I used to run a double monitor setup (a triple at one point) and I undocked all the tabs to the other smaller screen. Now I run a 34" ultrawide and do the same thing as per the attached picture. I prefer it that way than having to open/close various tabs all the time.Nightowl4933 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:19 pmWell I didn't know you could 'float' the Drawing and Toolpath toolbars!
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Adrian, I also have a 24" and a 32".
That is an awesome system. I need to do that as well.
Lot of the time I use the small monitor for a picture of what I am doing for reference and the larger monitor for Aspire. I really like the tabs thing that you are doing.
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That is an awesome system. I need to do that as well.
Lot of the time I use the small monitor for a picture of what I am doing for reference and the larger monitor for Aspire. I really like the tabs thing that you are doing.
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Uhhhhh - ok so how did you do that?
I cannot just drag them over.
Did you span multi display?
I cannot just drag them over.
Did you span multi display?
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That is how I do itDid you span multi display?
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I've got a lot of floaters, now!
Not sure I'll use them like this, but it's fun to see!
I don't have the Clipart tab though, coz I'm a skanky Cut2D user!
Oh, and it doesn't (seem to) save the screen layout when you shut down and restart the program.
Not sure I'll use them like this, but it's fun to see!
I don't have the Clipart tab though, coz I'm a skanky Cut2D user!
Oh, and it doesn't (seem to) save the screen layout when you shut down and restart the program.
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It does if you set the appropriate Save Layout options in Options on the Edit menu.Nightowl4933 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:24 pm
Oh, and it doesn't (seem to) save the screen layout when you shut down and restart the program.
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So it does, thank you 

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OK - but how do you separate Clipart, Layers, drawing etc into separate listsAdrian wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:13 pmI used to run a double monitor setup (a triple at one point) and I undocked all the tabs to the other smaller screen. Now I run a 34" ultrawide and do the same thing as per the attached picture. I prefer it that way than having to open/close various tabs all the time.Nightowl4933 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:19 pmWell I didn't know you could 'float' the Drawing and Toolpath toolbars!
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OK, I like it.
Not so sure I have placed them correctly.
How do you span multiply displays, I could not find anything inside Vectric.
I just dragged as far as I could, but that just not seem to be correct.
Not so sure I have placed them correctly.
How do you span multiply displays, I could not find anything inside Vectric.
I just dragged as far as I could, but that just not seem to be correct.
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Spanning multiple displays is done in Windows or the software for your graphics card. When I had the triple screen setup I expanded Aspire so the 2d windows filled the 1st screen and the 3d window filled the 2nd with the tabs outside of the Aspire main window on the 3rd screen.
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I looked in windows display settings, but didn't see anything there about spanning between two displays.
In adobe I can do it in the Adobe software.
I don't really want to make it a Windows type, permanent change. What I did can work for me. I guess that it for now. Thank you.
In adobe I can do it in the Adobe software.
I don't really want to make it a Windows type, permanent change. What I did can work for me. I guess that it for now. Thank you.
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