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Change your screen geometry via a mouse drag System
I noticed this when I was adjusting the screen height of my display (an eMac), under Geometry in the Displays preference panel. You can click on the image of the monitor and drag your mouse to dynamically make adjustments. (hover your pointer over it and notice the green box). May not be new, but I'd never noticed this before. I usually just used the adjustment buttons on the right.

[robg adds: I don't have a CRT, so I can't test this one.]
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Cool...
Authored by: josephaw on Mar 07, '03 09:46:39AM

Works with Studio Display on AGP G4 400.
Only problem with S.D. is bottom right has convergence problems, tried tweeking for hours, just have to live with slight misallignment.
Next display will be flat!
Joe



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where's "geometry" in prefs?
Authored by: Mr. X on Mar 07, '03 10:44:15AM

does this work only on Apple Displays? Or is it my Mac that's too old? I don't see anything called "geometry" in my prefs... Got a iiYama CRT screen and an ancient G4 450MHz.



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where's "geometry" in prefs?
Authored by: mike666 on Mar 07, '03 01:48:26PM

The dynamic adjustment only works for Macs with built-in CRT monitors, i.e., G3 All-in-One (Molar), iMac, eMac, etc. As theRhino pointed out, the feature has been around since before OS9.



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addendum: where's "geometry" in prefs?
Authored by: mike666 on Mar 07, '03 02:07:24PM

Realized that, oh yeah, the digital flat screen CRT (champaign) monitors and even my old 1710AV could also be controlled via the geometry prefs by dragging if the AppleVision drivers were installed.

I personally will be very happy once the eMac and CRT iMac are discontinued and Apple finally gets out of the CRT business altogether. Once you've swapped your umpteenth PAV board or done dozens of DAAs or IVAD cables it becomes clear that CRT all-in-ones are a bad idea...



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This takes me back to 1998
Authored by: theRhino on Mar 07, '03 12:44:11PM
This takes me back to 1998, when I saw this demonstrated on a PowerMac G3 All-in-One running Mac OS 8.1.
:)

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never had one of those
Authored by: Mr. X on Mar 07, '03 03:19:34PM

never owned an "all-in-one" Mac... That would explain why I had never heard of it :) thx for the info!



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Change your screen geometry via a mouse drag
Authored by: sgi_oh_too on Mar 07, '03 03:32:36PM

This has been around for a long while. All-in-one, iMac CRT, eMac, and any G4 with the ADC CRT display. Its an interesting thing if you have not seen it before.



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