Dual monitor confusion?

I have read several posts but have not really found the answer. Does Parallels 3 support dual monitors in full screen mode where both monitors show Windows XP? I know it will go full screen on one monitor with xp and OSX on the other and I also know that coherence will do dual monitor, but I cannot get xp to show up on both monitors like I can with Vmware Fusion.

Thanks for any help

Mike

 

I use dual monitors and can get full screen only on one. Have not tried to find how to make in on both, my setup seems to default to one only. May be there is trick, but I do not know it.

 

Thanks for the input. Many times, running xp in full screen dual mode would really help. I know Fusion is now able to do this so I am hoping Parallels will soon make this possible.

 

Just some details
1. Coherence can be extended on several monitors,
2. Full screen mode only on one monitor

 

Thanks John. Thats what I had figured. Any idea if there will ever be the option to run full screen on dual monitors?

Thanks

 

We are working in this direction, but I do not know when this will be implemented in production build.

 

Thanks again and just one last question. Is there any type of fix to the stretching across screens that any window or browser does when you englarge it in coherence?

 

Could you please provide screenshot of problem?

 

Sure. This is an example of enlarging the browser, but it is the same with any window. That is actually spread across 2 monitors when enlarged.

 

Seems like it is doing what expected - filling the whole available area of the screen...

 

It may seem that way and that may be the way it is set up, but it is not the way dual monitors should run. Dual monitors should be thought of as individual and the window, when opened to full, should open only on the single monitor it was on. The tool bar should also not stretch across the bottom, although VM's may not be able to stop this. Windows, OSX and I hate to say it, but Fusion handles duel monitors correctly. Parallels does not. Attached is how fusion handles a browser or window when opened to full screen. The drives are on my second monitor. I can, of course, move the windows, drives or whatever from monitor to monitor. This is done correctly.

 

Windows, doesn't recognize this as dual monitors, it treats them as one

 

Correct. When I said windows in my response I meant pc's running dual monitors. Actually it the graphics card and its software takes care of that in windows. Fact is, it should not do it that way. Yes, on pc's running Nvidia card (The ones I had) you do have an option to stretch across but I would guess most do not choose that. On pc's if you do not select that your browser will open on the monitor it is on only. It will not stretch across. Neither does the task bar. Fusion's task bar only opens on one monitor was well. I was not sure of that, but it has been verified. Fact is, when it stretches across two monitor the image can be caught between the two and, well you know, kind of difficult to look at when it is cut in half. The screen shots I posted do not show how one needs to look at it when browser is maxed. It joined them together. If I took can actual picture you would see my two monitors about 5 inches apart with the browser split in the middle right across the main viewing area. Not a good design and not how it should be. Have them though of as separate also allows the user to calibrate both monitors independently as Mac's do very well and I believe Vista now handles.

 

This is an option for taskbar
See Parallels Desktop for Mac user guide from http://www.parallels.com/en/download/file/doc/Parallels_Desktop_for_Mac_User_Guide.pdf page 167