PD inconsistent with 2 monitors.

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by BernhardB, May 22, 2010.

  1. BernhardB

    BernhardB Hunter

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    I work with 2 monitors on full screen mode.

    When being on the second external monitor, I can see the menubar and can access the auto-hidden Dock on mouse over (which I like), and see the dock on Expose (pressing F3)

    When being on my first monitor, I have neither (which I totally do not like), no menubar, no mouse over, no dock on Expose

    Conclusion: I would like to have the option to make this kind of behavior consistent on 2 monitors (options because some people surely would like to have the other way around).

    I am also referring to this post, which is similar in nature:
    http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=99868
    And to which I have to remark that the window mode is TOTALLY a no-go for me. I want full screen for multiple additional reasons.
     
  2. Dave Spackman

    Dave Spackman Parallels Team

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    Multiple Monitors and Parallels Desktop 5.0

    Bernhard,

    I replied to the thread you mentioned http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=99868
    Which may have addressed this question. I use a second monitor every day, keeping my 15"
    MBP with just Snow Leopard and push my XW/Windows 7 environment to the external monitor
    in full screen mode. I can access my dock on the Mac and the taskbar in Windows, and it's
    like having two full screen independent computers, except that have all the integration goodies
    like drag/drop., copy/paste, shared apps, etc.

    Thoughts?
    -David
     
  3. BernhardB

    BernhardB Hunter

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    Thank you, David, for your reply.

    I detailed this in the other thread (http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=99868).

    I would need to add here that I have a VMs on each monitor and that this is how the incongruence arises: I click on my second monitor/second VM and I have the menubar available at a glance (and the dock on mouse over) and I would like to see the same while being on my first VM on my first monitor.

    Again, arguing for OSX compliancy and fully fluent workflow.
     

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