# Win-Psychtoolbox dual monitor usage.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 23, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/win-psychtoolbox-dual-monitor-usage/793 "2004-02-23T23:05:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![susmita262002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@susmita262002](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/susmita262002)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 11:05pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/win-psychtoolbox-dual-monitor-usage/793/1 "2004-02-23T23:05:15Z")
Hi All, I am running a visual expt where I will have to generate my visual stimuli as well as record from an electrode array at the same time. I have a set up where I am using a dual display card on my PC which is attached to two monitors. I want my visual stimuli generated through the psychtoolbox to be displayed on one monitor while the other extended monitor will be used to open up my recording program and spike display. When I run my psychtoolbox stimuli,it is displayed on my primary monitor which is set by me and the other monitor shows the desktop (which suits me just fine) However I do not have access to moving my mouse or scrolling it to my extended desktop(2nd monitor) for other use. Is there anyway I can work arnd this problem or do I need to use separate PCs to do the two different work.. Thanks! Susmita University Of Southern California Visual Processing Laboratory ---
**Author:** ![ingling7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@ingling7](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/ingling7)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/win-psychtoolbox-dual-monitor-usage/793/2 "2004-02-24T19:02:51Z")
susmita wrote: > \> However I do not have access to moving my mouse or scrolling it to > \> my extended desktop(2nd monitor) for other use. > \> > \> Is there anyway I can work arnd this problem or do I need to use > \> separate PCs to do the two different work. The Windows Monitors control panel has a checkbox for adding displays to the desktop. Checking the approriate box and then applying the new setting (by clicking the apply button or closing the control panel) should enable mouse movements to the second display. This is unlike Mac, where additional displays are automatically included in the desktop. - Allen > On Feb 23, 2004, at 6:05 PM, susmita wrote: > > \> Hi All, > \> > \> I am running a visual expt where I will have to generate my visual > \> stimuli as well as record from an electrode array at the same time. > \> > \> I have a set up where I am using a dual display card on my PC which > \> is attached to two monitors. > \> > \> I want my visual stimuli generated through the psychtoolbox to be > \> displayed on one monitor while the other extended monitor will be > \> used to open up my recording program and spike display. > \> > \> When I run my psychtoolbox stimuli,it is displayed on my primary > \> monitor which is set by me and the other monitor shows the desktop > \> (which suits me just fine) > \> However I do not have access to moving my mouse or scrolling it to > \> my extended desktop(2nd monitor) for other use. > \> > \> Is there anyway I can work arnd this problem or do I need to use > \> separate PCs to do the two different work.. > \> > \> Thanks! > \> > \> Susmita > \> University Of Southern California > \> Visual Processing Laboratory > \> > \> > \> > \> > \> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > \> ---------------------~--\> > \> KnowledgeStorm has over 22,000 B2B technology solutions. The most > \> comprehensive IT buyers' information available. Research, compare, > \> decide. E-Commerce | Application Dev | Accounting-Finance | Healthcare > \> | Project Mgt | Sales-Marketing | More > \> [http://us.click.yahoo.com/IMai8D/UYQGAA/cIoLAA/BEfwlB/TM](http://us.click.yahoo.com/IMai8D/UYQGAA/cIoLAA/BEfwlB/TM) > \> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > \> ~-\> > \> > \> [http://psychtoolbox.org](http://psychtoolbox.org) > \> POST a message to: [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com) > \> UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank message to: > \> [psychtoolbox-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com) > \> Yahoo! Groups Links > \> > \> > \> > \> > \> ---
**Author:** ![susmita262002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@susmita262002](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/susmita262002)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/win-psychtoolbox-dual-monitor-usage/793/3 "2004-02-24T19:37:24Z")
Allen, My mouse scrolls perfectly onto the other monitor when screen is not in operation.It isnt a setup of display problem.I have checked the appropriate box as mentioned by you. Like Paul has written,is it true that it would probably work for a mac as opposed to a PC! best Susmita -- In [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com), "Allen W. Ingling" \ wrote: > \> susmita wrote: > \> \> However I do not have access to moving my mouse or scrolling it to > \> \> my extended desktop(2nd monitor) for other use. > \> \> > \> \> Is there anyway I can work arnd this problem or do I need to use > \> \> separate PCs to do the two different work. > \> > \> The Windows Monitors control panel has a checkbox for adding displays > \> to the desktop. Checking the approriate box and then applying the new > \> setting (by clicking the apply button or closing the control panel) > \> should enable mouse movements to the second display. > \> > \> This is unlike Mac, where additional displays are automatically > \> included in the desktop. > \> > \> - Allen > \> > \> > \> > \> > \> > \> On Feb 23, 2004, at 6:05 PM, susmita wrote: > \> > \> \> Hi All, > \> \> > \> \> I am running a visual expt where I will have to generate my visual > \> \> stimuli as well as record from an electrode array at the same time. > \> \> > \> \> I have a set up where I am using a dual display card on my PC which > \> \> is attached to two monitors. > \> \> > \> \> I want my visual stimuli generated through the psychtoolbox to be > \> \> displayed on one monitor while the other extended monitor will be > \> \> used to open up my recording program and spike display. > \> \> > \> \> When I run my psychtoolbox stimuli,it is displayed on my primary > \> \> monitor which is set by me and the other monitor shows the desktop > \> \> (which suits me just fine) > \> \> However I do not have access to moving my mouse or scrolling it to > \> \> my extended desktop(2nd monitor) for other use. > \> \> > \> \> Is there anyway I can work arnd this problem or do I need to use > \> \> separate PCs to do the two different work.. > \> \> > \> \> Thanks! > \> \> > \> \> Susmita > \> \> University Of Southern California > \> \> Visual Processing Laboratory > \> \> > \> \> > \> \> > \> \> > \> \> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > \> \> ---------------------~--\> > \> \> KnowledgeStorm has over 22,000 B2B technology solutions. The most > \> \> comprehensive IT buyers' information available. Research, compare, > \> \> decide. E-Commerce | Application Dev | Accounting-Finance | Healthcare > \> \> | Project Mgt | Sales-Marketing | More > \> \> [http://us.click.yahoo.com/IMai8D/UYQGAA/cIoLAA/BEfwlB/TM](http://us.click.yahoo.com/IMai8D/UYQGAA/cIoLAA/BEfwlB/TM) > \> \> ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > \> \> ~-\> > \> \> > \> \> [http://psychtoolbox.org](http://psychtoolbox.org) > \> \> POST a message to: [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com) > \> \> UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank message to: > \> \> [psychtoolbox-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com) > \> \> Yahoo! Groups Links > \> \> > \> \> > \> \> > \> \> > \> \>