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nView Desktop Manager
UserÓs Guide
Driver Version 30.82
NVIDIA Corporation
August 07, 2002
NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager
UserÓsGuide
Published by
NVIDIA Corporation
2701 San Tomas Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95050
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NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager
UserÓs Guide
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
About this Guide
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
nView vs. NVIDIA Display Properties
. . . . . . . 2
Why do I need Desktop Management?
. . . . . . 3
About nView Desktop Manager
. . . . . . . . . . 3
Multi-Display Support
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Single-Display Support
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Desktop Manager Settings Panel
. . . . . . . . 4
Key Terms and Concepts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
application
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
child window
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
control panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
desktop
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
dual-card configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . 6
GPU
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
modal dialog box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
modeless dialog box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
multiple-card configuration
. . . . . . . . . . 6
multi-display configuration
. . . . . . . . . . 6
parent window
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
single-display configuration
. . . . . . . . . 7
skin
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
tab
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
window
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features and Functionality
. . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features and Benefits
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Windows Management
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Desktops Management
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Application Management
. . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Profiles Management
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Zoom, Hot Keys, and Other Features
. . . . . 10
Setup Wizard and Online Help
. . . . . . . . . 11
Application Compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Examples of Incompatible Applications
. . . . 11
Skinning Utilities: Known Issues
. . . . . . . . 12
System Requirements and Support
. . . . . . . . 12
Operating Systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Disk Space
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Software: NVIDIA Display Driver
. . . . . . . . 13
Optional Software: Internet Explorer
. . . . . . 13
Hardware: Supported NVIDIA Products
. . . . 13
Multi-Display Configuration: Tips and
Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multi-Display Mode and Feature Support
. . . 15
Supported Languages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Languages Supported in the Main Desktop
Manager Settings Panel
. . . . . . . . . . 16
Languages Supported in the Desktop
Manager Online Help
. . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2. Installation And Uninstallation
Before You Begin
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
About nView Desktop Manager Installation
. . . 17
File Locations and Registry Keys
. . . . . . . 18
Preserving Desktop Manager Settings Before
Upgrading Your Software
. . . . . . . . . . . 18
Uninstalling the NVIDIA Display Driver Software
19
3. Using Multi-Display Modes:
Windows Dualview And nView
Span/Clone
nView Driver Support: Dualview vs. Span/Clone
Modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Windows Dualview Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Benefits of Using Dualview Mode
. . . . . . . 21
Enabling Dualview Mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Windows 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Windows XP and Windows 9x
. . . . . . . 24
Display Properties Settings For Dualview Mode.
25
nView Span Modes: Windows 2000/XP
. . . . . 26
About nView Span Modes
. . . . . . . . . . . 26
Disabling Dualview Mode For nView Span/Clone
Modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Windows 2000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Windows XP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Accessing nView Span/Clone Modes
. . . 30
4. Accessing Desktop Manager And
Its Settings
Enabling and Disabling Desktop Manager
. . . . 31
Enabling Desktop Manager from the Setup
Wizard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Automatic Startup of Wizard
. . . . . . . . 32
Manually Starting the Wizard
. . . . . . . . 33
Enabling Desktop Manager from the Profiles Tab
35
Enabling Desktop Manager from the NVIDIA
Desktop Utilities Tab
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Enabling Desktop Manager from the NVIDIA
QuickTweak Icon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Enabling the QuickTweak Icon from the
Desktop Manager ÐDesktopsÑ Tab
. . . . . 37
Enabling the QuickTweak Icon From the
Desktop Utilities Tab
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the NVIDIA QuickTweak Icon to
Enable/Disable Desktop Manager
. . . . . 39
Accessing Desktop Manager Settings
. . . . . . . 40
Accessing Desktop Manager Settings from
Windows Control Panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Accessing Desktop Manager Settings from the
Windows Desktop Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Accessing Desktop Manager Settings from the
NVIDIA Desktop Utilities Tab
. . . . . . . . . 41
Accessing Desktop Manager Settings from the
NVIDIA QuickTweak Icon
. . . . . . . . . . . 42
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Enable child window spanning across
monitors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Show full-desktop maximize option on title
bar
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Enable Application Position Memory (APM)
. 67
Dialog Box Controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Enable Dialog Box Repositioning
. . . . . . . 68
Show dialog boxes on monitor n
. . . . . . 68
Show dialog boxes at cursor
. . . . . . . . 68
Show dialog boxes on applicationÓs monitor .
68
User Interface Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Enabling System Menu Extensions With nView
Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
nView System Menu Extension Options
. . . 71
Maximize to Monitor/Desktop
. . . . . . . . 71
Send window to. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Send application to . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 72
Transparent (alpha blended)
. . . . . . . . 72
Always on top
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Application Position Memory (APM)
. . . . 72
Clearing APM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Visible on all desktops
. . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Collapse to desktop
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Individual Application Settings (IAS): Enable.
73
Individual Application Settings (IAS): Edit
. 73
Individual Application Settings: Clear all
. 74
Another Method of Clearing IAS
. . . . . . 74
Menu Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Internet Explorer Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . 76
5. Using the Desktop Manager
Setup Wizard
About the Setup Wizard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Starting the Setup Wizard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Multi-Display vs. Single-Display Setup
. . . . . 45
Manually Starting the Wizard
. . . . . . . . . . 45
Starting the Wizard From the Windows
Control Panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Starting the Wizard from the Desktop
Manager Settings Panel
. . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using the Setup Wizard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6. Working With Profiles
About Profiles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Benefits of Using Profiles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Loading a Profile
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Creating a Profile
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Saving a Profile
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Deleting a Profile
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Enabling and Disabling Desktop Manager
. . . . 62
Starting the Desktop Manager Setup Wizard
. . . 62
Copying Profiles For Use on Another Computer
.62
8. 3D and Other Window Treatment
Effects
About Effects
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Summary of Effects Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Window Drawing Enhancements
. . . . . . . . . 79
Make Windows Maximize Faster
. . . . . . . 79
Make Windows Transparent When Dragged
. 79
Transparency Level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Zoom Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Zoom Features: Display Properties vs. Desktop
Manager
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Use the Mouse Wheel to Change Zoom Levels .
80
Zoom Window Style
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Magnifying Glass
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Centered on Cursor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Launch the Zoom Window
. . . . . . . . . . . 81
7. Managing Windows And
Applications
About Windows
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Summary of Windows Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . 64
Window Controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Enable Window Spanning Across Monitors
. . 66
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Zoom Window Menus
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Zoom Level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Zoom Refresh
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Zoom Style
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Using Cursor Style Zoom
. . . . . . . . . . 83
Using Magnifying Glass Style Zoom
. . . . 84
9. Using Hot Keys
About Hot Keys
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Selecting an Action
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Assigning a Key or Key Combination to an Action
90
Adding a Hot Key
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Removing a Hot Key
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Removing All Hot Keys
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Active Hot Keys List
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10. Desktops Management
About Desktops
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Notes Before You Begin
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Desktops List
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Creating Desktops
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Creating Desktops with the ÐAddÑ Option
.96
Activating or Switching Desktops
. . . . . . . . . 96
Activating Desktops from the NVIDIA
QuickTweak Icon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Activating Desktops From the Windows
Desktop Properties Menu
. . . . . . . . . . 97
Activating Desktops from Desktop Explorer
98
Activating Desktops With Hot Keys
. . . . . 98
Renaming Desktops
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Removing Desktops
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Changing Background: Wallpaper
. . . . . . . . . 98
User Interface Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Show Taskbar QuickTweak Icon
. . . . . 100
Show Desktops in Explorer Window . .
. . 101
Using Desktop Explorer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Creating Desktops from Desktop Explorer
103
Renaming, Deleting, and Activating Desktops
from Desktop Explorer
. . . . . . . . . . . 103
Accessing the ÐDesktopsÑ Settings from the
Desktop Explorer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Moving Applications Between Desktops or to
a New Desktop in Desktop Explorer
. . . 105
Accessing Other Application Settings from
Desktop Explorer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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