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<blockquote data-quote="csimon" data-source="post: 44100" data-attributes="member: 19076"><p>Reading through past threads, it seems that people usually want dual monitor support so that they can have MP on one screen and the desktop on another. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't seen anyone yet who's requested what I would like. I'm sure I've seen a skin somewhere that does it, but can't find it again...</p><p></p><p>What I would like is MP to be controlled from the first screen and then the second screen displays the actual output.</p><p></p><p>In other words, you get all the menus and playback controls on the first screen, and the second screen receives the video playback, the picture slideshow, the TV display, or the Now Playing screen for music.</p><p></p><p>My idea is for the first screen to be a touchscreen LCD (that you have at the side of your sofa...) and the second screen is your TV. Essentially, it would look as if you've got a very sophisticated remote control! You're controlling your TV set and hi-fi from the touchscreen. You could have one video playing on the TV and still be browsing your catalogue on the first screen while leaving the video playing on the TV unaffected.</p><p></p><p>Is this a case of skinning rather than doing something technical a with dual monitor configuration? You set up your desktop so that it's twice as wide as normal and spans two monitors. MP opens up on the primary monitor as normal but it's actually twice the width that it should be. The skin has to separate out the controls from the output - the playback overlay for example should appear on the primary monitor not the second.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="csimon, post: 44100, member: 19076"] Reading through past threads, it seems that people usually want dual monitor support so that they can have MP on one screen and the desktop on another. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't seen anyone yet who's requested what I would like. I'm sure I've seen a skin somewhere that does it, but can't find it again... What I would like is MP to be controlled from the first screen and then the second screen displays the actual output. In other words, you get all the menus and playback controls on the first screen, and the second screen receives the video playback, the picture slideshow, the TV display, or the Now Playing screen for music. My idea is for the first screen to be a touchscreen LCD (that you have at the side of your sofa...) and the second screen is your TV. Essentially, it would look as if you've got a very sophisticated remote control! You're controlling your TV set and hi-fi from the touchscreen. You could have one video playing on the TV and still be browsing your catalogue on the first screen while leaving the video playing on the TV unaffected. Is this a case of skinning rather than doing something technical a with dual monitor configuration? You set up your desktop so that it's twice as wide as normal and spans two monitors. MP opens up on the primary monitor as normal but it's actually twice the width that it should be. The skin has to separate out the controls from the output - the playback overlay for example should appear on the primary monitor not the second. [/QUOTE]
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