Dual monitor, but independent each other

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Dual monitor, but independent each other

Hi all,

I have a MacBook with a 13.3" display and an external LCD (operating system: Leopard Mac OS X 10.5.6). I would like to make the two monitors independent. I explain. I use the "spaces" application with 2 desktops:

Monitor1:
- desktop1: firefox
- desktop2: thunderbird

Monitor2:
- desktop1: openoffice
- desktop2: xcode

I would like to see desktop1 on monitor1, and desktop2 on monitor2. Is this possible?

Thank you very much.

Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Apr 2, 2009 3:14 AM

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Answer 1

macjack

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Apr 2, 2009 3:42 AM in response to Vincent123

Welcome to Apple Discussions.

Launch System Preferences > Monitors > Arrangement. Drag the displays to their desired position.

-mj

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Vincent123 Author

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Apr 2, 2009 4:40 AM in response to macjack

Thank you Macjack for your reply, but what I want is to use my monitors independently each other (I have already configured classic dual monitor).

Is it possible?

Thanks!

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Barney-15E

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Apr 2, 2009 6:43 AM in response to Vincent123

You can put whichever app you want on whichever monitor you want. Just drag the window to that display.
I'm not sure what you mean by 'independent.' The two monitors become a single display space.

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Vincent123 Author

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Apr 2, 2009 8:04 AM in response to Barney-15E

Thank you for your answer. The problem is this: I have 2 monitor with 2 spaces each one, for example:

Monitor1:
- space1: firefox
- space2: thunderbird

Monitor2:
- space1: openoffice
- space2: xcode

When I'm in the space1 I can see firefox on monitor1, and openoffice on monitor2. When I'm in the space2 I can see thunderbird on monitor1 and xcode on monitor2.

Good, but not perfect, because with my configuration, it's impossible to see
- space 1 on monitor1 AND space 2 on monitor2
or
- space 2 on monitor1 AND space 1 on monitor2

only
- spaceX on monitor1 AND spaceX on monitor2

Thanks.

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macjack

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Apr 2, 2009 8:16 AM in response to Vincent123

I just tested with Spaces and they are dragable separately, which would seem to solve your problem. As Barney notes, all applications and windows are dragable. ~~The only thing that comes to mind when you say "independently" is that you may have chosen "Mirrored" in setup?~~

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Barney-15E

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Apr 2, 2009 12:35 PM in response to Vincent123

Spaces are not monitor specific.
As both monitors are essentially one display, Space 1 is on both monitors while in space 1. Same for each other space.
You can't have Space 1 on one monitor and Space 2 on a second monitor. They are not two display spaces. They are a single display space spanned across both monitors.

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