Splite screen

[plotnine]

I want to be able to look at two programs on the same screen.

I collect coins and have scanned my collection into my PC using paint shop pro, when I look at sites like ebay I would like to compare a coin offered with one I already own to check on condition.

I know I can run both programs and minimise each in turn ( toggle the programs) but would like to be able to diplay both on the screen at the same time.

Don't think I can but perhaps someone out there knows better.

David

[fraelorn]

Have you tried changing the sizes of the windows?

[Deebdee]

Up in the right hand corner of the screen click on the middle Icon, that will make your screen about half size, do it to both programs. Then take your mouse and drag your screen (both programs) to the size you want and view them both at the same time. As long as you don't touch either one of the screens they'll stay there. At worst.. you'll have to pop up the one that disappeared to the task bar.
Hope this helps you a little

[Paleo Pete]

The above suggestions will work quite well, resizing the windows will do the trick, but now for the expensive, though very nice way...

If you're running win98 you can invest in a second video card and monitor and set it up as a dual monitor system, and get both at full screen.

I realize this does not answer your question in view of your present system, but if you've ever tinkered with a dual monitor system for about an hour you'll never go back to a single...I want another monitor so bad I can't stand it!! I have the video card, but my only spare monitor is almost constantly in use and I can't dedicate it to this machine...

Usually if you resize the screens they both should stay up, and not shrink when you click inside one or the other. The screens don't normally minimize, just drop to the background when you click on another.

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[Deebdee]

I like that too Paleo Pete, but wouldn't it be easier to compare if the coins are closer together then switching from one monitor to another?
If I was comparing things, my eyes would appreciate everything being very close together. It's cheaper anyway!
Oh...no, it's snowing out...got to run!

[scada]

Don't forget guys that you can right click the taskbar and "tile" the open windows on your desktop.

[Paleo Pete]

Actually it works better if they are not close together. Try it out in your Sunday newspaper if they have the "Spot the Differences" thing in the cartoon section. (You know the one, try and spot the differences between the two drawings..) If you try to look at both at once, it's very difficult to spot the minor differences in the two pictures. Look back and forth from one to the other and you'll spot them much quicker.

The pictures are still close together, the trick is to look at one and ignore the other, concentrating on one at a time. Same for comparing coins. It should work well with two screens halfsized on one monitor, and equally as well on a dual monitor system. The main difference is the cost...which is certainly a consideration...

scada's suggestion to tile the windows should work well too.

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[kenja]

Integrated (onboard the motherboard) video adapters are generally held in low regard, but very useful to me. One runs my secondary, smaller monitor at 800x600 while my "real" adapter runs the main monitor at 1024x768.
Excellent for comparison shopping.
Aside: Windows 2000 has improved multi-monitor support compared to Win98.