Submission details
Better multi-monitor support for Taskbar
When you have multiple monitors, currently you only get one taskbar on the primary monitor, and desktop is repilicated between them. You really have no control over where apps appear when you launch them, where dialogs appear, or any ability to utilize the extra space on the extra monitors for more taskbar icons, etc.
Right now, your ability to fully utilize multiple monitors and configure the monitors either independently or as one giant monitor is severely limited.
This entry is slightly redundant to others, but I wanted to capture all my frustrations today with setting up a multi-monitor system in one entry :-)
It would be nice if you could have the option to have the taskbar on each monitor, and to be able to customize which items are pinned to which taskbar. Applications pinned to the task bar on a given monitor will launch on that given monitor. Each task bar can be customized to the user's desire.
Additionally, backgrounds should be able to be stretched across the monitors (so that one image appears continuous across the monitors, rather than duplicated on each monitor) or each monitor should be able to have its own background wallpaper.
Additionally, screen savers should be able to run across monitors, or be customizable per-monitor.
Aero Snap should also work on the common edge between monitors (a few pixels of 'activation zone' on either side of the common edge) before moving on through to the other window. Having windows-key combinations to move the active window to the left or right monitor (over left one monitor, over right one monitor).
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Discussion (5 comments)
it is disappointing that Windows has not done much thing for those who use two monitors, that in most cases are PowerUsers, like designers, 3D modelers, programers, IT managers, etc ... and are the people who more use the computer, so they need functionality and customization capacity to feel more confortable
P.S.: WinKey+Shift+Arrow Keys = Change Active Windows Between monitors
This should be implemented ASAP, also virtual desktops are missing on win7 8(
Why don't you guys try UltraMon? (http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon)
I've been using it for 2 years and it does all you require and more! (two seperate taskbars!)
It is compatible with Windows7.
@icemanmike I have been using Ultramon and it's great. But what I (and probably many others) would like is for Windows to have that kind of functionality built in, instead of having to use a third-party application.
jstirrell wrote on January 5, 2010, 1:19am
Honestly this is extremely important and it's embarrassing that there is absolutely nothing like this in windows 7.