Determine the number of monitors to display the application

You can simplify the effort to create a multi-monitor InTouch application by using a development environment similar to the production environment. Using a multi-monitor development environment may not be possible in all cases. When you only have a single monitor attached to the computer used to develop your InTouch application, you can still build a multi-monitor application by developing the windows and configuring the windows dimensions and locations to your estimated display needs.

Use the WindowMaker Properties pane to modify the characteristics of a window. In the Windows pane, select the window you want to modify. The Window Properties pane appears on the right navigation pane.

The X Location and Y Location values determine the horizontal and vertical pixel placement of a window’s top left corner on a screen. The origin of horizontal and vertical pixel scales is at the top left corner of a screen.

The Window Width and Window Height settings determine the overall size of the window. For example, you can configure a window with the following settings:

• X location = 1024

• Y location = 0

• Window Width = 1024

• Window Height = 768

The multi-monitor configuration consists of four monitors arranged in a single horizontal row. Each monitor has a resolution of 1024 X 768. The overall composite screen resolution is 4096 X 768.

By setting the window’s horizontal origin to 1024 and vertical origin to 0, you force this window to appear on the second monitor during run time. The window covers the entire screen surface of the second monitor.