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Title: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: Moe on June 10, 2011, 05:01:03 pm
I realize that I am probably a very small minority that is experiencing this problem.  I run a triple monitor setup, each monitor is 1600X1200 for a total resolution of 4800X1200.

When I try and stretch MC across all three monitors I run into a problem.

It stretches across two and half monitors with no problem.

(http://moesrealm.com/mc/mc-good-small.jpg) (http://moesrealm.com/mc/mc-good-big.jpg)
*click for bigger*

But if I try and stretch it a little bit further, this happens.

(http://moesrealm.com/mc/mc-bad-small.jpg) (http://moesrealm.com/mc/mc-bad-big.jpg)
*click for bigger*

Notice how the top with the controls and bottom of MC disappear?

Is there a maximum width that MC can display or something? 
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: Matt on June 10, 2011, 05:10:36 pm
Please send three gaming-quality monitors to JRiver, Inc. and we'll do some testing ;)

Seriously, you're probably triggering some overflow protection code in the skin item drawing.  We'll take a look.
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: Moe on June 10, 2011, 05:21:02 pm
Cool, thanks Matt. 

Wish I could help with some monitors but it's not quite in the budget right now  :P

Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: Alex B on June 10, 2011, 05:42:20 pm
That setup would be good for some of my views. My tagging views have over 50 columns (already had about six years ago, probably more now).

Well, in the filelist, you only have a few fields at hand, while in the tag info, you'll see all fields available...

It depends. Here are the fields I have made visible in my All Media view:

(http://www.adart.pp.fi/mc/pix/fieldssmall.png)
Click to see the full size image. (http://www.adart.pp.fi/mc/pix/fieldsbig.png)

I scrolled the view horizontally between the screen shot slices. I am so comfortable with using the horizontal scroll bar that I don't normally use the Tag Info window at all.
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: Daydream on June 10, 2011, 05:55:06 pm
I noticed this effect too on my monitors. Maybe there are improvements possible here besides the problem described. Assign split views per screen (snap to), something like that, instead of manual resizing. Just thinking out loud.

Please send three gaming-quality monitors to JRiver, Inc.

And the man says gamin-quality, not anything less. :)
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: Moe on June 14, 2011, 01:36:23 pm
Matt, did you ever get a chance to look at this?
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: Matt on June 14, 2011, 01:47:51 pm
It's fixed next build.

Skin items had a sanity check so they wouldn't draw larger than 4096 pixels in either direction.  I knocked it up to 8192, so bump this thread in a few years when you have six monitors.
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: Moe on June 14, 2011, 02:02:31 pm
Awesome, thanks Matt.  You guys rule.
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: glynor on June 14, 2011, 02:28:40 pm
It's fixed next build.

Skin items had a sanity check so they wouldn't draw larger than 4096 pixels in either direction.  I knocked it up to 8192, so bump this thread in a few years when you have six monitors.

I have 8 on one of my machines that runs MC (the video wall in a 4x2 grid).  I never need the Standard View UI to scale across them all, though, so I'd never noticed this issue.
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: Moe on June 14, 2011, 02:34:25 pm
I have 8 on one of my machines that runs MC (the video wall in a 4x2 grid).  I never need the Standard View UI to scale across them all, though, so I'd never noticed this issue.

Got a pic?  I'd love to see that!
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: JimH on June 14, 2011, 02:38:51 pm
Got a pic?  I'd love to see that!
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=43649.0
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: imugli on June 15, 2011, 12:17:53 am
 :o :o :o :o :o

I just discovered my pet project for my man-cave...
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: JimH on June 15, 2011, 01:46:58 pm
glynor,
I split your post to a new thread:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?action=splittopics;sa=execute;topic=64602.0

Jim
Title: Re: Maximum width of MC / Multi-monitor question
Post by: glynor on June 15, 2011, 01:48:04 pm
glynor,
I split your post to a new thread:

Thanks.  That probably makes more sense.