2 MB NVIDIA Corporation 24 Chapter 2 System Requirements Table 2 4 Hard Disk Space Requirements Full International Package Operating System Minimum Requirements Windows NT 29 4 MB Windows Me 33 0 MB Windows 98 33 0 MB Windows 95 33 0 MB Software NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver Make sure the current version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics 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 further information on driver installation see ForceWare Driver Installation and NVIDIA Display Menu Access on page 29 Optional Software Internet Explorer You must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or later version installed 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 185 Optional Power User Access Privileges You can use nView Desktop Manager with or without Windows Power User access privileges
163. ragging a window release the mouse to screen edges Jump Dead Screen Areas Enabling the Jump dead screen areas option causes the mouse to jump dead areas in non rectangular multi display environments as long as your mouse is moving at a reasonable speed NVIDIA Corporation 166 Chapter 13 Configuring Mouse Effects Toggle Window Z Order with Middle Mouse Button Z order refers to the visual layering of controls on a form along the form s z axis depth The Z order determines which controls are in front of other controls Enable the Toggle window Z order with middle mouse button option lets you use your middle mouse button 1f applicable to toggle the Z order of the window on which your cursor rests Automatically Activate Windows Under Cursor Enable the option Automatically activate windows under cursor to make any window on which your cursor appears to become active and move to the front of the window order Change Window Z order When Activating When the option Automatically activate windows under cursor is enabled this option Change window z order when activating controls whether or not the window that is auto activated is brought to the front of the z order Enable the Change window z order when activating option to bring the auto activated window to the front of the z order Kinematics 167 Enable Mouse Gestures In order to use any of the Kinematic options on this Mouse page you must first enable the E
164. rceWare Release 50 Graphics Driver User s Guide Multi Display Mode and Feature Support Table 1 1 lists details of supported operating system modes and Desktop Manager features for Windows 2000 XP and 9x Table 1 1 Multi Display Mode and Feature Support Supported Modes and Features Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 9x Is there nView Dualview support default for up to nine 9 display devices Yes Yes Yes Yes Is nView Clone mode supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Are nView Span Horizontal Vertical modes supported Note In Span mode a maximum of two 2 display devices are supported Yes Yes Yes NA Does switching between nView Span Clone mode and nView Dualview mode require restarting your computer No Yes Yes NA Are all nView Desktop Manager features supported Yes Yes Yes except transparency mouse application bar gridlines and NVKeystone features Yes except transparency gridlines and mouse features 21 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Table 1 1 Multi Display Mode and Feature Support continued Supported Modes and Windows XP Features Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 9x Hardware Acceleration Yes Yes DirectX Yes Yes e DirectX operations are OpenGL Acceleration accelerated if window is is disabled in Multiview constrained to a singl
165. re 7 1 Figure 7 1 Windows Page nView Desktop Manager User Interface Elfects Zoom HolKeys Mouse Tools Desktop Management Profiles Windows Appications Desktops MVIDIA Limit taskber lo a single display Y Enable window spanning across multiple displays Enable chid window spanning across multiple displays Snap window edges by No window snapping Qpan windows ore Defaut display Dialog box repositioning Reposition dialog boxes on Mo repositioning T Center dalog box on display 81 This option is available only in nView Span modes nView Desktop A This option is available only under Quadro GPU based graphics cards when not in nView Span mode User Imtedace Effects Zoom HotKeye Mouse Tools PA Desktop Management Profiles Windows App calions Desktops MVIDIA Allow teskber lo span mubple Seine F Enable window spanning across multiple displays Enable chid window spanring across multiple displays Snap window edges by No window snapping v Qpan windows orr Defaut display Dialog box repositioning Beposition dialog boxes on No repositioning og box o Identity Displays Cancel NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide Window Control Options Note Be sure to click Apply after enabling any of the settings Prevent Windows from Opening Off Screen Enable this option
166. re 4 5 4 Click nView Desktops to access your nView desktops If you disable clear the check box Enable nView option in the Windows desktop right click menu and click Apply the nView Properties and nView Desktops entries are also cleared from the Windows desktop menu Note It is recommended that you keep this option enabled NVIDIA Corporation 48 Chapter 5 1g the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard USING THE DESKTOP MANAGER SETUP WIZARD This chapter contains the following major sections e About the Wizards on page 49 e About Using the Wizards on page 50 e Display Wizard Auto Launch vs Manual Launch on page 50 e Setup Wizard on page 60 About the Wizards 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 application management Each Wizard page window 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 There are two kinds of Wizards Display Wizard and Setup Wizard e The Display Wizard helps enable and customize your multi display setup See Display Wizard Auto Launch vs Manual Launch on page 50 for sample Wizard pages e The Setup Wizard helps set up nView Desktop Manager features See Setup Wizard on page 60 for sam
167. re 6 1 Sample Profiles Page For NVIDIA Quadro based Graphics Cards o o 72 Figure 6 2 Load Profile Dialog Box sisas o eo ew ee ew eS 73 Figure 6 3 Profiles Page After Loading the dec Profiles a s 2 eee ee ee ee ee ee te 75 Figure6A New Profile Dialog BOX e ceses aama paa a A A ea 76 Fisure6 5 Save Protlle Dilog BOX w ss a sadna a cee os ean Sees Bee He A 77 Fip re 6 6 Deletinea Profile so a cee ate wae vere Maire o Tansee Gi ars eee ae Beare ae nee a 78 Figure7a Windows Pages 3 4 54 26 4086 aia 2G ASS A RR 81 Figures Desktops Pages day ol E AE A AA A aaa a ee RES 86 Figures 2 Creating a Desktop 2000 a a sa 88 Fig re S 3 Viewing the Added Desktops coins a a wes 89 Figure S4 NVIDIA Settings CO a e tas a ata qa aaa 90 Figure 8 5 Accessing Desktops Using the NVIDIA Settings Menu o ooo oo ooo 90 Figure 8 6 Changing Properties for Multiple Displays o o o 92 Figure 8 7 Multiple Desktop Global Options ss ss ais as ai s e a o ee ee 94 Figure 8 8 NVDisplay Indicating Connected Display Devices o ooo ooo ooo o 96 Figure 8 9 Opening Separate Desktops on Separate Display Screens ooooooo ooo oo ooo 97 Fig reS 10 Desktop Explorer Prompt sesa ssas a a a a a SR A BR Mec 97 Figure 8 11 Desktop Explorer Nodes in Windows Explorer lt lt o o 98 Figure 8 12 nView Desktop Explorer Main Context
168. re 9 23 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 9 23 Prompt for Clearing Individual Settings for an Application nView Properties Are you sure you want to clear al postion memory and individual settings for this application e Click Yes only if you want to erase all individual settings that Desktop Manager may have stored for the application e Otherwise click No Individual Settings Other Methods of Clearing You can also use the following means to clear all Individual Settings for an application Load a profile which resets your application database e Use the Remove option on the nView Desktop Manager control panel Application page See Managing Applications For Advanced Users on page 176 Menu Options When you click Menu Options the nView Menu Options dialog box Figure 9 21 opens See Customizing nView Menu Options on page 125 and nView Menu Options Description on page 127 for details About this Application This nView menu option appear only if an nView Desktop Manager function is disabled for the application Note Selecting this option will open an information box that will describe the nView Desktop Manager feature that is disabled A sample About this Application is shown in Figure 9 24 Application Specific nView Menu Options In addition to the standard nView menu options described above certain applications have custom features available
169. re 9 8 nView Toolbar Lock the Toolbars Enabled o eo e ce cenean ee ee oo 114 Figure 9 9 nView Toolbar Docked to the Bottom of the Windows Desktop 115 Figure 9 10 Edit Display Grudlides ici e aa ia a IS e eee Sie 116 Figure 9 11 Grid Settings Main Menu o ooo o o 117 Figure 9 12 Gridlin es Drawn and Displayed e s e a saa osa a Bice e a as 118 Figure 9 13 Grid Names Displayed s s sa aijr aiis aii aisi wie BS Gls ee a Ree a RA 118 Figure 9 14 Grid Settings Options Menu 1 wc ee cw ee eet we we ee ww ere ween 119 Figure 9 15 nView Title Bar Button Full Desktop Single Display Maximize o o o 120 Figure 9 16 nView Title Bar Button Next Display ooo ooo o 121 Figure 9 17 nView Title Bar Button Collapse to Title Bar oo oo o 122 Figure 9 18 nView Title Bar Button LED Indicator o ooo o 123 Figure 9 19 nView Title Bar Button nView Options ooo oo o 124 Figure 9 20 Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Options Menu ooooooooo ooo ooo o 125 Figure 9 21 View Men Options Dialog BOX iaa AA A A E a bo EE 126 Figure 9 22 Individual Application Settings Dialog BOX o o 130 Figure 9 23 Prompt for Clearing Individual Settings for an Application s s ss o o 132
170. reenshot 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 labeled 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 8 14 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide 4 Click Thumbnails and then select one of these styles Disabled Wallpaper Screenshot or Geometry Figure 8 15 5 Not all thumbnail styles are supported by all operating systems However Windows XP supports all styles Moving Applications Between Desktops or to a New Deskt
171. rom the User Interface page click Enable nView toolbar 2 Click Apply to display the nView toolbar on your desktop 3 To close the toolbar right click on the nView toolbar title bar and click Close or click the x button on the right corner of the nView toolbar window NVIDIA Corporation 110 Chapter 9 111 Using the User Interface Options When you close the nView toolbar notice that the Enable nView toolbar option in the User Interface page is disabled i e cleared of its check mark 4 To re enable the toolbar you have to repeat steps 1 and 2 Note The nView toolbar functions just like any other Windows toolbar such as the Windows taskbar For details on how to work with the nView toolbar you can refer the Windows Help for working with Windows toolbars and the taskbar in particular Enabling and Disabling Actions Profiles and Desktop Options You can toggle between enabling and disabling the nView toolbar band for any of these nView Desktop Manager components Desktops e Actions Profiles Figure 9 3 shows two of the three nView Desktop Manager components enabled Figure 9 3 nView Toolbar Actions and Desktops Components Enabled nView Toolbar To enable the Profiles component for example follow these steps 1 Right click on the toolbar to display the context menu 2 Select the Profiles unchecked component to enable check it Notice that the Profiles component is added to the nVie
172. rrent desktop Individual Settings Note If you are an advanced user you can further customize applications and also configure individual settings from the Applications page For further details see Managing Applications For Advanced Users on page 176 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 Customizing nView Menu Options on page 125 and shown in Figure 9 21 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 The Individual Application Settings dialog box appears Figure 9 22 From this dialog box you can set up both individual as well as launch settings for the application NVIDIA Corporation 128 Chapter 9 129 Using the User Interface Options Individual Applications Settings From this dialog box example is shown in Figure 9 22 you can set up both individual window settings as well as launch settings for the application The first box icon contains a global marker which means that the application uses the standard nView Desktop Manager settings for the feature This marker can be a check mark as shown in the example i
173. s any window on which your cursor appears to become active and move to the front of the window order e Assign mouse movements to trigger different actions 165 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Accessing the Mouse Page 1 If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 2 Click the Mouse tab or menu option to display the nView Desktop Manager Mouse page Figure 13 1 Figure 13 1 Mouse Page Optionsl nView Desktop Manager Desktop Management Profile Windows Applications Desktops AAA User Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Mouse Tools SoS BVIDIA General Enable throw window action Jump dead screen areas Throw Sensitivity C Toggle window Z order with middle mouse button Automatically activate windows under cursor Change window Z order when activating Kinematics Enable mouse gestures Q Require Shift key to be held down Gesture Sensitivity Operate on window under cursor Shake mouse horizontally Zoom window Rotate mouse clockwise niew options menu al Shake mouse vertically Toggle 2 order v al Rotate mouse counter clockwise nView control panel General Settings Note Be sure to click apply after enabling any of the below settings Enable Throw Window Actions When enabled this option lets you to throw windows i e while d
174. s both displays Both displays show the same information NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 6 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Dualview Mode 2 CRT Example NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Display Settings Select an arrangement option for your displays and adjust their appearance Select a display arrangement Adjust display appearance CRT oa a Screen resolution Screen resolution O Bal 11280 x 1024 pixels 1280x 1024 pixels v Colour quality Colour quality 32 bit v 32 bit a Figure 5 7 Auto Launch Wizard Multi Display Mode Span Mode Selected NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard HMulti Display Mode Multi display modes define how your two displays work together Select a multi display mode O Single T Single display mode O Dualview lt Native multi display mode Each display has its own resolution colour depth and refresh rate Displays are combined to create one virtual display Your desktop spans both displays Both displays show the same information NVIDIA Corporation 54 Chapter 5 1g the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Figure 5 8 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Span Mode Example 1 NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Display Settings Select an arrangement option for pour displays and adjust ther appearance Select a display arangement Adiust display appearance CRT LC
175. s card the nView Desktop Manager installation comes with additional 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 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 6 1 Sample Profiles Page For NVIDIA Quadro based Graphics Cards nView Desktop Manager User Intelace Elfects Zoom Hot Keys Desktop Managemert Profiles Windows Applications Desktops n Curent proble defaullfmodhied ok Wrens 2 Prompt to save changes before loading new prolte AD Only users with Power User privileges can create save delete import and export profies Each profile in the list displays one or more of these icons A locked profile displays a closed padlock icon in the profiles list You cannot modify the nView settings of aaldcked profile An unlocked profile displays an open padlock icon in the profiles list as shown in Figure 6 1 and has no restrictions e A monitor icon El Figure 6 1 means that there is NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver information stored in the profile When you create or save a profile you can choose to include NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver settings information with the profile An application icon O Figure 6 1 means that application states have been saved within thi
176. s profile When you create or save a profile you can choose to include nView desktop management settings information with the profile NVIDIA Corporation 72 Chapter 6 Working With Profiles Figure 6 2 Load Profile Dialog Box lf you are an advanced user click Advanced gt gt to expand the Load Profile dialog box as shown below Load Profile You wil lose pour current settings Are pou sure you went to load new settings The enabled and disabled grayed settings vary Premera pe based on the type of profile how it was saved as the access privileges it was assigned etc Desctiption lt none gt For Help on an option click the icon move the icon to the option for which you n ed Help and click to display the Help Load Profile Load Profile You wil lose your curler settings Are you sure you werk to bad You wil lose your cuter settings Are you sure you werk to bad new callings new callings Prolda name dec Profle name MyProlile Description Descriptor lt nane gt have modibed MyProfile NVIDIA display dirver options NVIDIA display ditve options j Cl Load desktop colours d OpenGL setting A O OS Load lav a ee T Desktop managemert options Desktop managemert options cad open appkcabon state 4 Load open application state Load desktop management settings oad desktop manager iting cad display mode informatior Load display mode information Load t
177. screen video settings e Desktop Management Settings include e Open application state e Desktop Management e Display mode information Taskbar position Computer power state Saving Profiles for Different Operating Modes If you use a notebook laptop computer 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 Profiles management features are discussed in Working With Profiles on page 67 User Interface Features The nView Desktop Manager User Interface options let you customize the user interface that is used on your desktop Using the User Interface features you can do the following e Control nView Desktop Manager access and notification messages e Switch between desktops Dock profiles actions and desktops on an nView toolbar e Define gridlines on each of your monitors which divides your display area o function as sub monitors for easily performing tasks involving dialog box repositioning window spanning and window maximize operations etc Add application title bar buttons that give you quick and easy access to nView features and also provide feedback about the application state For example the application title bar maximize button maximizes an application window to full deskto
178. se Tools Desktop Managemert Profiles Windows Applications Desktops o sr ae e RVIDIA Applications using custom nView Desktop Manage settings BW explore Application SS CicM arshahv ndClass Class I notepad Application hy My Window Class Class Remove Lx explorer Application Individual Settings Disable C Ghbaly disable all indvidual setings and window memory Selected application s sellings Application explorer has no individual settings al riView functions enabled ppicabon enhancements To add useful features such as browser popup blocking click Enhancements Enhancements About the Applications Features 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 page provides a central spot where you can set up and edit these individual application settings The Applications page also allows you to disable nView Desktop Manager functions for each application While NVIDIA tests hundreds of applications for compatibility there may be certain third party applications t
179. ser s Guide Using the NVIDIA Display Menu Help and Tool Tips Context Help You can obtain context Help Figure 3 7 for any of the options on the NVIDIA control panel based user interface by using any one of these methods e Select or move your mouse pointer to the option for which you want help and then press F1 or e Click the icon located on the top right corner of an NVIDIA page you have open move the icon over the option for which you want help then click your mouse again to display the help Figure 3 7 NVIDIA Display Page Displaying Context Help Apply color changes to Desktop IP Al channd ala Wi Digital Vibrance gres you more conticl over coke separelion and rtensily enabling bughler and clearer mages n al ol your applicelions Use the sider lo set these Digtal Visence levels DIF Low Medium High end Max Color profile Image shatpering Standard mode v V Save As Tool Tips Windows style tool tip pop up Help appears when you hover your mouse pointer on an item that is partially obscured For example you can place you mouse on any of the long NVIDIA menu names that may be partially obscured such as Performance and Quality Settings and be able to view the name in its entirety NVIDIA Corporation 38 Chapter 3 39 ForceWare Drivel on and NVIDIA Display Menu Access Tool Tips for Disabled Options As mentioned earlier in Chapt
180. sktop Manager The name nView represents a collection of multi display technologies encompassing driver support multi display GPU architecture and desktop management support e NVIDIA Display properties refers to the control panel based user interface from which you can configure the advanced display properties of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver For details see Accessing the NVIDIA Display Properties Control Panel on page 34 e nView Desktop Manager the topic of this user s guide is a user level application utility that focuses on making you more productive when working on your Windows desktop Desktop Manager was originally created for multi display graphics cards but has grown to enhance single display user desktops as well Desktop Manager supports both single display and multi display configurations running with single display multi display or multiple graphics cards based on NVIDIA GPUs Desktop Manager is also a separate item on the Microsoft Windows Control Panel group Figure 1 1 You can click this item to access the nView Desktop Manager control panel NVIDIA Corporation 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 Windows Control Panel with nView Desktop Manager Item P Control Panel Fle Edt ew Favores Tool Heb gt DTD sean 5 roses Fii Address Br Control Parral Name Comments y Control Panel gt Internet Options Configure your Internet display end connection Ssakeyb
181. sktop Explorer See Renaming Deleting and Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer on page 100 Activating Desktops With Hot Keys See Using Hot Keys on page 154 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 100 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 100 Properties Changing Wallpaper and Desktop Icons 91 The Properties option lets you change the background of the selected desktop and assign an icon to represent the desktop 1 From the Desktops page select the desktop for which you want to change the background and or icon 2 Click Properties to open a dialog box where you can set or change the background wallpaper and icon From this dialog box you can perform the following optional tasks as shown in Figure 8 6 Browse for dif
182. sues where Windows can sometimes leave small gaps between displays Zoom Features The Zoom page shows you a user definable zoom area of your desktop Basic Zoom styles include e Cursor window shows area around cursor e Magnifying Glass you can drag the zoom window around to zoom the area of the desktop on which you place the zoom window Fixed Frame lets you define a fixed zoom source for the window Other zoom features include e Using the mouse wheel to dynamically change zoom levels e Using the auto move feature to keep the zoom window out of your way e Using bi directional zoom editing to edit through your zoom window Inverting colors of the zoomed image for better visibility For additional details see Using Zoom Options on page 140 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Hot Keys and Effects Features The Effects and Hot Key page options offer additional enhancements including e Faster opening and closing of windows e Making windows transparent when dragged and making the taskbar transparent Note The transparency level is a global level affecting all applications Note that this value is one which can be individualized for an application e A zoom tool that lets you see a zoomed 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 e A full set of hot keys
183. t Keys on page 91 Activating Desktops from the NVIDIA Settings icon To activate desktops from the NVIDIA Settings icon Figure 8 4 follow these steps Figure 8 4 NVIDIA Settings icon NVIDIA Settings icon 1 Right click the NVIDIA Settings icon from the Windows taskbar choose Desktop Manager gt nView Desktops to display the list of your desktops Figure 8 5 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 NVIDIA Settings icon from the Windows taskbar click Desktop Manager gt Enable nView Again right click the NVIDIA Settings icon from the Windows taskbar then click nView Desktops 2 Choose the desktop you want to activate Figure 8 5 Accessing Desktops Using the NVIDIA Settings Menu E Performance amp Quality Settings GL Custom OpenGL Settings v Enable nView eS Disable nView 3 Custom Direct3D Settings AAA El Custom Colour Settings as e is E oc ay a a Desktop B v Desktop A 07 nView Profiles d About NVIDIA Settings Exit 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 4 Choose the desktop you want to activate NVIDIA Corporation 90 Chapter 8 Managing Desktops Activating Desktops from De
184. t Windows Options on page 80 e Accessing the Windows Page on page 81 e Window Control Options on page 82 e Dialog Box Repositioning Options on page 83 About Windows Options The nView Desktop Manager Windows page contains features that only apply to multi display configurations Note The options on this page will be disabled grayed if you are using only one display or running in nView single display mode 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 window 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 80 Chapter 7 Managing Windows Accessing the Windows Page 1 If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 2 Click the Windows tab or menu option to display the Windows page Figu
185. the list and select an item NVIDIA Corporation 82 Chapter 7 Managing Windows e Default display e Last display is the display upon which you closed the application Note If you select Last display the application state including the application window maximize or collapse state is also restored when the application opens e Start display is the display containing the Start button Snap Window Edges By When you choose a pixel value from this list and a window is dropped within the selected number of pixels of a screen edge or another window the dropped window will be automatically moved so that the window border is adjacent to the screen edge or other window Dialog Box Repositioning Options 83 Dialog box repositioning options let you specify the location of dialog boxes 1 Click the list to specify the location of dialog boxes 2 Be sure to click Apply after enabling any of the below settings No Repositioning This option disables dialog box control Move to Display n where n is the number repositions dialog boxes to the specified display Move to Cursor Display This option repositions dialog boxes to the display where the cursor is located Move to Application Display This option repositions dialog boxes on the parent application s display Move to grid n m where n m is the number repositions dialog boxes to a specific grid Note When editing grids see Enabling and Using Display Gridli
186. the User Interface Page on page 108 e Enable nView Options in the Windows Desktop Menu on page 109 e Show Notification Messages on Taskbar on page 110 e Enable nView Task Switcher on page 110 Enable nView Toolbar on page 110 Enabling and Using Display Gridlines on page 116 e Adding Title Bar Buttons on page 119 e Accessing nView Menu Options on page 123 e Customizing nView Menu Options on page 125 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 107 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide e How nView Desktop Manager is displayed on the Windows desktop Accessing the User Interface Page 1 If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 2 Click the User Interface tab or menu option to display the nView Desktop Manager User Interface page Figure 9 1 Figure 9 1 nView Desktop Manager gr Management Piofles Windows Apptcations Desktops Userintelface Effects Zoom Hol Keys
187. tions to access and perform virtually every action of the Desktop Manager The key benefits of using hot keys is quick access to common functions with a single keystroke Using the Hot Keys features Figure 12 1 you can e View a list of hot keys that you have defined for your system e Arranged hot keys in a tree view Quickly add remove or edit defined hot keys NVIDIA Corporation 154 Chapter 12 Using Hot Keys e Assign multiple hot keys to one action but cannot assign multiple actions to one hot key e Copy assigned hot keys to the clipboard e Change the functionality of a hot key from operating on the active window to operating on the window under the cursor Accessing the Hot Keys Page 1 If you need help accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel see Enabling and Accessing the nView Desktop Manager Control Panel on page 40 2 Click the Hot Keys tab or menu option to display the nView Desktop Manager Hot Keys page Figure 12 1 Figure 12 1 Hot Keys Page nView Desktop Manager nView Desktop Manager Desktop Management Profile Windows Applications Desktops Desktop Management Profile Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools User Interface Effects Zoom HotKeys Mouse Tools Qi BVIDIA Select an action Select an action IMSS v indows and Appplications E Windows and Appplications E Desktop M
188. tions and or window classes Note that individual n iew settings can only be applied to applications but not classes Application Find Browse Using this tool you can add an application a window class or a combination of both to your customized settings list Either type in the application and or class name directly or use the Find or Browse tools Cancel Add Application for Individual Either type in the name of the Application you want to add below Fe A Finder tool Dr use the Application Finder tool by dragging it with the mouse over the application window you ba want to individually manage and then release the mouse 2 Ifyou want to use the Browse option click Browse and locate the application executable file you want to add Then click Open 3 If you want to use the Find option make sure that the application you want to add is open on your desktop When you click the Find option another dialog box shown in Figure 15 2 appears 4 Click and drag the circular Finder tool option to the title bar of the open application you want to add Then release the mouse button The name of the application appears in the Application field Figure 15 2 179 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 5 Click OK Figure 15 3 Add Application Dialog Boxes 2 a Add Application for Individual Either type in the name of the Application you want to below Cancel Application
189. tops Multiple desktops can be created either from Desktops page 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 page Figure 8 1 click Add The Create a new desktop dialog box prompts for a name of the new desktop Figure 8 2 2 If you want to add a Wallpaper background and or assign the desktop a unique Icon go the next steps 87 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide Otherwise click OK to complete adding the desktop and return to the Desktops page where you will see the new desktop added 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 92 Selecting Separate Backgrounds Per Display on page 93 or Selecting a Desktop Icon on page 93 Figure 8 2 Creating a Desktop Create a new desktop Enter a name for the AA ISA i desktop Desktop name MyNewDesktop Select a display on which you want to change the wallpaper Desktop wallpaper for display 1 C AWINNT Web wallpapersPurple lower jpg Desktop icon a CAWINNT system32 SHELL32 dl Note If you have checked the Enable Desktop Explorer option fro
190. tops you may have created See Accessing nView Desktop Manager Control Panel and Desktops from the Windows Desktop Menu on page 47 NVIDIA Corporation 46 Chapter 4 Enabling and Acce View Desktop Manager Control Panel Troubleshooting If you have trouble accessing the nView Desktop Manager control panel you can follow these steps to verify that a current version ofthe NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver is installed on your system 1 From your Windows desktop right click to display the properties menu and then select Properties gt Settings tab to access the Display Properties Settings page 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 ForceWare graphics display 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 ForceWare graphics display driver software according to the instructions in Uninstalling the NVIDIA Driver on page 33 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 t
191. ty lets you enable access and configure nView Desktop Manager features by clicking an icon from the Windows taskbar Using this utility you can also access various nView display properties options such OpenGL Direct3D Color Correction and NVRotate including the Windows Display Properties Settings page Follow these steps to enable the NVIDIA Settings icon on the Windows taskbar 1 Right click on your Windows desktop and choose the option for your display device NVDisplay gt Analog Display Digital Display or TV 2 When the NVIDIA Display menu opens click the Troubleshooting menu option to display the Troubleshooting page Figure 4 4 NVIDIA Corporation 44 Chapter 4 45 Enabling and Acce View Desktop Manager Control Panel Figure 4 6 Troubleshooting page Adding the NVIDIA Settings Icon to Taskbar El Quadro FX 3000 rView Display Moc Performance Qu OpenGL Settr Addhona Colour Correction Dveilay Controls Fullscreen Video 8 Troubleshooting NvRotate Temperature Selbr Refresh Rate Over Change Resobutior Desktop Overlap Desktop Management Y lt ul gt D The NIDIA Settings taskbar utiky lets you cormeniartly access vatious features and presets you ve configured in the Display Properties directly from the Windows taskbar u 3 Click to enable the Display the NVIDIA Settings icon in the taskbar check box 4 Click Apply to add the icon is added to t
192. u can also adjust the zoomed area by resizing the main Zoom Window Full Screen Video Zoom Note You cannot use Full Screen Video Zoom if you have only one display device connected i e your are in nView single display mode To display full screen video on one of your display devices 1 Click the Full Screen Video Zoom option to open the NVIDIA display properties Full Screen Video page 2 Click the Full scree device list 3 Select Auto select if the nView Modes list on the nView Display Modes page is set to nView Dualview or one of the Span modes 4 Select Primary display or Secondary display if the nView Mode list on the nView Display Modes page set to nView Clone mode For further details on using the Full Screen Video options refer to the NVIDIA Display Properties Desktop User s Guide Driver Release 50 153 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide 12 USING HoT KEYS The following topics are discussed in this chapter e About Hot Key Options on page 154 e Accessing the Hot Keys Page on page 155 e Selecting an Action on page 156 e Adding a Hot Key on page 161 e Removing a Hot Key on page 164 e Removing All Hot Keys on page 164 e Active Hot Keys List on page 164 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 combina
193. u ike to enable niew title bar buttons Previews O Yes ONo NVIDIA Corporation 64 Chapter 5 1g the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Figure 5 27 nVlew Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Window Transparency NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard 4 Window Transparency Customize your work environment by enabling window transparency Window tlansparency allows you to see through lo content below the window youre moving Would you like to enable window transparency Oxez Ono NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Completing the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard When pou click Finish your riview Desktop Manager seltings wil be applied Toclose ths wizard click Finish 65 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 29 nView Desktop Manager Control Panel Launched ner Deskiop Manager Lises Interface Elects Zoom Hotkeys Mouse Took Desktop Management Piolies windows Sppicelians Desktops S amp S _ rmvipis mice Desktop Hanages y To bun off all the niview Deskboo Manager features chck Diis ble tie Desktop Manager vizard To casih ott up commoni wed mien irabunes click Setup Wizard Setup Wizard Display piopectes To ie or neodily display properties not speciic bo view click Propellias of Display Wwinend Lar on About NVIDIA Corporation 66 Chapter 6 Working With Profiles WORKING WITH PROFILES This cha
194. unds Per Display 93 Selecting a Desktop Icon 93 Multiple Desktop Global Options 94 Show Desktop Name When Switching 95 Show Desktops in Windows Explorer 95 Show Active Desktop in the System Tray 95 Maximize Desktop Switching Speed 95 NVIDIA Corporation User s Guide Show Command Prompt Windows on All DOSKODS ge iaa ds a aaa 95 Force Desktop to Redraw in One Step 95 Allow Desktops to Use Different Resolutions 96 Allow Displays to Show Different Desktops 96 Reset Desktops to the Current Resolution 97 Showing Desktops in Windows Explorer 97 Using nView Desktop Explorer 98 Creating Desktops from Desktop Explorer 99 Renaming Deleting and Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer 100 Enhancing the Desktop Explorer Thumbnails View 101 Using the Thumbnail Styles 101 Moving Applications Between Desktops or to a New Desktop ceda ada aaa SS as 102 Accessing Other Application Settings from Desktop Explorer xo sc 103 Advanced Options 106 9 Using the User Interface Options About User Interface Options 107 Accessing the User Interface Page 108 Enable nView Options in the Windows Desktop MERU se Bras Ry oS Ss See SS 109 Show Notification Messages on Taskbar 110 Enable nView Task Switcher 110 Enable nView Toolbar 110 Enabling and Disabling Actions Prof
195. ur application title bars and system menus as shown previously in Figure 9 19 and Figure 9 20 examples If you do not want to have all options available enable disable check uncheck one or more options as needed Once you disable uncheck an option you will no longer see the option in the nView options menu for that application Figure 9 21 nView Menu Options Dialog Box All Options Enabled a nView Menu Options NVIDIA Enable Al Options ciview mandenize shill Max Send window to display n 2 Send application to display n E Send window to desktop n V Send applicator to desktop n Transparent Always on tog Visible on all desktops Collapse to this desktop Y Individual pattings Disable All Options Enable Muli Desktop Options Disable MutiDesktop Options Multi Desktop Options Enabled nView Menu Options C iev mevimae still Max CI Send window to display n C Send application to display n Send window to desktop n j VIDIA Send applicaton lo desktop n C Transparent Enable Al Options Always on top 7 Visible on all desktops V Colapse to this desktop C Individual settings Disable Al Options Enable Muti Desktop Options Disable Muli Desktop Options Cencel Note For detailed descriptions of each of these options see Customizing nView Menu Options on page 125 nView maximize Shift Max Send windows to display n Send application to display n Send windows to desktop n S
196. ve desktop and is maximized Figure 12 5 Hot Key Properties Toggle Color Keyed Window Action EJ Properties for the hot key Tips on Adding Properties Color PAT The hot key that you are adding needs additional information MM Color Key 2 Please select from the fst on the BE Color Key 3 E sight B Color Key 4 MM Color Key 5 A Color Key 6 BB Cok Kew 7 v Actiorc Toggle color keyed windows Hot key stroke Cul tK NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional Removing a Hot Key User s Guide 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 been assigned and are currently active Figure 12 6 shows parts of an Active Hot Keys list The Active Hot Keys list box displays the hot 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
197. ved in the Windows nView directory Depending on the version of the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver previously installed profiles may also be saved in the Documents and Settings All Users Application Data nView Profiles directory Figure 3 2 Save Profile Dialog Box Save Profile You ara about lo overvaite the profile do you si want to save the curant callings to the peolle Poti a oe Descriptor NVIDIA display dire options CI Save desktop colours C Save pertormance and quality settings _ Save oveilap and edge blending settings C Save oveilap and full screen setings Desktop managemert options C Save open application state Y Save desktop management settings CI Save display mode iilormation the 4 he 6 Now you can uninstall your current driver for a driver upgrade 7 After you restart your computer following an NVIDIA new driver install you can easily load the saved profile from the Profiles page of nView Desktop Manager NVIDIA Corporation 32 Chapter 3 ForceWare Drive on and NVIDIA Display Menu Access About Using Saved Profiles in Another Computer You can easily use any saved profile tvp file in the Windows1InView from one computer and use it in another computer if you want You l need to copy it to the WindowsInView directory of a computer that has the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics display driver etc installed properly Then this profile can be loaded from another computer from th
198. ver features from a convenient menu Starting with the current Release 55 versions of the NVIDIA driver you can quickly access the NVIDIA Display menu that gives you direct access to the NVIDIA Display control panel pages For quick access you can use either the Desktop Access or the NVIDIA Settings Utility Access on page 35 access method Note When needed you can still access the NVIDIA Display control panel through the Microsoft Display Properties Settings gt Advanced option Desktop Access 1 Right click from your Windows desktop to open the desktop menu 2 Click NVIDIA Display Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 NVIDIA Display Options on the Windows Desktop Right click Menu Arrange Icons By gt Refresh Arrange Icons By gt Refresh rv Analog Osply Digtal Display 3 z tal Dis Non 7 iio D9 play a Properties new Properties eystone x NvKeystone gt Properties Properties 3 Choose your display type that appears based on the number and type of display device s that are connected to your computer You will see one or more of these options Analog display Digital display TV The NVIDIA Display menu with panel appears Figure 3 6 NVIDIA Corporation 34 Chapter 3 35 ForceWare Drive on and NVIDIA Display Menu Access NVIDIA Settings Utility Access If you have added the NVIDIA Settings icon to your Windows taskbar option 1s available on the NVIDIA Troubleshooting page click the NVIDI
199. w Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Multi Display Mode Multi display modes define how pour two displays work together Select a mulli display mode O Single ke Single deplay mode O Dualview FT Native multidisplay mode Each display has ts j own resolution color depth and refresh rate Displays are combined to create one virtual display Your desktop spans both displays ele Both displays show the same information Figure 5 13 Auto Launch Wizard Display Settings Clone Mode 2 CRT Example NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Display Settings Adjust the appearance of your displays Adjust display appearance Screen resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels Colour quality 32 bit v 57 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 5 14 Auto Launch Wizard NOT Enabling Desktop Manager NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Desktop Manager You can choose to enable the niew Desktop Manager The nView Desktop Manager makes your multi display setup even more usable with these features e Window repositioning e Dialog box repositioning Window transparency And more Would you like to enable the niew Desktop Manager O Yes Figure 5 15 Auto Launch Wizard Completion Without Enabling nView Desktop Manager NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Setup Wizard Completing the NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Multi Display Setup Wizard When you cli
200. w profile that contains all of the current nView settings click New from the Profiles page The New Profile dialog box appears as shown in Figure 6 4 2 Enter a profile name and description 3 To customize the settings you can clear or check enable any of the check boxes that correspond to the settings 4 For Help on the options click the icon Figure 6 4 move it to the option for which you want Help and click to display the Help Or you can refer to the following sections earlier in this chapter NVIDIA Graphics Display Driver Information on page 68 nView Desktop Manager Information on page 68 75 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 6 4 New Profile Dialog Box a New Profile Click move icon to the option for which you need Help and click again to display the Help NVIDIA display dine options C Save desktop colours C Save performance and quality settings C Save oveilap and edge blending settings C Save overlay and ull screen settings Desktop management options Save open application state Save desktop management settings Save dspley mode infomation Save taskbar position C Save computes power stele C Show this piole in the display scheme manta 5 Click Save to save the profile Note Under Windows 2000 XP newly created profile tvp files are saved in the following directory Documents and Settings All Users Application Data nView Profiles
201. w toolbar Figure 9 4 3 You can also remove any of the enabled bands by using steps 1 and 2 to disable uncheck the enabled component NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 9 4 nView Toolbar Profiles Component Enabled Profiles IR generic IR default Toolbars gt Y Actions Always On Top v Profiles Transparent Lock the Toolbars Auto Hice niew Properties Close Viewing the Descriptions of nView Toolbar Buttons To view any of the descriptions of the Actions Desktops or Profiles buttons on the nView toolbar simply rest your mouse cursor on the button until the tool tip text description appears Figure 9 5 Tool tip text can also include additional information such as the target application for Toggle always on top or Toggle transparency actions You can also control text and title options for the Actions Desktops and Profiles nView toolbar buttons 1 Right click the nView toolbar click Actions Desktops or Profiles depending where you are clicking 2 Select Show title and or Show text Figure 9 5 shows several views of enabled and disabled Show Text and Show Title options It also shows a tool tip example NVIDIA Corporation 112 Chapter 9 Using the User Interface Options Figure 9 5 nView Toolbar Show Title and Show Text Options nView Toolbar ep ER Fi E sas 5 Default Actions menu with
202. 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 135 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Figure 10 2 Effects Page for NVIDIA Quadro based Graphics Cards nView Desktop Manager Desktop Management Profile Windows Applications Desktops User Interface Effects Zoom Hot Keys Mouse Tools Em RVIDIA i eys Double click any of the colors fo display the Color Key Properties dialog box where you can enable disable or edit the color C Enable taskbar transparency y Transparency level of 50 percent Window color keying Enable window color keying Automatically assign colors to windows Double click a color selection above to enable disable or change it Require Shift Key to be Held Down If you want to perform the Make windows transparent when dragged action while holding down the Shift key enable the Require Shift key to be held down option 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 which discusses the features of the
203. wmplayer RS e Finder tool Or use the Application Finder tool by dragging it with the mouse over the application window you want to individually manage and then release the mouse a Add Individual Application and o X niew Desktop Manager settings can be customized for particular applications and disabled for any combination of applications and or window classes Note that individual niew settings can only be applied to applications but not classes Application wmplayer Class Using this tool you can add an application a window class or a combination of both to your customized settings list Either type in the application and or class name directly or use the Find or Browse tools Removing an Application Click Remove to do the following e Remove the application or class from the list thus removing it from being individually manage and e Delete any Individual Settings or disabled function information for the application or class Globally Disable Individual Settings and Window Memory At the bottom of the application list is a setting labeled Globally disable individual settings and window memory When enabled checked this option disables all nView Desktop Manager individual application settings throughout the system for all windows NVIDIA Corporation 180 Chapter 15 Managing Applications For Advanced Users About Windows Classes In rare cases some applications may be written
204. ws on all desktops V Force desktop to redraw in one step sightly lowers desktop switch speed Silow desktops to use cillerent resolutions V Allow displays to show diferert desktops To recat desktops to the current resoluton click Reset NVIDIA Corporation 94 Chapter 8 95 Managing Desktops Show Desktop Name When Switching 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 Show Desktops in Windows Explorer See Showing Desktops in Windows Explorer on page 97 Show Active Desktop in the System Tray If this option is enabled the current desktop icon will be displayed in the Windows system tray the area on the right side of the taskbar You can also use this system tray icon to switch between desktops Maximize Desktop Switching Speed Enabling this option results in the very quick switching between desktops by forcing the current wallpaper background on all desktops and disabling different resolutions per desktop Note You cannot enable both this option and the Allow desktops to use different speeds option at the same time because of memory constraints that can affect performance of both features Show Command Prom
205. x 66 a a care Arras jala Ge a eta Aa ae Bite ae Gt dee 32 Figure 3 3 NVIDIA Display Options on the Windows Desktop Right click Menu 34 Figure 3 4 Icon for NVIDIA Settings Utility on the Windows Taskbar 1 1 eee eee eee eee 35 Figure 3 5 NVIDIA Settings Icon Sample Menu Options o ooo o ee ee 35 Figure 3 6 NVIDIA Control Panel and Display Menu Expanded and Hidden 37 Figure 3 7 NVIDIA Display Page Displaying Context Help o oo 38 Figure 3 8 NVIDIA Display Page Displaying Tool Tip for Disabled Options 39 Figure 4 1 Windows Control Panel With NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager Program 41 Figure 4 2 nView Desktop Management Page Before Enabling Features ooo o 41 Figure 4 3 nView Desktop Management Page After Enabling Features oo o 42 Figure 4 4 Desktop Management Page on NVIDIA Display Menu Before Enabling Desktop Manager 43 Figure 4 5 Desktop Management Page on NVIDIA Display Menu After Enabling Desktop Manager 44 Figure 4 6 Troubleshooting page Adding the NVIDIA Settings Icon to Taskbar 45 Figure 4 7 NVIDIA Settings Icon on the Windows Taskbar oo o o o 45 Figure 4 8 NVIDIA Settings Utility Menu nView Desktop Manager Options o oo 46 Figure 4 9 nView Properties and nView Desktops as Options on t
206. y 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 only if the operation is enabled through the Individual Settings feature 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 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide Control Panel Windows You can access the Windows Control Panel window by clicking Start gt Settings gt Control Panel from the Windows desktop taskbar control panel NVIDIA Display Properties The NVIDIA Display Properties control panel shown in Figure 1 2 refers to the entire NVIDIA GPU tabbed window
207. y access to NVKeystone Figure 14 2 NVKeystone Option in Windows Desktop Menu Arrange icons By Refresh Undo Delete Cyrl Z NWDisplay New niview Desktops nview Properties Properties 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 Accessing NVKeystone You can access NVKeystone using one of two methods e Ifyou have enabled the option as explained in Enable NVKeystone Option in Desktop Menu in the previous section then right click on your desktop to open your Windows desktop menu and click NVKeystone Figure 14 2 This section will focus on accessing NVKeystone from this Windows desktop menu e Use a hot key assignment See Display Settings Actions on page 158 Note Using the hot key method is similar to the desktop menu method but only the hot key method can rotate between three different modes Off On and Adjust NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide NVKeystone Menu The NVKeystone menu Figure 14 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
208. y have nView Desktop Manager functions disabled Adding a Window Class 1 To add a class click Add to display a dialog box Figure 15 3 where you can use the Find option to locate a window class to add to the list box 2 Before you use the Find option make sure that the application window main or child window for which you want to add class information is open on your desktop When you click the Find option another dialog box shown in Figure 15 4 appears 3 Click and drag the circular Finder tool option to the title bar of the open application for which you want to add class information Then release the mouse button The class name appears in the Class field Figure 15 4 181 NVIDIA Corporation nView Desktop Manager User s Guide 4 Click OK to return to the Applications page where you will now see the class listed Figure 15 4 Add Class Dialog Boxes 1 a Add Individual Application and o nview Desktop Manager settings can be customized for particular applications and disabled for any combination of applications and or window classes Note that individual nView settings can only be applied to applications but not classes Application l Find l Browse Class C Fra Using this tool you can add an application a window class or a combination of both to your customized settings list Either type in the application and or class name directly or use the Find or Browse tools a Ad
209. you cursor over the menu items on the left the description of the display schemes appear on right side of the menu within the white background The close window option is designated by the X icon in the bottom right corner of the Display Scheme Configuration dialog box You can also exit the menu by pressing the Escape key or by clicking anywhere on the screen 159 NVIDIA Corporation Quadro Professional User s Guide The Help option is designated by the icon in the bottom right corner of the Display Scheme Configuration dialog box Click to display Help text Toggle NVKeystone mode toggles the NVKeystone mode between off on and adjust Note NVKeystone must be enabled checked on the Tools page for this hot key to have any effect e Show display grid shows the display grid for the monitor where the cursor is located e Edit display grid lets you edit the monitor grid which the cursor is on e Adjust display brightness lets you adjust the display brightness of the monitor where your cursor appears e Adjust display contrast lets you adjust the display contrast of the monitor where your cursor appears e Adjust display gamma lets you adjust the display gamma of the monitor where your cursor appears e Reset gamma brightness contrast to default resets gamma brightness and contrast values to their default Miscellaneous Actions e Open nView Desktop Manager control panel
210. your Internet Explorer window follow these steps 1 Enable the Internet Explorer popup preventer extension option on the Applications Enhancements dialog box Figure 15 7 2 Click Apply 3 To configure additional settings click Properties Figure 15 7 The Popup Prevention Settings window appears It contains three tabs Settings Allow and History See Figure 15 9 and Figure 15 10 NVIDIA Corporation 186 Chapter 15 Managing Applications For Advanced Users Figure 15 9 Popup Prevention Settings Settings and Allow Pages Popup Prevention Settings 2 Popup Prevention Settings 2 Settings Allow History Settings Allow History dl These settings allow you to configure popup window black 3 Toalow popup windows from spechc Web sites add them ga for Intemet Explorar a i je individualy lo the list of exceptions in the lest area below and then cick Add When a new Internet Explorer window is opened Enable popup window blocking by defaut een Web che addiess When a popup window is blocked fet med i Entering a domain name such as nvidia com wil alow popup windows for the entire site F Brielly preview the popup Preview interval seconds 20 Web ste exceptions C Eade out after preview WebSite i Tokeep a popup visible and prevent blocking press the Chil key before it disappears Figure 15 10Popup Prevention Settings History Page Popup Prevention Settings wd Settings Al

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