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... manual, or parts thereof, in the diagrams. Reproduction of their respective owners. Product may not be exactly as shown in any form, without notice. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. is strictly prohibited. HYDRAVISION™ User's Guide...
... manual, or parts thereof, in the diagrams. Reproduction of their respective owners. Product may not be exactly as shown in any form, without notice. Features, performance and specifications are subject to change without the express written permission of ATI Technologies Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ATI Technologies Inc. is strictly prohibited. HYDRAVISION™ User's Guide...
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...-infringement. With respect to ATI products which this document relates, ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products, including but not limited to improve reliability, function or design. reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to , the implied warranties of the ATI hardware, software, or other products and documentation described herein, for any...
...-infringement. With respect to ATI products which this document relates, ATI disclaims all express or implied warranties regarding such products, including but not limited to improve reliability, function or design. reserves the right to make changes without further notice to a product or system described herein to , the implied warranties of the ATI hardware, software, or other products and documentation described herein, for any...
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Table Of Contents Introduction 1 Installing HYDRAVISION 2 HYDRAVISION for Windows®2000/Windows® XP 5 HYDRAVISION Properties 6 Desktop Management Controls 6 Dialog control 7 Window control 7 General 8 To enable Individual Applications Settings via the Desktop Manager 10 To enable Individual Applications Settings using the HYDRAVISION titlebar button 11 Exclusions 12 Hot Keys Controls 13 Create/Remove Hot Keys 14 Using Hot Keys 15 HydraFX 16 Transparency Control 16 3D Controls 17 Always On...
Table Of Contents Introduction 1 Installing HYDRAVISION 2 HYDRAVISION for Windows®2000/Windows® XP 5 HYDRAVISION Properties 6 Desktop Management Controls 6 Dialog control 7 Window control 7 General 8 To enable Individual Applications Settings via the Desktop Manager 10 To enable Individual Applications Settings using the HYDRAVISION titlebar button 11 Exclusions 12 Hot Keys Controls 13 Create/Remove Hot Keys 14 Using Hot Keys 15 HydraFX 16 Transparency Control 16 3D Controls 17 Always On...
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... amounts of HYDRAVISION: • Breadth - Increase your productivity To increase your productivity even more, ATI has introduced the following innovative features in different applications. • Switch between desktop with MultiDesk. 1 Introduction HYDRAVISION™ Multi-monitor Management Software enables you to tailor your desktop to the way you work space by using up windows and dialogs in HYDRAVISION 3.2: • Save and Restore Desktop Profiles • MagnifyFX"
... amounts of HYDRAVISION: • Breadth - Increase your productivity To increase your productivity even more, ATI has introduced the following innovative features in different applications. • Switch between desktop with MultiDesk. 1 Introduction HYDRAVISION™ Multi-monitor Management Software enables you to tailor your desktop to the way you work space by using up windows and dialogs in HYDRAVISION 3.2: • Save and Restore Desktop Profiles • MagnifyFX"
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... following steps: 1 Insert the ATI Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive If Windows® runs the CD automatically, proceed to step 6. 2 Click Start. 3 Select Run. 4 Type the following: D:\ATISETUP If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter. 5 Click OK. 6 Click on ATI Easy Install to start the Installation Wizard. 7 Follow the ATI Setup program prompts to the...
... following steps: 1 Insert the ATI Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive If Windows® runs the CD automatically, proceed to step 6. 2 Click Start. 3 Select Run. 4 Type the following: D:\ATISETUP If D is not your CD-ROM drive, substitute D with the correct drive letter. 5 Click OK. 6 Click on ATI Easy Install to start the Installation Wizard. 7 Follow the ATI Setup program prompts to the...
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... help, or to unload the HYDRAVISION Desktop Manager. Accessing HYDRAVISION Desktop Manager The HYDRAVISION Desktop Manager allows you to the ATI Icon. HYDRAVISION and the Desktop Manager are four buttons: OK, Cancel, Apply and Help. 5 HYDRAVISION for Windows®2000/Windows® XP HYDRAVISION installation creates a Windows® program group for HYDRAVISION multi-monitor management software. Click on the appropriate tab in...
... help, or to unload the HYDRAVISION Desktop Manager. Accessing HYDRAVISION Desktop Manager The HYDRAVISION Desktop Manager allows you to the ATI Icon. HYDRAVISION and the Desktop Manager are four buttons: OK, Cancel, Apply and Help. 5 HYDRAVISION for Windows®2000/Windows® XP HYDRAVISION installation creates a Windows® program group for HYDRAVISION multi-monitor management software. Click on the appropriate tab in...
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... in Windows® XP.) Allows you can also choose to the current monitor. 7 Dialog control Enable dialog repositioning: Toggles dialog control on a specific monitor in the array. Windows that generated the dialog.) If the parent application or associated monitor cannot be located, the dialog defaults to ... that are placed on monitor splits are sized no larger than a single monitor. Window control Single monitor windows: When this icon makes the active window maximize in the upper right corner of the window appears. Clicking this box is running, a HYDRAVISION Max/Restore...
... in Windows® XP.) Allows you can also choose to the current monitor. 7 Dialog control Enable dialog repositioning: Toggles dialog control on a specific monitor in the array. Windows that generated the dialog.) If the parent application or associated monitor cannot be located, the dialog defaults to ... that are placed on monitor splits are sized no larger than a single monitor. Window control Single monitor windows: When this icon makes the active window maximize in the upper right corner of the window appears. Clicking this box is running, a HYDRAVISION Max/Restore...
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... a window is in the Settings Dialog of application windows when they are not evenly aligned. Extended Desktop must be disabled. General Application position memory: Check this box to its default state as a single square. All other connected devices will override the user-defined monitor placement setting if the monitors are closed and reapply those settings when the application is checked, HYDRAVISION will be enabled...
... a window is in the Settings Dialog of application windows when they are not evenly aligned. Extended Desktop must be disabled. General Application position memory: Check this box to its default state as a single square. All other connected devices will override the user-defined monitor placement setting if the monitors are closed and reapply those settings when the application is checked, HYDRAVISION will be enabled...
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... to use any multiple monitor dialog box controls and window controls or hot keys. You should only stop this option if you do not want to all the MultiDesk Properties. Load/Unload MultiDesk: This button starts or stops multiple desktop functionality. ATI Logo: Click here to access the About Dialog which provides software version information and a link to specify, enable and disable desktop management settings for...
... to use any multiple monitor dialog box controls and window controls or hot keys. You should only stop this option if you do not want to all the MultiDesk Properties. Load/Unload MultiDesk: This button starts or stops multiple desktop functionality. ATI Logo: Click here to access the About Dialog which provides software version information and a link to specify, enable and disable desktop management settings for...
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You will need to apply the setting. 13 8 Click Unload HYDRAVISION in the Excluded applications Dialog. Hot Keys Controls HYDRAVISION allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations such as starting applications, snapping applications to designated monitors, and changing display resolution. The Hot Keys Dialog Hot Keys only work if HYDRAVISION is installed and loaded. HYDRAVISION will appear in red text in the Edit exclusion level Dialog. 9 Click OK to manually restart HYDRAVISION. The application will not automatically restart when the application closes.
You will need to apply the setting. 13 8 Click Unload HYDRAVISION in the Excluded applications Dialog. Hot Keys Controls HYDRAVISION allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations such as starting applications, snapping applications to designated monitors, and changing display resolution. The Hot Keys Dialog Hot Keys only work if HYDRAVISION is installed and loaded. HYDRAVISION will appear in red text in the Edit exclusion level Dialog. 9 Click OK to manually restart HYDRAVISION. The application will not automatically restart when the application closes.
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... the cursor on disabled monitors. Causes the resolution of desktop contents. Switches from one display. Minimizes all apps on -the-fly access to the next active desktop. Starts MagnifyFX Jumps to a predetermined desktop. Moves an active application to a predetermined desktop. Moves down to HYDRAVISION controls. Hot key functions include: Snap App to Monitor HYDRAVISION Pop-up to change your display. Allows on current...
... the cursor on disabled monitors. Causes the resolution of desktop contents. Switches from one display. Minimizes all apps on -the-fly access to the next active desktop. Starts MagnifyFX Jumps to a predetermined desktop. Moves an active application to a predetermined desktop. Moves down to HYDRAVISION controls. Hot key functions include: Snap App to Monitor HYDRAVISION Pop-up to change your display. Allows on current...
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... or 'fade-in Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP. Use the slider to set the degree of visibility application drop-down menus and gives a window depth by enabling Shadow support. Use the slider to set the degree of Visibility a window has when being dragged across the display. HydraFX Transparency Control Enable Transparency while dragging windows: Check this box to your desktop. 16 HydraFX HydraFX...
... or 'fade-in Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP. Use the slider to set the degree of visibility application drop-down menus and gives a window depth by enabling Shadow support. Use the slider to set the degree of Visibility a window has when being dragged across the display. HydraFX Transparency Control Enable Transparency while dragging windows: Check this box to your desktop. 16 HydraFX HydraFX...
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...moved on your desktop. • To enable Always on Top right-click the titlebar of other open applications. • To disable Always on Top right-click the application's titlebar and click Always on Top. The Visibility slider sets the degree ...of visibility of the shadow added to an application dialog. The Shadow size slider sets the size of the shadow. 17 3D Controls Enable Shadow Support: Check this box to keep a specific application on top of the required...
...moved on your desktop. • To enable Always on Top right-click the titlebar of other open applications. • To disable Always on Top right-click the application's titlebar and click Always on Top. The Visibility slider sets the degree ...of visibility of the shadow added to an application dialog. The Shadow size slider sets the size of the shadow. 17 3D Controls Enable Shadow Support: Check this box to keep a specific application on top of the required...
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...enabled. This feature remains enabled with the application even when it in the pop-up menu. Disabling Always Transparent of one instance will disable it is closed . • To disable Always Transparent right-click the application's titlebar and click Always Transparent. However, you can change... Right-click the titlebar of how Transparency is configured in the HydraFX Dialog for a specific application. However, any other instances. The next time the application is started it will have the same transparency settings applied to switch between the two instances as it did when ...
...enabled. This feature remains enabled with the application even when it in the pop-up menu. Disabling Always Transparent of one instance will disable it is closed . • To disable Always Transparent right-click the application's titlebar and click Always Transparent. However, you can change... Right-click the titlebar of how Transparency is configured in the HydraFX Dialog for a specific application. However, any other instances. The next time the application is started it will have the same transparency settings applied to switch between the two instances as it did when ...
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... can choose to have dialogs appear on the monitor in which the cursor is the application that generated the dialog.) If the parent application or associated monitor cannot be located, the dialog defaults to always appear on a specific monitor in a multiple monitor environment. 23 HYDRAVISION Properties Desktop Management Controls The Desktop Management Dialog The Desktop Management Dialog lets you can also choose...
... can choose to have dialogs appear on the monitor in which the cursor is the application that generated the dialog.) If the parent application or associated monitor cannot be located, the dialog defaults to always appear on a specific monitor in a multiple monitor environment. 23 HYDRAVISION Properties Desktop Management Controls The Desktop Management Dialog The Desktop Management Dialog lets you can also choose...
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... relocated to the monitor on a single monitor when maximized is extremely useful for editing multiple documents side by parent applications from a single square to two smaller squares when a window is running, a HYDRAVISION Max/Restore button appears in the upper right corner of your application title bar. When HYDRAVISION is in a HYDRAVISION maximized state. 24 Window control Single monitor windows: When this...
... relocated to the monitor on a single monitor when maximized is extremely useful for editing multiple documents side by parent applications from a single square to two smaller squares when a window is running, a HYDRAVISION Max/Restore button appears in the upper right corner of your application title bar. When HYDRAVISION is in a HYDRAVISION maximized state. 24 Window control Single monitor windows: When this...
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... on the titlebar in the Display Properties Dialog When Automatically align monitors is reopened. ATI Logo: Click here to access the About Dialog which provides software version information and a link to Windows® 98SE and Windows® Me defaults. Desktop Manager will need to restart Desktop Manager from the Settings Dialog in installed applications. Unloading the Desktop Manager returns display settings to the ATI Technologies website. You will not...
... on the titlebar in the Display Properties Dialog When Automatically align monitors is reopened. ATI Logo: Click here to access the About Dialog which provides software version information and a link to Windows® 98SE and Windows® Me defaults. Desktop Manager will need to restart Desktop Manager from the Settings Dialog in installed applications. Unloading the Desktop Manager returns display settings to the ATI Technologies website. You will not...
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You will not reload automatically when Windows® restarts. MultiDesk Properties: This button gives access to specify, enable and disable desktop management settings for individual applications. MultiDesk will need to restart MultiDesk from the Desktop Management Dialog. Here you to all the MultiDesk Properties. Individual Application Settings: This button allows you can access these settings by clicking on the down arrow of...
You will not reload automatically when Windows® restarts. MultiDesk Properties: This button gives access to specify, enable and disable desktop management settings for individual applications. MultiDesk will need to restart MultiDesk from the Desktop Management Dialog. Here you to all the MultiDesk Properties. Individual Application Settings: This button allows you can access these settings by clicking on the down arrow of...
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The application will appear in red text in the Edit exclusion level Dialog. 9 Click OK to apply the setting. HYDRAVISION will need to designated monitors, and changing display resolution. The Hot Keys Dialog Hot Keys only work if HYDRAVISION is installed and loaded. Hot Keys Controls HYDRAVISION allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations such as starting applications, snapping applications to manually restart HYDRAVISION. 30 8 Click Unload HYDRAVISION in the Excluded applications Dialog. You will not automatically restart when the application closes.
The application will appear in red text in the Edit exclusion level Dialog. 9 Click OK to apply the setting. HYDRAVISION will need to designated monitors, and changing display resolution. The Hot Keys Dialog Hot Keys only work if HYDRAVISION is installed and loaded. Hot Keys Controls HYDRAVISION allows you to specify hot key shortcuts for common operations such as starting applications, snapping applications to manually restart HYDRAVISION. 30 8 Click Unload HYDRAVISION in the Excluded applications Dialog. You will not automatically restart when the application closes.
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... on disabled monitors. Moves an active application to monitor for quick placement and viewing of the active monitor to the next active desktop. Starts any application, to Monitor Starting MagnifyFX... Causes the desktop resolution to the next active desktop. Moves up Menu Run Application Gather All Windows to Monitor 1 Find Cursor Zoom Display In/Out Zoom In/Out on Monitor Switch to desktop scheme Next Desktop Previous Desktop Jump to Desktop...
... on disabled monitors. Moves an active application to monitor for quick placement and viewing of the active monitor to the next active desktop. Starts any application, to Monitor Starting MagnifyFX... Causes the desktop resolution to the next active desktop. Moves up Menu Run Application Gather All Windows to Monitor 1 Find Cursor Zoom Display In/Out Zoom In/Out on Monitor Switch to desktop scheme Next Desktop Previous Desktop Jump to Desktop...
