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Hotkey to switch which display an application is using???
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:27 am
by motocrossmann
I have dual displays on my Thinkpad (the laptop screen and a secondary display), and really need a hotkey to switch an application window to the other display. Right now I need to drag it over with the mouse.
I'm certain the windows OS, Presentation Director, or ATI's Tool have this capability, but I can't seem to find it. Google searches are giving me lots of irrelevant info.
Re: Hotkey to switch which display an application is using???
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:36 am
by GomJabbar
Normally it's Fn + F7. There should be an icon on the F7 key of 2 displays - well, at least there is on my T42.
Re: Hotkey to switch which display an application is using???
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:40 am
by motocrossmann
GomJabbar wrote:Normally it's Fn + F7. There should be an icon on the F7 key of 2 displays - well, at least there is on my T42.
Thanks, but I'm not looking for that. I think there is a shortcut hotkey that when you are displaying on two screens, it allows you to move your application between the two screens easily.
Ex: I have IE displayed on Screen 1. I want to switch it to display on Screen 2. Right now I have to drag the window over to the other screen. I'd like a hotkey for this (if it exists).
Re: Hotkey to switch which display an application is using???
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:59 am
by GomJabbar
Sorry I misunderstood. I should have read your post more carefully.
Which model of ThinkPad do you have, and which OS are you running (XP or Vista)?
Re: Hotkey to switch which display an application is using???
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:13 pm
by motocrossmann
Its a T60, w/WinXP on it. All my ThinkVantage software is up to date.
Re: Hotkey to switch which display an application is using???
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:30 pm
by GomJabbar
Here is Presentation Director.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-67364
NOTES
- Before installing Presentation Director, it is required to install "Lenovo
System Interface Driver" and an appropriate display driver for the target
system. Refer to the README file of each software package for installing these
software packages.
- Lenovo System Interface Driver
It is required to install "Lenovo System Interface Driver" to use Windows
Vista.
- Display Driver
It is required to install an appropriate display driver for the target
system which is provided by Lenovo. Presentation Director doesn't work with
any inbox display driver in OS.
- To enable Fn+F7 on-screen key function, it is also required to install the
following packages:
- Power Management Driver for Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Me, 98 SE
- Hotkey Features for Windows Vista, XP, 2000 version 2.00 or later
- Presentation Director doesn't support remote desktop environment and remote
assistance environment.
Here are the other drivers for your T60.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62928
Whether this supports what you are looking for, I cannot say. I have not tried to use that feature.
EDIT: You might be looking for this:
Right-click anywhere on an open area of the Windows desktop, and select ATI Catalyst® Control Center.
Re: Hotkey to switch which display an application is using???
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:49 pm
by GomJabbar
Re: Hotkey to switch which display an application is using???
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:31 am
by davidspalding
I think when I installed recent drivers and utilities from Lenovo for an X32, I got a popup telling me about a shortcut to move apps across ... but it didn't work.
I use
UltraMon on my T43 and love it. Can't believe I took so long to get a copy. It will put a button on each
application title bar to shift apps to the next monitor/display, and I think ... I
think ... that
it does support mapping to a shortcut key. Either that, or I used Catalyst Control Center.