I am running a VNC server on Linux and a TightVNC viewer (ver.1.3.10 from 2/10/2009) on Windows with 2 monitors attached to it. I would like to have a full-screen session on both monitors at the same time, but whenever I do that, my full-screen always uses only one monitor.
Is it possible to extend the full-screen onto both local monitors? Perhaps there is a more modern version of a viewer that could make it work?
(In regular, not full-screen mode, it is easy - just run the VNC server with double desktop size and stretch the window on the local machine across both monitors. It's the full-screen mode that I cannot make work.)
Thank you very much, I really appreciate your help.
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RealVNC 5.0.x now offers a VNCViewer that will do dual displays on Windows without having to buy a license. (Licensing now covers the SERVER portion of their tools).
tightVNC 2.5.X and even pre 2.5 supports multi monitor. When you connect, you get a huge virtual monitor. However, this is also has disadvantages. UltaVNC (Tho when I tried it, was buggy in this area) allows you to connect to one huge virtual monitor or just to 1 screen at a time. (With a button to cycle through them) TightVNC also plan to support such a feature.. (When , no idea) This feature is important as if you have large multi monitors and connecting over a reasonably slow link.. The screen updates are just to slow.. Cutting down to one monitor to focus on is desirable.
I like tightVNC, but UltraVNC seems to have a few more features right now..
I have found tightVNC more solid. And that is why I have stuck with it.
I would try both. They both work well, but I imagine one would suite slightly more then the other.
Real VNC Viewer (5.0.3) - Free :
Options->Expert->UseAllMonitors = True
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