Using different monitors?

Hello! I have an old G3 B/W that I was using an old dinosaur of a monitor with. I am running 8.6 on it because I mainly use it for my Agfa Arcus II scanner. I also have a PowerBook G3 Pismo and PowerBook G5. I have a 17" Studio display that I use with the G4 using the apple adapter. I thought I would use it with the G3 B/W and bought a DVI gender changer and a VGA gender changer but it still won't work with the G3 B/W. So, I am wondering if it would be possible to use the monitor on either of my PowerBooks with the G3 B/W? Or, any other ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Here is the story on the Display card for the Blue & White G3, from the developer note for the Blue & White G3:
Monitor Adapter
An monitor adapter (included with the computer) allows the user to connect a standard Apple monitor cable to the computer. The adapter enables the computer to recognize a wide range of monitor types. The Apple part number for the adapter is 590-1120.
Monitor Sense Codes
To identify the type of monitor connected, the computer first determines whether the adapter is connected. It does this by checking pin 11; on the new adapter, this pin is connected to the VSYNC signal.
If the adapter is not found, the computer next checks to determine whether a DDC-type monitor is connected. DDC is the interface that provides monitor ID signals for VGA and SVGA monitors.
If the computer does not detect a DDC-capable monitor, it uses the Apple monitor sense codes on the signals MONID(0–2) in Table 3-4. Table 3-5 shows the sense codes and the extended sense codes for each of the monitors the card can support.
Note The Apple Studio Display 17"/viewable 16" is listed in Table 3-5 with sense code value $06-23, but it is identified using DDC on most Macintosh computers.
Executive Summary:
If you hook up a VGA-connector display DIRECTLY to the Blue & White G3, it should provide its capabilities via Digital Data Channel (DDC), or the Mac will assume it is an old Mac Display, whose code will be "NO Display attached", and produce No picture.
Older Mac (two-row) displays should use adapter 590-1120 and no other.

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> I then tried to use the "Scale all object of front panel...." In this case it DOES NOT scale everything on the panel proportionately!
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