How do I swap screens on the fly on a 8 core Mac Pro Westmere running OSX Snow Leopard?
I'm running two displays a 23" Apple HD display and a 37" sharp LCD. I'm running various audio apps with multiple screens, two main screens (mixer and edit) I usually run the mixer window on the large display and the edit window on the 23" however I need to go from one to the other which is actually very easy with one easy key command (on pro tools anyway) when running one display. WHat I want to do is have the windows swap displays with one key command. Is this possible and if so is it possible regardless of the app running?
Thanks for your advise.
The heuristic for multiple displays is that you create one continuous "Extended desktop". You can freely drag and drop windows in any position on that Extended desktop, including straddling displays, and the parts on each disply will be updated in a sensible fashion.
The notion that these might be discrete displays has been almost completely eliminated, so Mac OS X simply "does not get it" that you might somehow want windows to hop around to different places on this one Extended desktop that has been created.
I suggest you should drag the window to where you want them. If where you want them changes, drag the windows to different places.
Alternatively, you can drag the display positions relative to each other in the arrange pane, but I expect the results will not be useful.
You can change which display holds the MenuBar, by dragging the tiny image of the MenuBar from one display image to the other in the Arrange pane.
Similar Messages
-
our imac recently displayed the white screen and flashing file icon with a question mark on it, it runs osx snow leopard but i dont have the installation disc, can i reboot it off the osx lion disc? or do i need to buy the snow leopard disc and reboot it off that first. thanks for your help in advance!
Yes you can. If the iMac meets the system requirements for Lion then you can boot it off the Lion disc (which is actually a USB drive, unless you download and burn it yourself).
-
Will I lose all the information currently on my Mac when I load OSX Snow Leopard
Will I lose the information currently on my computer when I download OSX Snow Leopard.
You can't download Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard is distributed on DVD, not online.
Even so, when you upgrade to Snow Leopard, it keeps your applications, users and personal data intact. You won't lose it. -
How do i launch and use the apps i download on my mac pro?
how do i launch and use apps i downlaod on my mac pro?
ug.betty wrote:
.. pro tools ...
Have a look here > http://www.macprovideo.com/tutorials/pro+tools-suite -
How many install disc does the Mac Pro come with? Snow leopard is preinstalled.
I have an application install disc that has ilife and a few others but I'm thinking that I may have disc for the system and optional installs somewhere.
I bought the mac pro tower in march of 2010.
I cant remember what came with it.
I thought I would ask before I start digging around in my messy office!Two Disks: Install Disk & an Applications Disk. You can call AppleCare, if you lost yours, and for a small fee they will send you one.
-
How do I reinstall my operating system (Snow Leopard) after a hard drive upgrade. I did a Time Machine backup before the new hard drive was installed. I put in the Snow Leopard install disc and don't get the icon I'm supposed to double click to install Snow Leopard and then the backup.
HELP PLEASE!!Is the new HHD in the MBP?
Is the new HDD formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)?
Where is the old HDD? In an enclosure? What is on the old HDD, your user data? Is the Snow Leopard System on it?
Do you have a separate Time Machine Disk with your user data?
Answers to these questions should give an exact status of your situation so that one can proceed in the right direction.
Ciao. -
As stated in my above Subject field. I have an older Macbook Pro and I was attempting to move my iTunes media file using this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
After getting to step number 14, I "thought" I selected the correct media file to trash from my system. Now I have my correctly copied Itunes file on my external drive that can't be accessed when I reopen iTunes. How can I get iTunes to open to my new destination now? I went to iTunes > Preferences > Advanced and selected the new location then click OK, but it still won't access.
What am I doing wrong here?I had the same problem and found the answer!
In Outlook, go to the Help menu, then Check for Updates.
I downloaded & updated Outlook, then it upgraded my database, and everything worked out fine for me!
Good luck! -
How to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from osx lion to osx snow leopard
I have MacBook with osx Lion and I need transfer my user acount to another mac computer (Mac mini) because my MacBook was broke and I send it to service. On Mac mini I have osx Snow Leopard. Is possible to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from osx Lion to osx Snow Leopard?
Sorry, but there's no way to "go back" with Migration Assistant.
Can you upgrade the Mini? -
Doing keynote presentation. How do I switch screens so the audience does not see my notes and next slide?
Go to Keynote>Help>Show your Presentation>Use Presenter notes.
Also if you are using separate screens see Present on seperate displays -
How to Call another screen using the ABAP Report which is displaying ALV ou
Hello All,
I am developing a ABAP report in which I want to transfer the stock from material to another material.
My Report will include 3 to screens.
The first sleection screen will display all the material with their stock value.
When we execute the report I will get the list of materials along with their current stock. On the top of the output screen I want the Execute button. Also , each line of the output should have checkbox or the ALV provides the functionality of editing one cell like that.....Once the user tick the checkbox or the cell....then I want to move to another screen where user can enter the Quantity and then user will tick ok and then I will call one function module so that the material documnet is posted and transfer of posting form material to material is done successfully.
Could anyone please help me out how to call another screen from the output screen where user can enter the Quantity amount....
I dont want to use the Dialog programming.....I want to create the simple ALV Abap report.
Regards,
Komal Bhutada.Hi Raymond,
Thanks for the input...I will try this in my code .....
Can you please help me how to insert the checkbox in the ALV Output....so that I can select one of row and then press execute to process further?..
Thanks for the information.
Regards,
Komal. -
I get the blue screen loop when I try to start my Mac-Pro. How can I get it to boot up all the way? Can anyone advise me?
Which OS X is installed?
Troubleshooting advice can depend on that information. -
Intel iMac OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.8
I logon to bank via its internet portal and next screen takes up all 27" display.
Can this be controlled in any way or do I just put up with it, it is really annoying.Thank you for your response. Whew...i omitted to say I use Firefox... tried to logon using Safari... same
result Installed Chrome ...same thing Installed Opera... this browser actually has in its Preferences menu
the capacity to set JavaScript Options under the Conent submenu... DISALLOWED all of resizing of windows,
moving of windows and ability of script to hide menu bar ... this fixes the screen to available browser size...
so my issue has at least this resolution. Thank you Flet Cheryl -
How do I instal a Omron blood pressure monitor on to my Mac Pro.It came with an installation softwear that is only compatable with Windows.I have contacted Omron and they inform me that it should be possible using Bootcamp.How do I do this.I am using Lion OX.
Basically, the software Omrom uses is made by Microsoft and will only run on Microsoft Windows. There are two ways to run it on your Mac Pro, both require a copy of Microsoft Windows. Option one is to use Boot Camp, which sets aside a section of your hard drive to use for an installation of Windows. Once installed, you can then boot to Windows rather then OS X. The other option is to use something like VMWare Fusion to run Windows on top of OS X. A quick Google search has confirmed that the Omrom software has no issues running in VMWare.
In my opinion, VMWare is a simpler option. But it does require purchasing the VMWare Fusion software as well as a copy of Windows (I think they sell a bundled version of VMWare that includes Windows). -
How do I find and open the CD folder on a 13" macbook pro??
How do I find and open the Cd folder on a 13" macbook pro , so I can read the content on the cd with pages.
If the CD is not showing on the desktop, go to Finder on the menu bar, Preferences, General and check the box for CDs, DVDs,and iPods. Then double click the image of the CD on the desktop to open and display the contents of the CD.
-
im on osx snow leopard but the lion is no longer available on app store. How can i still upgrade to lion? my computer by the way is not compatible with mountain lion. thanks
Hello royalaqua,
I do think you should ask yourself if upgrading to Lion is the right course to take.
Snow Leopard is an excellent OS and Lion has literally been frozen out after barely a year. Remember too that some of your apps may not work with Lion (those that have Rosetta, for example) so that could mean more new purchases. Plus you may need to uprate your RAM too.
Maybe you are looking for
-
Why can I no longer see the genius option on my iPod touch 4g
A few weeks ago I had an option when playing a song to turn on genius (on my iPod) between the repeat and shuffle buttons and it is no longer there. How can I get it back?
-
How to clear the recent SAVE locations menu
When I save a new document, a menu of locations appears where I have recently saved other documents. How can I clear this menu? Clearing the Recent Items menu doesn't do it. I must have inadvertently saved a file to my backup drive once, because the
-
Why does Internet Explorer display an outline around the hotspot I just clicked on?
hi all Why does Internet Explorer display an outline around the hotspot I just clicked on? what do i have to do to sort this? can anyone help please gman
-
Replacing HDD - Western Digital or brand?
Hi, everyone, I'm looking at buying either a Western Digital Scorpio Blue 250GB/320GB as seen here: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=52149&vpn=WD3200BEVTRTL&manufacture=Western%20Digi tal%20WD Is Western Digital a good make these days? Any recommendatio
-
I just installed illustrator into my new pc. It keep prompt unknown error has occurred when i hit the save button. Any help will be greatly appreciated.