UltraMon software with multi-monitors

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I am currently using UltraMon software to enhance functionality with multi-monitors. One nice feature is the product's ability to expand the taskbar onto all secondary monitors.

Unfortunately with WindowBlinds only the taskbar on the primary monitor keeps the original design and color attributes. The taskbars on the secondary monitors lose some of the WindowBlind's characteristics (e.g. taskbutton font color; the font color is always black on the secondary monitors). Therefore skins with dark taskbars are not usable with this feature enabled.

Question: Is anyone aware of any other multi-monitor software that handles the taskbars better?

Thanks
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I use an Nvidia Quadro FX 4500 and the Nvidia driver has a setup to handle all displays as 1 monitor which extends the taskbar across them all and works great with Windowblinds. I only run 2 displays now so I don't use it because the dialogs like to appear in the middle of the screen but it works great with 3 displays.

I believe the Omega drivers for ATI do the same thing but I can't comfirm that.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
I'm having the same problem as Omegatech. Using Ultramon and the Ares skin. On the second monitor dask bar the text is black and the bar is black. It also loses its "button" quality. The idea of setting the monitors up as one giant monitor doesn't work for exactly the reason that lantec suggested, dialogs all show up split between the monitors. Further, Ultramon places the buttons for windows on the task bar for the monitor on which they appear - another nice feature.

For the time being, I'm using a light colored skin (Chill) and this lets me read the button names. But if anyone has any experience with using Ultramon and Windowsblinds together that would be of great help.

-Ron
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Try mixing vista in as well... the nvidia drivers are still very basic. Not much fun with dual displays believe you me!
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
i just downloaded the beta version 3.0 of ultramon, and it said it had windowblinds support, and when i installed it, it fixed the problem of losing the characteristics on the taskbar of the second monitor.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i just downloaded the beta version 3.0 of ultramon, and it said it had windowblinds support, and when i installed it, it fixed the problem of losing the characteristics on the taskbar of the second monitor.


Good news. Definitely worth the bump.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Unfortunately the beta of Ultramon currently out (version 3) conflicts with some other stuff on my system.... but 2.7 works ok, with the Ares skin I have white text on a black background and the bar is shaded right - there is some other functionality that is lost with this skin, but it isn't very noticeable (no window preview - this is Vista I'm using, the font is slightly larger, no "button effect") and I can live with it for now....
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just ran the trial of Ultramon 3b1 (on Vista) and it lets you change the wallpapers properly per monitor. Along with the ability to add a button that'll move a window from one monitor to another while resizing it automatically (so it keeps the same overall proportions going from a 30" to a 24" monitor, for example) makes this a must buy for me. Nice proggy!

Edit: Note that the move button I mentioned above is currently "invisible" under aero, but it works if you know where to click. A post on their forum says this is a bug (of course) that they expect fixed in the next beta (tbd).